Pelicans are large water birds known for their “scooping” mouth pouch used to catch fish in the water. There are currently eight living pelican species present in many regions around the world.

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away by a new fossil discovery.” ...

One small bird produces a call so loud, it rivals a rock concert and it's officially the loudest sound in the animal kingdom. This video explores how the white bellbird stuns mates and scientists ...

Birds face constant threats from a variety of apex predators. From the peregrine falcon's high-speed aerial attacks to the ...

Vultures are a large bird with wide wings of prey known for scavenging on carrion (dead animals). They belong to a scientific group of birds called Cathartidae, a Greek word for purifier.

One day in the Middle Miocene, some 11 million to 16 million years ago, a roughly 4.8-metre-long caiman ate a terror bird 1.

A 13-million-year-old leg bone from an enormous flightless bird carries crocodilian tooth marks, showing South America was ...

Researchers have found evidence of a titanic tussle between a terror bird and a large caiman in Colombia's ancient La Venta ...