A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

She was the last known member of her species. Several decades earlier, the idea of passenger pigeons going extinct was almost unimaginable. People living in North America in the first half of the ...

An international team of scientists led by The University of Manchester has used state-of-the-art X-ray methods to analyse the chemistry of feathers of birds, in order to discover the true colours of ...

WELLINGTON (AFP): Five extinct species have been included on the ballot to find New Zealand's most popular feathered friend as competition organisers hope to draw attention to endangered birds.

Wildlife cameras hidden on the Somerset Levels, England, had captured incredible footage of a very rare bird, once thought to be extinct ... inspiring comeback. The birds are very difficult ...

SUMMER visiting nightingales will soon be appearing in Britain, with their songs ringing out from dense scrub and woodland.

And extinct species such as the dodo could be recreated by inserting their characteristics into similar birds. Other possible candidates include the passenger pigeon, a species once endemic to ...