They have elaborate courtship routines. Onlookers thrilled after catching unexpected glimpse of rare creatures: 'Many people ...

When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived ...

New Zealand's rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds.

Texas birders have been treated to an unusual streak of sightings this year, including species that rarely, if ever, make an appearance in the state. In September, a double-striped thick-knee was ...

Like many student volunteers, the kids in the group Town Belt Kaitiaki look after their neighborhood parks — planting trees, weeding, clearing paths. But they also do something less common: ...

If you're lucky, your garden might provide food, shelter or nesting sites for rare bird species. Learn about some of these ...