In preparation for a presentation on the birds we saw while in Ecuador recently, I was struck by how many of the birds were extravagantly colored, many eye-poppingly so. Thumbing through my field ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, bordered by the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in ...

Birdwatchers are flocking to a Texas state park to get their eyes on a rare tropical bird making its first known appearance in the Lone Star State. Texas State Parks posted a photo Monday, Nov. 27, on ...

Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: if colorful feathers evolved in the tropics, or if tropical birds have brightly-colored ancestors ...

(CNN) — From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to ...

A new study has revealed a startling side effect of rising global temperatures. According to reports by the Straits Times, tropical bird populations are experiencing significant declines due to ...

Human-driven climate change threatens many species, including birds. Most studies on this topic focus on long-term climate trends, such as gradual rises in average temperatures or shifts in rainfall ...

A gray-collared becard was spotted at Resaca de la Palma State Park in Texas, marking the first sighting in the state of the rare bird. Screengrab on X from Texas State Parks Birdwatchers are flocking ...