Animals have a way of breaking our expectations. That is why so many weird animal facts sound fake when you hear them for the ...

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

Check out the bird species you might see at your backyard feeder this winter in different parts of North Carolina.

Arguably our coolest woodpecker, the yellow-bellied sapsucker has provided plenty of fodder for insults and jokes, ...

When a male ruffed grouse is looking for some action, he doesn't put on a Barry White record while having some Courvoisier.

Male broad-tailed hummingbirds sync speed, sound, and flashing colors in a 300-millisecond dive that dazzles females during ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Tijuana man is facing federal charges after border officials say he attempted to smuggle two protected orange-fronted parakeets into the United States—hidden in his ...

The man was found with the heavily sedated birds in his underwear as he crossed the border from Mexico in late October, federal prosecutors said. By Aimee Ortiz When Jesse Agus Martinez crossed the ...

Parakeets require a carefully curated diet to thrive. Certain common foods like avocado, chocolate, alcohol, and onions are highly toxic and can cause severe illness or death. Understanding these ...

Unearthed after 400 years in a private collection, a portrait depicts a strikingly androgynous youth—jewelled and enigmatic. But this is no ordinary likeness. Concealed within its layers lies a coded ...

Turns out, this bird you can change. An escaped parakeet has joined a flock of sparrows and has been living free in the wilds of Central Park for the past month — but the bright green birdie only has ...

A new animal exhibit at the Oklahoma State Fair is drawing in guests with the opportunity to get up close with exotic birds. Inside the Bennett Event Center, fairgoers can step into Pretty Bird ...