A black-capped chickadee by any other name is a Poecile atricapillus. That’s the bird’s scientific name, the reference used worldwide to avoid the confusion a list of local names could offer. For ...

Texas is home to more birds in the U.S. than any other state. With more than 600 species to see, there are quite a few that share the same gothic appearance as the blackbird. However, blackbirds ...

Black birds. Good or bad? Depending on which black bird species, your answer could be yes or no — or something in between. First of all, we have to get the nomenclature straightened out so we can make ...