The hyper-arid coastal desert of Peru is an unlikely place to find the electric-blue and brilliant scarlet feathers of tropical rainforest parrots. Yet, during a 2005 excavation at the religious ...

Every year, billions of birds undertake intrepid journeys between temperate regions in North America and their tropical wintering grounds in South America. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), last seen in the wild in 1988, is making a comeback. Thanks to years of dedication and the steadfast efforts of the Sihek Recovery Program team, Guam ...

A team led by Michigan Technological University researcher Jared Wolfe is the first to uncover why long-lived rainforest birds are declining in an untouched environment historically considered a ...

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LAMONT, Fla. (WCTV) - A burst of color, the sound of wings overhead and the unmistakable hum of life in motion await visitors at Tropical Treasures, the North Florida Wildlife Center’s brand-new ...

A purple gallinule was found near Houlton, over 1,000 miles away from its typical winter habitat in Florida. The bird was later euthanized due to complications of frostbite. (Courtesy of Maine ...

A winter storm that swept through New England last week brought an unusual visitor to Massachusetts, wildlife officials said. The New England Wildlife Center reported it received a call on Friday ...

A tropical species of bird was found in a woman's New Bedford backyard after rain pummeled most of Massachusetts all day on Friday. A purple gallinule, a bird species native to tropical and ...

New research from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich illustrates a critical barrier to natural regeneration of tropical forests. Their models—from ground-based data gathered in the Atlantic Forest of ...