Male Japanese quails produce a strange seminal foam that appears to enhance the chances of successfully fertilizing an egg.

One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low ...

Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived around 150 million years ago and had a short tail like those of ...

The number of bald eagle nests in County has doubled over the last 13 years, now sitting at 18, compared to nine in 2012. The growth in the population of bald eagles is part of a state-wide recovery, ...

Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds.

Quill mites, belonging to the family Syringophilidae, are obligate ectoparasites that permanently occupy the quills of bird feathers. These mites have coevolved with their avian hosts over ...

A new analysis of the bones in the eatery’s garbage pit challenges the elite status of thrush in the Roman diet ...

Her husband had been wanting egg-laying birds, and while chickens would likely be an initial assumption, Langer’s research on quail found them to be a better beginning option, though perhaps ...

Bird flu has been found in cats, and is often fatal. Here are some tips to protect your felines.

Life Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived ...