A genetic study published in PLOS Biology in 2005 revealed the eagle’s closest living relatives are among Australia’s tiniest ...

Named for the crone-bird hybrid of Greek mythology, the appearance of this large and majestic raptor is worthy of the ...

The repeated evolution of huge birds is part of the dinosaurian legacy. Beaked birds were the only dinosaurs to have survived ...

Here's the story of one such survivor, which is the largest bird in North America: the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Once upon a time, the California condor had a much wider habitat ...

There's hope for a rare bird that's been extinct in the wild for 40 years ... Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, one of the largest swaths of ocean and islands protected in the world ...

The USFWS National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab says it’s the largest seizure of bird mounts in its 37-year history ... but has not been seen since 1964 indicating that it is likely extinct,” reads ...

Among the birds, the eagles are the most formidable and dangerous of the lot, but one extinct eagle puts all the others to ...

The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, but one specific burial has the breastbone, a great bustard with cut marks ...

“That scenario would have quickly selected for the largest eagles ... Harrier is an extinct harrier,‭ ‬and one that grew to a particularly large size for the kind of bird of prey that ...

Stout Research Center at Anza Borrego Desert State Park is believed to house fragments of the longest continuous record of ...