Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the genus corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

DESCRIPTION: The blue-billed curassow is a large (89-92 centimeters), primarily black bird with a distinctive bill decorated with blue cere and wattles. The male is black with curled black crest ...

People often ask me, “I saw a black bird with red on the wings — what is it?” Well, that would be — coincidentally — the red-winged blackbird. The blackbirds and orioles are a diverse ...

These handsome black birds with the bright red wing patch will take on any and all comers. I've seen photos of red-wings fluttering around the heads of white-tailed deer that were attempting to ...

The black tops of an albatross wing absorb sunlight, making them around 10 degrees Celsius warmer than their underside, according to the study, which was published in the Journal of Thermal Biology.

The black heron, a jet-black bird found in southern Africa and Madagascar, has devised a devilishly clever way to catch its prey.When hunting for small fish in shallow water, the black heron uses ...