Cardinals are also known as redbirds, but not every red bird is a cardinal. Check out some other birds that look like ...

Tail feathers are multipurpose tools! They are used for lift, steering, balancing and braking. Discover fascinating facts about extreme bird feathers. Most hawks and eagles have passive soaring wings.

published by Chronicle Books 2016 This tail feather comes from a male red bird of paradise. Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 The male and ...

The tail feathers are used for steering. Birds have a unique digestive system that allows them to eat when they can—usually on the fly—and digest later. They use their beaks to grab and ...

The Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) is often heard but seldom observed due to its camouflage plumage. It sings ...

You can see them pretty much anywhere in South Florida, taking flight over our skies. Swallow-tailed kites and their very ...

Rooks have have black plumage with a purple-blue sheen — and they have untidy-looking feathers around their thighs (like ...

Recently, a trail camera set up in a Malaysia reserve captured one of the rare, colorful creatures during surveys, according ...