The pigeon family includes over 300 species worldwide, ranging from familiar city dwellers to rare tropical birds. Notable members include: Pigeons have compact bodies, short legs, and small heads ...

An expedition team made up of scientists and conservationists began their search to rediscover the bird in September Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The type of seed that attracts the widest variety of birds to your feeders is sunflower seed, according to Cornell’s ...

You wouldn't think of the pigeons -- properly known as rock pigeons -- that surround us on city streets as subjects of scientific inquiry. That also goes for the flocks of wild parrots and parakeets ...

The story of Martha the passenger pigeon elicits both nostalgia and remorse for Cincinnati, the city that protected this bird, the last of her species, in a place where conservation is key. We toast ...

The pigeon population has exploded — a result of people feeding the birds. For some it's a holy duty and a way to connect to ...

A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island pigeons hunted to extinction. A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island ...

Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. Sunny southern slopes attract birds to live at higher elevations than ...