There are Quaker parrots, budgies, parakeets, canaries, conures, caiques, and a whole host of beautiful pet birds on the smaller end of the spectrum. These cool bird names are for bite-sized ...

Ornithologists and amateur birders alike have long wrestled with the historical nature of bird names bestowed by early collectors.

When you think about adopting a bird, budgies and cockatiels are often the first species that spring to mind – but did you know that there are many types of pet birds? Charming, comical, and ...

Birds can be found on every continent—some living near water, others atop mountain ranges, and many nesting in forests and ...

Forget changing only the names that honor the horrors of the past. Some biologists now argue no species should ever be named after a single individual.

To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

You don’t need to be a bird nerd to know that the name “Audubon” is synonymous with our feathered friends. Less well known is that John James Audubon was a slave-owning racist. That past ...

The least tern is a small-but-mighty shorebird that nests along the Gulf Coast in Alabama. It's featured as part of the Beautiful Birds of Alabama, a series highlighting some of the unique birds ...

“There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today. We need a much more inclusive and engaging scientific ...

A thought-provoking image of thousands of birds killed by colliding with the windows of high-rise buildings took the 2024 title and a $4,600 grand prize.

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name just a few. But we have little understanding of the holistic nature of ...

With so many beautiful local birds to see and hear this summer, Great Outdoors columnist Rick Marsi asks, how can you pick just one favorite?