Pictures of an unusual visitor seen at a Watten birdfeeder that stands out from the flock due to pale colouring caused by a ...

The unusual condition is called leucism. When pigmentation cells in an animal or bird fail to develop properly, they are said to be leucistic.

Benavidez also modernized his interpretation by highlighting the tragic history of the Ivory-bill. Two of the three woodpeckers are covered in a layer of white crepe paper, muting the underlying ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations.

In today’s Health Alert, a ban on relocating birds in Michigan due to the bird flu outbreak is raising concerns about Swimmer ...

Protein-rich diets helped birds prepare for infection and recover faster, while fatty diets delayed immune response.

A sobering new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that more than 500 bird species could go extinct within ...

The bald eagle's release into the wild after recovering came days ahead of July Fourth celebrations, restoring an emblem of American freedom to the wild.

State officials say bird flu is a very painful death, which is why they euthanize all that come in contact with the virus. The Lynn Township facility will be disinfected and after a period of time ...

Surviving at Sea Life is hard for a regular baby sea turtle, let alone one with leucism. Assuming that they make it from their beach nest to the sea, very few (estimates range from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in ...