As if flamingos weren’t showy enough, the American flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber) has officially been elevated to a new ...

Florida's waterways are more than just tourist attractions – they constitute living areas that host more than 500 different bird species, including some of nature's most beautiful performers. These ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub-jay as the state songbird. The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida, ...

FWS announced Feb. 9 that the well-known bird will be removed from the list as the population has grown in other states over the past several years.

Low water levels in 2004 drew wading birds like this great blue heron to a conservation area west of Broward County. A similar dry season following 2016’s record rain helped make 2017 a successful ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The ...

Swallow-tailed kites are a migratory bird species that can be seen in Florida for a portion of the year. Swallow-tailed kites make their nests in tall trees and are social birds, often congregating in ...

With their comically big eyes, perpetually surprised expressions and long, spindly legs, the Florida burrowing owl is a pint-sized paradox, a bird of prey that prefers to live life underground.