A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...

Bill dusky above, pale below. Adult: yellow patch tops black crown; less distinct in winter. Immature: less-distinct yellow patch on brown crown. Juvenile: dark streaks on breast and sides.

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

Irish names for goldcrest, Cíorbhuí, ‘yellow crest’, and Caipín dearg, ‘red, glowing cap’, both reference the distinctive crown A resident here, the tiny bird is found in a variety of ...

Commonly seen at bird feeders, the white-breasted is often first detected by its calls, which it frequently gives year-round. Polytypic. Length 5.8". The species has a black crown and nape that ...

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.