A sparrow’s sturdy triangular beak packs the power to crack seeds, while a hawk’s sharp, hooked beak makes short work of prey. Endangered, the white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is native ...

MACLAREN RIVER — Most of us have seen northern shrikes, though few know what sort of bird they are. The shrike species common to Alaska is properly called the northwestern shrike. I grew up ...

I say "and/or kill," because some might use their hooked beak for the final termination. Songbirds, technically called passerines, use their beaks to capture bugs, worms, or berries.

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

The Cape Griffon, Africa’s heaviest species of vulture, has a distinctive blue-skinned, featherless head and neck, a white ruff at the base of the neck, and honey-colored eyes. Like other ...