Birds are susceptible to many health conditions, from vitamin deficiencies to respiratory infections. Yet, scissor beak is among the most obvious because it’s a clear deformity of a bird’s ...

Whether short, long, narrow, wide, straight or curved, birds’ beaks tell you what they eat and how they eat it, which in turn are invaluable clues about where and how they live.

But the bird, a member of the crow family, vanished from the county more than 200 years ago, as a result of habitat loss and ...

This bird's big beak more closely resembles those of modern birds. This is a curious finding. Modern birds are much more diverse than ancient ones when it comes to their faces.

Previously, Symond’s team found that a bird’s beak acts like a heat leak, helping the animal keep cool. That’s all well and good in hot climates, but in colder regions, heat loss through an ...

Scientists have observed the highest rate of beak abnormalities ever recorded in wild bird populations in Alaska and the Northwest, a study by two United States federal scientists says. The U.S ...

Since beak length is known to be associated with food availability, the researchers speculate that the U.K. great tits may be adapting to the widespread use of bird feeders in the country.

Scientists are one step closer to understanding how modern birds evolved to have beaks, and the answer starts millions of years ago with some of the sexiest dinosaurs. Modern gulls, with their ...