Crows are among the few bird species that can recognize individual human faces and retain those memories for many years. Research shows that when crows associate a human with a threat, they do not just remember — they react to that person long after the original encounter. Importantly, this knowledge isn’t kept to a single bird. Crows use social learning to share information about dangerous humans with others in their group. Young crows exposed to these warnings learn to recognize the same human

Wow. This jaw-dropping bird is the King Bird-of-Paradise, found in the lowland forests of New Guinea. Males show off bright red feathers, neon blue feet, and crazy tail wires with emerald discs, all to impress a mate. | Bird Species

For the rarest bird species, such as Blue-throated Hillstar, ABC helped protect more than 9,000 acres of specific bird habitats and planted almost 300,000 trees and shrubs last year. We plan to do even more in 2021! Learn more: https://abcbirds.org/blog20/top-bird-conservation-highlights-2020/ Video: Blue-throated Hillstar | American Bird Conservancy