It’s about 3 inches long and weighs as much as a penny. But a calliope hummingbird is a tough little bird. It can fly up to 5,600 miles in a year. Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to ...
A Spanish quail flies 1,430 miles to Berlin in just a few days, revealing surprising migratory routes according to new GPS ...
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Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest. That's the main finding of a new University of ...
A few months ago, I wrote a column about the largest birds in our area. It’s easy for everyday people to think of birds in everyday terms, dismissing sparrows and blackbirds as insubstantial and ...
ANN ARBOR, MI – The bodies of birds across North and South America are getting smaller but with longer wingspans as the climate shifts and temperatures rise. Scientists at the University of Michigan ...
SALT LAKE CITY — It's about 3 inches long and weighs as much as a penny. But a calliope hummingbird is a tough little bird. It can fly up to 5,600 miles in a year. Despite its tiny stature, the ...