The strange-looking Picathartes have lived in the Congo for 44 million years. Bald-headed birds that mate for life and breed ...

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures and some of the smartest — but some of our feathered friends are also downright bizarre. From birds with faces only a mother could love to species ...

C utting about the tropical wetlands of South America is a bizarre bird that’s a “unicorn” amongst its peers in more than one sense of the word. Like the mythical creature, it has a “horn” on its head ...

A study of a bizarre prehistoric bird's fossilized remains has uncovered fascinating new details regarding its behavior. Living around 120 million years ago, the species, Longipteryx chaoyangensis, is ...

When we think about birds, we often picture their colorful plumage: the iridescence of a peacock's tail or the electric blue flash of a kingfisher. Or we might consider how they use voices, from the ...

Life-sized papier-mâché birds are popping up in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) this spring, and they're quite a sight. By this we mean something you certainly wouldn't want to encounter ...