"Here, we recorded it outside of known areas — especially in lower mountains and also in small forests in agricultural land." Bird Guides also covered the discovery of the owl in Spain ...

Yet birds are famed more for their good visual acuity. New research now shows that, in small passerines (perching birds) in the wild, vision is considerably faster than in any other vertebrates ...

Chiappe, studied the exceptionally preserved wing of a 125-million-year-old bird from central Spain. Beyond the bones preserved in the fossil, the tiny wing of this ancient bird reveals details of ...

The newly discovered species is a "relatively small bird, something the size of between a pigeon and a starling," says Chiappe. "It would have been an active flier, fully feathered." Sponsor ...

Why the small birds make such an audacious journey over the Atlantic, when they could just fly along the coast or further inland, isn't known for sure, Rimmer says. But the scientists have a few ...

Over 200 dead starlings 'rained' from the sky in Ferrol in northwest Spain. The birds hit those walking along the streets, as well as vehicles, local media reported. The cause of the die-off is ...

Joint research by Uppsala University, Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) now shows that, in small passerines (perching birds) in the wild, vision is ...