Birds are often associated with flight, but not all of them take to the skies. Around 60 species — fewer than 1% of all bird ...

a special ridge of bone that runs down the center of the wide sternum, or breastbone. The tail feathers are used for steering. Birds have a unique digestive system that allows them to eat when ...

The goshawk, which has been labelled 'secretive' and a 'difficult to see' bird of prey, was spotted in Hampshire over the ...

After particularly nasty encounters, scientists have even found pieces of spur broken off and lodged in other birds’ chest like shrapnel. Aside from their strange horns, these birds also possess ...