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Genetic Sequencing Reveals Bustard Family Tree

American birders may not be very familiar with bustards. These large terrestrial birds are found in the grasslands and steppes […]

Is that a miniature ostrich? An overgrown turkey? Some kind of desert crane? Perhaps a long forgotten feathered dinosaur? Nope!

If your mental image of a bird’s nest resembles mine, then it is probably something like this: a cup of

The Lapwing is a large and fascinating wading bird found throughout Eurasia and recognized for its striking plumage, feathered crest,

Bulbuls are passerine birds native to Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Japan. Although these birds belong on the

Native to the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere, “Eider” describes three species of duck belonging to a single genus.

Gannets are large and impressive sea birds which somewhat resemble albatrosses in size and behavior, but are most closely related

Birds are notoriously light creatures, their bodies composed of feathers and hollow bones. The smallest bird, the Bee Hummingbird, only