There are only 135 Guam kingfishers in the world, but scientists around the world are working to change that by breeding the species for release in the near future.
Image: Female Guam kingfisher Giha incubates two eggs inside the nest cavity she
The blue crane, also known as the paradise or Stanley crane, is the national bird of South Africa. The long dark feathers trailing to the ground behind these birds are actually wing feathers, not tail feathers.
They prefer to feed and nest in dry, grassy uplands.
On the wings of last year’s award-winning baby boom, our Bird House team recently welcomed 27 chicks among seven duck and songbird species! Meet them in this update.
This species usually prefers to nest in tall, secluded grasses, so we were taken
Behind the scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, the sweet tweets of chirping chicks are music to the Bird House team’s ears. While their homestead exhibit is under renovation, the team has been busy researching, perfecting and literally writing the book of North American songbird and shorebird husbandry. The result? A bird baby boom—34 chicks among 11 species, and counting! Hear from curator Sara Hallager and keepers Heather Anderson, Stacy Hill, Kathy Brader and Shelby Burns why summer 2020 truly is for the birds.
As soon as that chick fledged, mom wasted no time in building a new nest.
By Lauren Augustine
Unlike our other two Cuban crocodile females, Dorothy digs a hole nest, making it
A bit of a warm-weather duck, blue-winged teals seem to spend more time on their wintering grounds in Central and South American than any other dabbling duck in the Americas. These small dabbling ducks are often seen in pairs or small groups at the edges of ponds and lakes.
Reproduction and Development Females will choose their nest site among grassy areas
Buffleheads are small diving ducks that have large, rounded heads. They are often found in ponds and small lakes, but also use salt water in coastal areas during the winter.
Reproduction and Development Buffleheads nest in tree cavities.
Similar in coloration and closely related to the Baltimore oriole, the orchard oriole is the smallest member of the New World blackbird family that includes red-winged blackbirds and meadowlarks.
They are loosely territorial and will nest in the same trees as kingbirds or even
Familiar to nature enthusiasts everywhere, the song of the male wood thrush has been called one of the most beautiful sounds that any animal produces. They are braver than many other thrushes, though not as bold as their cousin, the robin.
The female chooses the nest site, usually within 20 feet of the ground.
Prairie dogs are a keystone species that provides disturbance in North American grasslands through grazing, burrowing, and clipping. This behavior shapes the habitat of countless prairie residents, including grassland birds.
done to investigate the effects of prairie dogs on songbird demographic rates, nest
