Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. With common bird populations on the decline, these birds are “the canary in the coal mine,” said Ken Rosenberg, ...

In the U.S. 42 species of birds have low and steeply declining populations that put them on the brink of disaster, scientists say ...

The population of Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch, one of Europe's rarest breeding birds and listed as Endangered by the IUCN, has increased following successful releases. The species, split from Tenerife ...

Photographed at LORO PARQUE FUNDACIÓN, CANARY ISLANDS ... Like many other birds, the species can see ultraviolet light. Some parrot feathers fluoresce under UV, suggesting that the birds use ...