It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...

Discoveries about evolution have long been intertwined with bird beaks. The huge variety of beak shapes among finches in the Galapagos Islands became emblematic of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ...

The average length of a sword -billed hummingbird’s beak ranges from 8 to 12 centimeters (3.1–4.7 inches). Their beaks are ...

A new study suggests that Anna's Hummingbirds in the western United States are not only keeping up with human influence on their habitat, they're thriving. According to a recent study in Global Change ...

The species is “very territorial” and aggressive, and threatens native bird species, the California Department of Fish and ...

For most birds, eyes are essential to life on the fly. They inform split-second aerobatic maneuvers amid dense branches and pinpoint distant predators or prey. Yet when studying how birds might adapt ...

Join Brushes and Beaks on Nov. 15 at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary to learn about cardinals and paint your own wooden bird.

A new study shows the eye size of birds can reveal broad patterns of their biology and behavior, including where they live, what they eat and how they hunt, providing a potential roadmap for future ...

There are over 20 resident Florida birds that nest in cavities in trees or branches. These include Eastern Bluebird, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Great-crested ...