Bird flu has been decimating poultry populations throughout Asia since 2003, cutting farmers’ incomes and scaring consumers into abandoning traditional chicken dishes. But despite fears of significant ...

Powering over mudflats along Asia’s coasts, a group of Common Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia) look for a place to rest and refuel. As they make their descent, a fine mist appears in their vision. One ...

Bird flu outbreaks have hit parts of Europe and Asia in recent days and weeks, prompting concern among epidemiologists. The disease, also called avian influenza A, can spread quickly and severely ...

Every winter, as the temperatures drop and the northern regions become too harsh to sustain wildlife, India becomes a ...

The enigmatic black-browed babbler has been studied in the wild for the first time following its reappearance after a 172-year absence. The team spotted a pair of babblers in dense shrubbery near the ...

The highly contagious bird flu virus is spreading across some parts of Asia, leading to the slaughter of millions of chickens and restrictions on poultry movements as governments attempt to stop the ...

Authorities in eastern France have tightened restrictions following the outbreak of bird flu there last week, as the country bids to reassure consumers over poultry safety. Meanwhile, the bird flu ...

ROME -- The bird flu virus that has hit several Asian countries is likely to spread to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the U.N. food agency warned on Wednesday, urging nations at risk to step up ...

Beautiful 'supertramp' birds in Southeast Asia are providing unique insights into how evolution is linked to flight ability and competition. New research testing decades-old theories has confirmed ...

Making a list of birds with a long tail isn’t as straightforward as it seems. For example, the peacock is not on the list.

THE titles above are evidence of the progress being made towards a conspectus of the world?s avifauna. For one country or region after another, books are steadily appearing which collate, for their ...