Four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for attempting to smuggle tropical birds from San Juan, Puerto Rico, into the ...

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they were ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS12) — The final two of four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for their roles in smuggling tropical birds from the United States on Monday. The U.S. Department of ...

For the first time, scientists described a hummingbird chick potentially mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to avoid getting eaten.

The genus Heliconia contains 187 species of tropical plants related to bananas ... The plants produce nectar to entice the birds, who then spread pollen to other flowers as they flutter about.

Two tropical birds escaped while their owner was away and were spotted in gardens in Portslade. The parakeet sightings were reported to Brighton and Hove Wildlife Advice and Rescue Service ...

It was the ninth annual — and final — Tropical Blast ... and has a summer camp. Its 83rd Bird Breakfast will be 8-11 a.m. May 17. Tickets are $7 for members, $9 for non-members, and ...