In 2014, Felicity Newell joined the Florida Museum of Natural History as a doctoral student, then promptly left the country in search of a tropical spring. It's a concept she started thinking about ...

Competition with other species, not climate, drives the distribution of bird biodiversity in tropical mountains, one of Earth’s hottest biodiversity hotspots, according to a new study of 31 mountain ...

Extreme heat poses grave threat to tropical birds The notion that bird populations are steeply declining is not new – a 2019 study found bird populations in the US and Canada have dropped by 30% since ...

Discover seven rare birds with breathtaking colours, unique features, and extraordinary beauty. From the Indian Peacock to ...

We expect tropical animals to handle a certain degree of heat, but not wild swings in temperature. That seems to be true for tropical ectotherms, or 'cold-blooded' animals such as amphibians, reptiles ...

Scientists know comparatively little about the breeding seasons of tropical birds. This point is underscored by a new study that shows insect-eating birds in the tropics can postpone breeding by ...