This powerful raptor soars majestically through mountain forests from India to Indonesia, using its unusually long talons to snatch prey from treetop nests. The Black Eagle is a striking raptor with ...

The discovery of the Black Swan in 1697 shattered a long-held Western belief that all swans were white, giving rise to the famous 'black swan event' metaphor. Native to Australia, this unmistakable ...

Baby Northern Cardinals hatch naked and blind after 11 to 13 days of incubation, leave the nest at about 9 or 10 days old, and are fed by their parents for weeks afterwards. When cardinals have babies ...

A female Northern Cardinal is pale tan-brown with red in her crest, wings and tail and the same red-orange bill as the male. How to identify her, how she differs from the male, why her song matters, ...

Look at the cap: glossy black on a Bullfinch, blue-grey on a male Chaffinch. In flight, a Bullfinch shows a white rump and a Chaffinch a green one. Males, females and young compared, with their calls, ...

Identify any bird by photo, sound, or description — then learn what it eats, how to attract it, and when it's near you. From ...

What birds eat in the wild and what to put out for them: diet guides for garden birds, birds of prey, waterbirds and more, ...

The Skylark is a rather non-descript bird, most easily confused with the Woodlark. What do Skylarks look like? Skylarks are highly camouflaged little birds with brownish upper parts and pale ...

Type your town or postcode, or use your location. You’ll get the birds most often recorded around you at this time of year, with the ones arriving now flagged. Birdwatchers record the birds they see, ...

A graceful and agile member of the swallow family, these gregarious migratory birds are most numerous along waterways where they nest in vertical eroded sand banks. The Sand Martin is a small member ...

The black-and-white songster of Australian backyards is known for its bold personality and haunting, flute-like calls. Despite its name, it's not related to European magpies – it's part of the ...