A red-capped manakin will moonwalk better than Michael Jackson in a lek of others when it wants to attract a female mate.

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

When a bird isn’t flying, it folds its wings neatly and tucks them against its body, out of the way. What’s more, when the wings are closed, the feathers that are most important for flight are ...

Where cardinals are a bright red, male scarlet tanagers are a red-hot, almost electric red, accented by their black wings and tail. (Females are a less noticeable yellow-green color.) ...

Marina Henke: With insects, wings diversify even more. That’s because when you're really tiny, the viscosity of the air ...

Birds such as terns, swifts, ducks, falcons and sandpipers have high-speed wings that are long and pointed, allowing them to maintain rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey.

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat them. Skip to main content. ... The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' ...

Birds such as terns, swifts, ducks, falcons and sandpipers have high-speed wings that are long and pointed, allowing them to maintain rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey.

The poisoning of a red kite, found dead near Loughbrickland, County Down, is being investigated by police. The bird of prey, ...

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat it. ... The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' Lydia Smith.