This little perpetual-motion machine needs to eat constantly because of its high metabolism and high body temperature. If it ...

Tibetans, an ethnic group that predominates here, call it the “dzi bead bird” because the stripes on its head resemble the agate amulets locals wear to ward off evil spirits. Tashi and his ...

One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds ... and-white striped crown. Immature: tan and brownish head stripes.

a small brown and black striped bird with a distinctive pointed head, which has made a rare appearance in Ireland in significant numbers in the past fortnight. The hoopoe is a migratory bird ...

head boldly marked with white supercilium, blackish lores and eye line. Yellow crown bordered broadly with black. Orange in center of yellow crown visible only during display, or when bird is ...