The song of the Savi's Warbler sounds like a strange insect buzzing. These birds live near European lakes, ponds, and rivers, ...

Astronomers have heard bursts of radiation from space sharing similarities with birdsong, shedding more light on the decades-old mysterious phenomenon that could affect satellites. These strange ...

Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings — a rare, prehistoric trait — and adults give off a strong ...

‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat it.