On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn’t look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, a ...

Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close relatives.

From the dense rainforests of South America to the serene islands of New Zealand, here are seven ... Francisco This large, striking bird has a crown of blue feathers on its head and is a peaceful ...

Our new research tracks how bird life responded to these changes—in particular how exotic species took advantage of the shifting landscapes to make New Zealand home. Native birds responded to ...

Using mitogenome data from nearly all living and recently extinct New Zealand mainland bird species, researchers discovered many species associated with grass and shrubland, like pīhoihoi ...