With its fiery colours and trilling call that echoes through the bush, the crested barbet is a bold little bird that looks like it flew straight out of a painter’s palette. Find out more about the ...

After discovering a new species of bird, research ornithologist Brian Schmidt made sure to give it a proper name: "stout bird that bears a flam-colored throat." Carlton Ward, Jr. / SI Brian ...

Perhaps a streamlined bird needs a streamlined egg; stout flightless birds like ostriches and emus hatch from eggs that are nearly round. Penguins, however, break the mold: Although the aquatic ...