Poultry flock owners should call IDOA at 217-782-4944 or the United States Department of Agriculture at 866-536-7593 to report any unusual findings.

Similarly, most living things produce records of their own existence in layered body tissues – often in the form of daily or ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

Great Backyard Bird Count” asks people to track the birds they see and hear over a few days. The information can help ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

Under their current designation, quail can be hunted without license, season, or limit. As upland game birds, hunting would ...

Routine use of illegal ‘lures’ by visiting European hunters who love to shoot migrating birds in the Balkans is pushing some species to the brink – while weak policing allows the crime to continue ...

Avian flu has hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices, though officials say no cases have been detected among humans in New York.