Unique birds are at a higher risk of going extinct, finds study

Threat of extinction can have severe consequences on ecosystem functioning 

Parasite that killed millions of UK’s songbird found in mynas in Pakistan

Although the parasite that carries the disease Avian trichomonosis was discovered in myna, it may not prove fatal for them

Birds impacting agricultural crops a major concern

Many avian species damage crops during sowing, seedling and ripening stages, leading to economic losses to farmers 

Himalayan birds at higher risk of losing unique traits: Study

The global extinction crisis will lead to widespread losses of morphological diversity above that expected by species loss alone

Survival of rarest birds found in eastern Himalayas at risk

Deforestation, shifting cultivation and conversion of forests for plantations have led to massive loss of forests

Bird watchers' paradise

Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest lagoon in Odisha, celebrated the second edition of National Chilika Bird Festival, January 27-28, 2019

Rare Long-Billed Plover bird sighted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park

Sighting of this rare migratory bird during the annual bird census is baffling wildlife officials and ornithologists

In Pics: New colourful, tropical sunbirds found in Indonesia

Irish zoologists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered several new species of sunbirds on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia

IUCN adds 361 birds to Red List

87 of these face extinction threat