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Some females were discovered to have developed with bright plumage and this feature seems to protect them against aggression from the male.

Female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds have taken matters into their own hands.

When it comes to birds, sexual dimorphism can be very pronounced indeed.

Ithaca, NY—New research on the glittering White-necked Jacobin hummingbird reveals nearly 20% of the species' adult females have male-like plumage. This...

To avoid the excessive advances of males, it seems some female hummingbirds have found a clever way of flying under the males’ radars by upgrading their pl

Nevada Lincolnway Energy is one of the organizations across the state of Iowa that are increasing the habitat of monarch butterflies.

North America has lost 3 billion birds since 1970, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle, a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, offers some simple things that you can do to make your yard bird-friendly.

Dead birds with a mysterious condition have been appearing this summer from the mid-Atlantic states and into New England. What's killing the birds?

Captain John’s story is just one of many that illustrates how in tune the fishermen are with the natural environment.

Vermont landowners are being asked to delay mowing their grass fields to provide habitat for nesting grassland birds. To offset the financial impacts, conservation organizations compensate farmers.