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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating ...
The authors concluded that as a group, Africa's diurnal raptors — those active during the day like eagles — "are facing an extinction crisis, with more than two-thirds of the species examined ...
Numbers have dropped, in some cases sharply, for nearly all of the 42 raptor species surveyed in sub-Saharan regions. By Rachel Nuwer Silhouettes of patrolling raptors filled skies throughout Africa ...
Ornithologists and animal researchers have recently identified and named two new bird species in Tanzania, a laborious task that required the use of museum specimens collected half a century ago.
Researchers conducted a study on the online trade of West African wild birds in an effort to fill knowledge gaps about the trafficking of species from this part of the world. The study found that 83 ...
This video focuses on three African bird species shown actively confronting invasive animals in their environments. Each segment captures clear moments where hunting, chasing, or direct aggression ...
A wild African bird that will famously lead people to trees filled with honeycomb seems to somehow learn the distinct whistles and calls of the human foragers who live near them. Scientists have long ...