Few bird families capture the imagination quite like finches, these seed-cracking specialists whose remarkable diversity brings vibrancy to Britain's skies year-round. With their distinctive conical ...

A flamboyant splash of colour on any pond, this eye-catching waterfowl is one of the most beautiful species of birds on the planet. The Mandarin Duck is renowned for its striking, colourful plumage, ...

Birds of prey, or raptors, are carnivorous birds that hunt and kill prey using a combination of their keen senses, strong talons and sharp, hooked beaks. Ranging from the minuscule falconet to the ...

This flightless giant, standing up to 9 feet tall, roams the African savanna with surprising speed and grace. The Common Ostrich is a striking bird. Males boast black body feathers contrasted by white ...

The Black-backed Woodpecker drums its way through burned forests, turning over bark to feast on wood-boring beetles in the charred trees of North America.

This small, agile shorebird darts along coastlines worldwide, leaving delicate footprints in its wake as it hunts for tiny crustaceans. The Kentish Plover is a small, compact shorebird with a ...

A flamboyant forest dweller with a vibrant golden crest and beautiful, bold coloured plumage, turning heads wherever it struts. The Golden Pheasant is a strikingly colourful bird, particularly the ...

Eleonora's Falcon is a sleek, medium-sized raptor with long, pointed wings and a long tail. Its plumage varies, with two colour morphs: dark and light. The dark morph is uniformly dark brown, while ...

Striking black-and-white shorebirds with bright orange bills, these skilled hunters probe coastal mudflats for tasty bivalve molluscs. The Eurasian Oystercatcher is a striking, crow-sized wader with ...

A snow-white heron with wispy plumes and yellow feet, this graceful wader is making a comeback across wetlands worldwide. The Little Egret is a striking, medium-sized heron with pure white plumage. It ...

The Reeves's Pheasant is a striking bird, notable for its extremely long tail feathers in males, which can reach up to 1.8 meters, longer than any other pheasant. Males display a golden-brown body ...

The African Jacana is a striking wader with chestnut-brown upperparts, black neck and head, and white cheeks. Its most distinctive features are its disproportionately long toes and claws, which allow ...