To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator ...

These birds look pretty funky. They stand between 48 to 60 centimeters tall (18.9 to 23.6 inches) with a 70 to 80 centimeter wingspan (27.6 to 31.4 inches) and have an enormous mouth and large ...

On average, the birds flew 250% farther in 2023. Comparing data from two seasons with such differing conditions validated how critical Lake Red Rock can be to their migration patterns, Dinsmore said. ...

Starting in October, the birds will begin migrating to Central and South America, where they will spend the winter. You generally won’t see summer tanagers in your backyard, except during their ...

This could lead to 1,740 to 5,220 bird collisions per year, wrote Luna Quevedo, Espoz, Matus and others, in a letter published in Science in 2022, which would be critical for bird species with ...