birds

Single atom can change colour of bird; these are genes responsible

Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce their colours. However, these animals can’t make carotenoids directly. They must acquire them through their diets from the plants they eat.

11 November 2024, 05:21 IST

Single atom can change colour of bird; these are genes responsible

11 November 2024, 05:21 IST

Where there’s joy in a terror bird

Fossils of terror birds have been found in the southern cone of South America, mostly in Argentina, and also in Florida and Texas.

09 November 2024, 22:01 IST

Where there’s joy in a terror bird

09 November 2024, 22:01 IST

Bird hits at Kolkata airport cause for concern, municipal bodies asked to take action

During a meeting held on Saturday under the chairmanship of West Bengal’s Home Secretary Nandini Chakravorty who is also the chairperson of the AEMC, strategies were discussed to enhance airspace security.

09 November 2024, 19:17 IST

Bird hits at Kolkata airport cause for concern, municipal bodies asked to take action

09 November 2024, 19:17 IST

A falcon's feast: Amur raptors feast on termites

Each autumn, Amur falcons feast on termites in northeast India, fueling a long sea crossing while helping control pest populations, writes Spoorthy Raman

25 October 2024, 23:20 IST

A falcon's feast: Amur raptors feast on termites

25 October 2024, 23:20 IST

Explained | What flying in a wind tunnel reveals about birds

In North America alone, billions of birds fly south for the winter, sometimes in enormous undulating flocks.

12 October 2024, 08:26 IST

Explained | What flying in a wind tunnel reveals about birds

12 October 2024, 08:26 IST

Wild birds trade can have impact on health: Birdlife International

The trade that supplies this huge demand is recognised as a serious threat to the survival of many species; some species are now on the brink of extinction due to unsustainable numbers being trapped for trade each year.

24 September 2024, 06:37 IST

Wild birds trade can have impact on health: Birdlife International

24 September 2024, 06:37 IST

Bird embryos eavesdrop on parents

Eggs that heard their chatty parents also became chattier as chicks—begging for more food and ensuring their parents cared for them better.

14 September 2024, 00:05 IST

Bird embryos eavesdrop on parents

14 September 2024, 00:05 IST

Bustards & lesser floricans: Birds of same fetter blocked together

The state of India’s birds, in its 2023 report, had estimated that there could be nearly 900 individual birds in the wild, a majority of them in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

08 September 2024, 19:42 IST

Bustards & lesser floricans: Birds of same fetter blocked together

08 September 2024, 19:42 IST

Fluffy bundle of paradoxes

If there was a lord of loud and shrill callers at Navilu Kaadu, then the grey francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) would be that lord.

19 May 2024, 02:56 IST

Fluffy bundle of paradoxes

19 May 2024, 02:56 IST

Flamingo deaths in Navi Mumbai: BNHS submits report to Maharashtra govt, suggests replacing LED lights

Initial analysis based on available post-mortem reports suggests that trauma, including external injuries and hemorrhage, may be the primary cause of death.

12 May 2024, 02:11 IST

Flamingo deaths in Navi Mumbai: BNHS submits report to Maharashtra govt, suggests replacing LED lights

12 May 2024, 02:11 IST