Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...

Black birds. Good or bad? Depending on which black bird species, your answer could be yes or no … or something in between. First of all, we have to get the nomenclature straightened out so we can make ...

Throughout the northern hemisphere, the dark cold months between November and February are the time when European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, come together every evening into large flocks known as ...

European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them. This time of year, however, ...

A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits ...

It's not going to happen while you're peering through your binoculars, but African glossy starlings change color more than 10 times faster than their ancestors and even their modern relatives, ...

Spotless starling chicks use a bright yellow oil to enhance the color of their mouth, which scientists verified by rubbing a cotton swab over the area. Juan José Soler Spotless starling chicks make ...

Starlings, introduced into North America from Europe in the 19th century, have become a widespread nuisance. And they just got more annoying: It turns out they’re good at carrying bird flu. During the ...

A beautiful viral video depicted the harmonious flight of hundreds of birds, leaving viewers claiming there to be no explanation behind it. One bird expert told Newsweek that it's only half true. The ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Thousands of rosy starlings, a migratory bird species from Eastern Europe and northwest Asia, have descended on ...