A Goldcrest's song is a very high, thin run of notes rocking between a higher and a lower pitch, ending in a short flourish; the calls are thin and high. Listen to recordings from Britain, see them as ...

The Red Junglefowl is the wild ancestor of every domestic chicken on Earth — a bird whose crow, cluck, and scratch have shaped human civilisation more than any other. Males are spectacular: a cascade ...

One of the world's largest and most powerful eagles, this majestic raptor soars as the national bird of the Philippines, embodying strength and pride across the archipelago. The Philippine Eagle is a ...

In Christian art the Goldfinch stands for Christ's Passion, and it appears in hundreds of devotional pictures, Raphael's Madonna of the Goldfinch among them. Here is what it meant, where those ...

One of the world’s most widespread birds and has been valued and cherished by humans for at least five millennia. Domesticated and trained for sport and transporting messages, these birds originated ...

A Goldfinch sounds tinkling: a quick two- or three-note call and a fast, liquid song of twitters, trills and buzzes. Listen to recordings of the song, calls and young birds, and learn when, where and ...

The Oregon Junco, the Slate-colored Junco and four other forms are all one species, the Dark-eyed Junco. How to recognize each one, male and female, where each lives, the Guadalupe Junco, and how ...

A flash of sky-blue streaking across the western mountains signals one of North America's most eye-catching songbirds at work, hovering like a kestrel before diving for insects in the alpine meadows.

Perched on a fence post with its bill tilted skyward, the Western Meadowlark delivers one of the most celebrated songs on the North American continent — a rich, bubbling, flute-like melody that ...

Known for its distinctive warty red face and hefty size, this farmyard favorite traces its wild origins to the tropical forests of Central and South America. The Muscovy Duck is a large, heavy-bodied ...

An outing to the countryside is a lovely way to spend the day, but bird watchers in the UK don’t need to leave home to enjoy some fantastic wild bird species. The United Kingdom is blessed with a host ...

A female Northern Cardinal is pale tan-brown with red in her crest, wings and tail and the same red-orange bill as the male. How to identify her, how she differs from the male, why her song matters, ...