MANAGEMENT AREA, MIDDLE CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT, BUT NOT EXACTLY A TROPICAL PARADISE. BUT THEN AGAIN, MAYBE IT IS CERTAINLY NOT A VISITOR. WE’RE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING. THAT ...

A hidden camera and camera trap captured an incredible moment as a striking black bird guarded its nest high among the green branches of a tropical forest. The bird called loudly while watching over ...

Roseate spoonbills are highly specialized wetland hunters that use their bizarre spoon-shaped bills to detect and trap prey hidden beneath murky swamp water . By sweeping their beaks side to side, ...

Every year, billions of birds undertake intrepid journeys between temperate regions in North America and their tropical wintering grounds in South America. "Birds are great indicator species of ...

The city might be called Pigeon Forge, but it’s the parrots who rule the roost at one of the area’s best parks. Unlike many bird exhibits, the fine feathered friends at Parrot Mountain aren’t confined ...

Scientists know comparatively little about the breeding seasons of tropical birds. This point is underscored by a new study that shows insect-eating birds in the tropics can postpone breeding by ...

We expect tropical animals to handle a certain degree of heat, but not wild swings in temperature. That seems to be true for tropical ectotherms, or 'cold-blooded' animals such as amphibians, reptiles ...

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Ornithologists Henry Pollock (left) and Jeff Brawn (right) tested the temperature tolerance of tropical birds across habitats within Neotropical forests, finding a greater range of tolerance than ...