A study shows that rainfall controls tropical bird breeding by triggering the growth of plants and insect populations.

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 ...

When Lynn Westcott works from her home in Snyder, New York, she likes to work in the living room.

Scientists know comparatively little about the breeding seasons of tropical birds. This point is underscored by a new study ...

BOULDER, Colo. — A rare tropical bird has been spotted in Colorado, drawing the attention of excited birdwatchers. An anhinga, also known as a "snake bird," has appeared in eastern Boulder County, ...

Extreme heat poses grave threat to tropical birds The notion that bird populations are steeply declining is not new – a 2019 study found bird populations in the US and Canada have dropped by 30% since ...

Gouldian finches, endemic to northern Australia, are among the tropical birds that may be vulnerable to extreme heat. Darren Sutherland via Getty Images A recent study has found that extreme heat ...

Male sihek of a feather flock together — at least, that’s what’s happening at the Oregon Zoo. It’s a discovery upending previous beliefs about a territorial and critically endangered bird species.

A mostly tropical bird was seen flitting around in Colorado, according to KUSA. While novel, its presence could be seen as an ill omen — or a freak occurrence. An anhinga was seen in Boulder County ...

Tropical bird populations are crashing as temperatures soar. That’s according to a new study that found abundances of tropical birds were 25-38% lower than they would be without human-driven climate ...

Every year, birds, reptiles and thousands more exotic animals are brought into the European Union. The vast majority of them ...