Five bird species that hadn’t been seen, heard or genetically detected in over a decade were documented by researchers and ...

By Naina Rao For decades, the research community thought that the small, olive-green songbirds found on two Japanese islands were identical. But a new study has revealed these birds are actually two ...

An Amazonian bird turned out to be five distinct species; two of them were previously unknown to the scientific community.

A songbird population that breeds on remote islands in southwestern Japan has been recognized as genetically distinct, giving ...

Birdwatchers just helped rediscover five lost species in 2025, and the findings are surprising experts.

For decades, birdwatchers in Japan thought they were looking at the same little green songbird flitting through mountain forests on two far‑flung island chains. It took high‑tech DNA tests and careful ...

Portland-based birder Thomas Meinzen cycled 3,764 miles across Oregon using only bikes and public transit for his green Big ...