During the middle ages, a specialised vocabulary became popular in the sport of hunting. Known at the time as...

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Africa’s famous Big Five, but do you know there is also an equally...

The celebration of Columbus Day in the United States has become somewhat contentious over the years as people have...

I was recently reading a rather vitriolic comment thread on a blog post related to carbon dioxide and global...

While green is rather common color in avian plumage, it rarely attains the flamboyance of a parrot’s chartreuse or...

There’s a reason why the name of Linnaeus is still spoken with respect more than two centuries after his...

Last week I discussed the somewhat dated kakariki taxonomy used in the recent edition of the Parrots of the...

The concept that bird watchers can accurately identify birds by their general aspect and behavior rather than by any...