When a homeowner in northern Florida looked out at her bird feeders the first weekend in March, she thought she saw a red-headed woodpecker. There was a brown bird nibbling at the wild bird seed with ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A zoologist from the University of Otago in New Zealand spotted a ...

Catching sight of birds just out of the nest is a bit like meeting someone’s new kid. The debate is instant: Does the babe most resemble mom’s family or dad’s? In the bird world, fledglings almost ...

Researchers have discovered an extraordinary, vibrantly colored tropical bird with "female" feathers down one side of its body and "male" feathers down the other. Female green honeycreepers ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — When the bird first appeared in front of birdwatchers in Colombia, it was clear from its unique plumage — bright green on the left half of its body and blue on the right half, ...

A green honeycreeper spotted on a farm in Colombia exhibits a rare biological phenomenon known as bilateral gynandromorphism. By Emily Anthes Colombia is a bird watcher’s paradise. Its stunningly ...

Researchers have spotted an “extremely rare” green honeycreeper in Colombia that’s half female and half male. The bird’s plumage is divided directly down the middle, with blue feathers typical of ...

Bilateral gynandromorph green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) photographed in the wild in Colombia. (Credit: John Murillo.) An “extremely rare” half-female, half-male bird has been caught on film, a ...

The sex frequently neglected by birders and scientists takes the spotlight in the Audubon Photography Awards’ Female Bird Prize Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web Editor, Science A female American ...

Green honeycreepers are found in humid forests from Mexico south towards Brazil and eat fruit, arthropods, and plant nectar. “Many birdwatchers could go their whole lives and not see a bilateral ...