As we mark World Wetlands Day 2025 under the theme “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,” we shine a spotlight on these ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

A pair of chicks thought to be the first pair of purple herons to breed in the UK have flown the nest. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said the chicks were seen at the charity ...

Tricolored herons are medium-sized wading birds with a mix of blue-gray, purple and white with a white belly and a stripe down the neck. A great blue heron perches on a post along the trail at ...