Explore all 50 official US state birds with our comprehensive guide. Features interactive map, detailed profiles, photos, and historical information for… ...

This flightless and imposing forest giant, with its vibrant blue head and dagger-like claws, roams the rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea. The Southern Cassowary is a striking, ...

Striking black-and-white shorebirds with bright orange bills, these skilled hunters probe coastal mudflats for tasty bivalve molluscs. The Eurasian Oystercatcher is a striking, crow-sized wader with ...

The master of the skies, this aerial acrobat spends up to 10 months aloft, touching down only to breed. The Common Swift is a sleek, sickle-shaped bird with long, narrow wings and a short, forked tail ...

Gulls, or seagulls as they’ve come to be known colloquially, are an extremely familiar sight across much of the world. They live on every continent including the High Arctic and Antarctic! Despite ...

Soaring high in mountain air, this clever corvid makes its home among Europe's highest peaks. The Alpine Chough is a medium-sized corvid with glossy black plumage that shimmers with a blue-green ...

Few bird families capture the imagination quite like finches, these seed-cracking specialists whose remarkable diversity brings vibrancy to Britain's skies year-round. With their distinctive conical ...

Europe's smallest eagle, a feisty raptor that punches above its weight, this compact eagle roams across continents with remarkable adaptability. The Booted Eagle exhibits two distinct colour morphs: ...

From suburban gardens to farms and wilderness areas, the mourning dove is one of the most common and familiar birds in North America. The Mourning Dove is a slender, medium-sized bird with a small, ...

This berry-loving nomad roams northern forests in search of fruit, sporting a rakish crest and striking wing markings that make it a winter treat for birdwatchers worldwide. The Bohemian Waxwing is a ...

As a short winter's day ends and the light fades from the sky, a dense, pulsating, and humming mass materializes against the amber, blues, and violets of dusk. A flock of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), ...

A snow-white heron with wispy plumes and yellow feet, this graceful wader is making a comeback across wetlands worldwide. The Little Egret is a striking, medium-sized heron with pure white plumage. It ...