According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such ...

Weighing 140 to 300 grams, Baminornis was much smaller than Archaeopteryx – about the size of a quail – and it would have looked more like modern birds than Archaeopteryx did, says Wang.

Although a common quail of the desert Southwest, the Gambel’s requires a lot of water. Generally sedentary, it moves short distances in the late summer to form coveys, usually comprising several ...

On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn’t look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, a pronounced strut in their walk typical of most other doves. You’d be forgiven for ...