A new study helps reveal why tropical mountain birds occupy such narrow elevation ranges, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for centuries. While many assumed temperature was responsible for these ...

When we first heard the tin horn-like toots of a red-breasted nuthatch in our yard at the end of July, we were incredulous. While the tiny bird is not out of the ordinary in the lower elevations in ...

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Halfway down the east slope of the Andes in Ecuador, sightings of the luminous yellow beaks of the chestnut-mandibled toucan are abruptly replaced by the colorful beaks of the white-throated toucan.

KEMPTON, Pa. -- It's a refuge for all: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary sits atop a ridge in a beautiful Pennsylvania valley. In 1934 some visionaries saw the opportunity to save the land and make it available ...

The city might be called Pigeon Forge, but it’s the parrots who rule the roost at one of the area’s best parks. Unlike many bird exhibits, the fine feathered friends at Parrot Mountain aren’t confined ...