During courtship, male scissor-tailed nightjars crack their wings together to make a sharp snapping sound. It's the result of ...
Among the roughly 10,000 known bird species on Earth, only one family can sustain true backward flight. Hummingbirds achieve ...
A fossil bed in northwestern China has been telling a strange story for years. Scattered through its rocks are the remains of ...
Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most energy and requires the most calories. That means that birds have had to ...
Horned screamers, the official bird of the Department of Arauca and the Municipality of Arauca in Colombia, could be mistaken for mythical creatures. These fascinating animals have a horn and are ...