Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...

Birds of prey refer to over 560 species of predatory birds that soar above the rest near the top of the food chain. While they have different appearances across the globe, they share similar features ...

While many birds of prey are elusive, rare, or highly specialized, black kites thrive across a variety of environments, with an estimated population of more than 5 million individuals worldwide. That ...