A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

The large bird of prey largely feeds on carrion and worms and cuts a distinctive silhouette with wing tips that look like ...

A buzzard in Clehonger (Image: Tony Dell) The Wildlife Trust's view is echoed by the Hawk Conservancy Trust, which said they were lost from many parts of the UK due to ongoing persecution, a crash in ...

Researchers found a total of 18 of the striking black birds, and took what are thought to be the first-ever photos of them Scientists have managed to capture photos of a golden-crowned bird feared ...

While this number may still seem modest, it represents an incredible recovery for a bird once presumed extinct. The takahe is currently listed as “Endangered” on the IUCN Red List, reflecting ...

First listed as an endangered species in 1982, they have been extinct in the wild since 1988 due to an invasive predator, the brown tree snake. The birds’ successful release is the result of ...

Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand. Coprolites helped ...

The redshank is one of the wader birds the RSPB says is under threat in Northern Ireland A number of wader bird species could become extinct in Northern Ireland's countryside without "drastic ...