Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...

The enormous vulture has declined due to poisonings and land development, but rescue efforts are helping it slowly make a comeback. Tupun Catu, a rehabilitated juvenile condor, spreads his wings to ...

An endangered bird has recently hatched at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. The National Aviary said that an Andean condor chick hatched on June 7. The Andean condor is considered critically ...

A scavenger species, the Andean condor plays a vital role in ecosystems by preventing the spread of diseases found in carcasses. But human communities overlapping with their habitat have often ...