I have to admit that as a naturalist, I have a tendency to describe all types of critters as beautiful, even a lot of the “creepy-crawlies” creatures that most folks have a difficult time using that ...

Do birds change their tune in response to urban noise? It depends on the bird species, according to new research. Their work shows that while some birds do adapt their songs in noisy conditions by ...

When it comes to nature, readers know I wear my heart on my sleeve, as I am often moved by the things I see or challenged by the mysteries and wonders that I have witnessed during a lifetime in the ...

The researchers used molecular data from samples of museum specimens housed at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to sequence the DNA and piece together an evolutionary history of two ...

The Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is tiny but aptly named and can be seen sitting and marking its territory in open savannah areas of the North Rupununi. These birds are often seen in ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of colorful songbird in the Galápagos Islands, with one catch: it's extinct. Researchers used molecular data from samples of museum specimens to determine that ...

BREWSTER, Mass. — What the heck is a vermilion flycatcher doing in Massachusetts? "It flew the wrong way," Mark Faherty, science coordinator at the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, said ...

QUITO, May 11 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Galapagos Islands have welcomed 12 new chicks of the Little Vermilion Flycatcher bird species, the national park said on Thursday, a record boost since conservation ...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- The crowds have been gathering at a rural Becker County farm recently for a rare sight in these parts. A peculiar, brilliantly, bright red bird caught the eye of Steve Roberts, ...

A flycatcher normally found in the hot, arid Southwest thrilled a crowd of rapt birders for several hours at wet and blustery Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor on Friday. Three birders from Stark ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Meet the San Cristóbal vermilion flycatcher ...