Typically, females appear less colorful than males; this adaptation helps protect females from predators. Such an adaptation ...

In this episode, we take a closer look at the Nicobar pigeon - one of the most stunning and mysterious birds in the world. With its iridescent feathers and island-dwelling lifestyle, it’s not ...

Nov. 10 (UPI) --Bird experts in Australia are flocking to a Queensland resort to catch a glimpse of a rare visitor: a Nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo. Sue O'Donnell ...

The Nicobar pigeon is a large, near-threatened bird, normally found on islands in South-East Asia. But one has mysteriously appeared on Green Island, off the coast of Cairns.

Gorgeous “Emerald” Nicobar Pigeon spotted in Green Island. An endangered bird species related to the extinct Dodo has been spotted for the first time in the Cairns region.

How ornithologists Ravi Sankaran and K Sivakumar studied the rare Nicobar Megapode An excerpt from ‘The Search for India’s Rarest Birds’, edited by Shashank Dalvi and Anita Mani. Radhika Raj ...