Want to see more hummingbirds in your yard this summer? Plant hibiscus—their large, long-lasting blossoms are hummingbird ...

Scientists know comparatively little about the breeding seasons of tropical birds. This point is underscored by a new study ...

A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be something unusual among hummingbirds? Rosannette Quesada Hidalgo Some ...

Want to see a flurry of hummingbirds in your yard this year? Adding the right plants, such as the shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeana), a favorite of hummers, is key. A proven method to attract ...

Every year, billions of birds undertake intrepid journeys between temperate regions in North America and their tropical wintering grounds in South America. "Birds are great indicator species of ...

For the first time, scientists described a hummingbird chick potentially mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to avoid getting eaten. When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin ...