Native to the forests of western Angola, red-crested turacos (Tauraco erythrolophus) are the first African bird species to ...

a designation covering species threatened with extinction. To continue selling birds abroad, breeders must now prove to CITES inspectors that their African grays are raised in captivity ...

Great bustards are listed as endangered worldwide by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and are found ...

A secretary bird in the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya. The secretary bird and other large African bird species are facing an extinction crisis, a January 2024 study says. (Sumeet Moghe/Wikipedia via ...

the world’s 10,000 or so bird species have evolved into a spectacular diversity of forms. They range in size from the ostrich, which can reach nine feet in height and is widespread in Africa, to ...

An endangered Southern ground hornbill, a species of large bird native to southern Africa, was finally captured in Chiba Prefecture adjacent to Tokyo after it escaped from a pet shop in ...

The final decision around the creation of no-fishing zones around key African penguin colonies, including St Croix and Bird islands, was a culmination of more than two decades of collaborative ...

Although urbanization contributes to habitat loss, fragmentation, and the spread of invasive species, its effects on birds’ ecological roles in Africa remain understudied, despite the region’s ...

Birds of prey in South Africa are a vital part of the ecosystem, keeping pests under control. So when one of them in injured, ...

A new study traces how the disease spread over the last two decades from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas. New bird species, from pelicans to peregrine falcons, are catching and carrying ...