The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.

Australia’s night parrot, once thought extinct for more than a century, has been rediscovered in Western Australia.

New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive ...

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

The Endangered night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the rarest birds in Australia, with fewer than 20 known alive ...

Small-billed elaenia ( Elaenia parvirostris) are small, greyish birds that live in South America. Unlike most animals we ...

It's a heartwarming story. Experts celebrate as rare birds make surprising comeback after years of absence: 'We are overjoyed' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world's rarest birds - in what could be a “breakthrough" moment in saving the critically endangered species from extinction. The trio of ...

A rare bird has recently been spotted on a remote Scottish island, according to The Herald. A juvenile corncrake was spotted on camera at the Oa nature reserve on Islay. This was its first sighting ...

Although a few have been seen in Mississippi in recent years, encountering a white hummingbird is highly unusual.

Most often found in Florida and Mexico, a wood stork was last recorded in Colorado 91 years ago — until this week, when a ...

Winter in India brings migratory birds from far-off lands. Spot these 10 rare and exotic species across wetlands, forests, ...