As temperatures continue to rise, birds struggle to survive

Record-breaking temperatures reduce bird population and are behind absence of insectivorous birds

Is the house sparrow out of the woods?

The house sparrow declined in urban India in the last two decades; however, conservation efforts might have just stopped its journey to extinction

Winged birds flock Chilika a little early this time

Odisha wildlife officials spotted 22,000 birds of 62 different species in the Chilika lake till October 20, 2021

A bird, its photographs and a serendipitous discovery

Using photographs provided online, we found that information given in field guides regarding the Variable Wheatear was in need of an update

Dinosaurs may have ‘flashed’ each other with their bottoms, newly discovered fossil shows

Evidence certainly suggests that hundreds of millions of years ago, dinosaurs flashed their behinds as a form of communication

‘The charm of birdwatching is intact’

Birders are among the first to understand and warn of the repercussions of environmental damage, author Aasheesh Pittie says

Avian botulism killed 18,000 birds at Sambhar: Govt report

The report by IVRI, Bareilly, states that climatic conditions were ultimately responsible for having triggered the mass die-off

A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution

By outward appearances, the small, grey toutouwai is not particularly remarkable. But its noteworthy behaviour includes feasting on some of the …

Survey of global species' distribution data shows gaps in emerging economies

As part of the survey, scientists investigated millions of records about the distribution of known species of mammals, birds and amphibians

Mira Behn: A friend of nature

The urge to be close to nature guided Madeleine Slade, who came to be known as Mira Behn, throughout her life

The birds and the bees

Book>> Diary on the nesting behaviour of Indian birds • by Chinna Sathan and Bal Pindi • Sugeet Publisher • Rs 650

Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago

Warming climate could have prompted ecological changes, leading some species to develop a faster metabolism — a trait shared by modern day …

Exodus at Rollapadu

Why are birds abandoning the Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh?

Costa Rica

Endangering birds

Return of the storks

WEST INDIES

Commitment made to protect threatened seabirds and waterbirds

Conservation of waterbirds is important as they offer a source of livelihood to people

Smoking nests

Birds in cities using cigarette butts to insect-proof nests?

City birds brainier, smarter

Larger brains indicate flexibility to adjust to urban areas

Birdbrains combat birdhits

Birds under threat

Nepal is becoming an important centre for illegal traffic of wild birds

Countdown to extinction?

As the Arctic Heats up, black guillemots are disappearing from Alaska

THAILAND

Birds flee Delhi