Cardinals are beloved backyard bird. Discover facts about a typical cardinal's lifespan, the oldest recorded cardinal in the ...

An international research team has found strong evidence that passerine birds near the equator live longer than their higher latitude counterparts. An international research team has found strong ...

A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in the natural world, but some ecologically similar species appear to coexist ...

The Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia has opened its Cheat Lake facility to the public, hoping to teach visitors about ...

When birds reach adulthood, they stop aging. Amazing! It’s yet another thing to admire about our feathered friends. I’m kidding, of course. Birds do get older, but they don’t show it. A 3-year-old ...

Airborne maps of leaf chemistry across Peru's forests line up with differences in the birds living there, from body size to ...

Why do birds typically live longer than mammals? A new paper offers a hint, albeit not a conclusive answer. Assistant Professors of Biology Cynthia Downs and Ana Jimenez at Hamilton College and ...