The identification of part of the fossilized remains of a so-called "terror bird" species in South America has given researchers new insight into the apex predators ...

Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, assistant professor of environmental studies, and a team of Colombian researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia ...

While Colombia has more bird species than any other country worldwide, much of their habitat is also suitable for growing coca and opium poppies. New research shows that these illicit crops are ...

Just after sunrise, in a cloud forest surrounded by patches of bamboo trees and coffee plants, the singing started. Then, a flash of scarlet flew past the raised cameras and binoculars: an Andean cock ...

In Colombia, the landmark 2016 peace accords with the FARC heralded hopes of ushering in bird-watching tourism in previously inaccessible, biodiverse regions. Birding tourism has unique advantages, ...

Conservationists in Colombia have recently rediscovered one of the most elusive and mysterious creatures in the world: a singing and shimmering, emerald-green species of hummingbird known as the Santa ...

In a forest of Colombia, a multi-colored bird waited its turn to approach the bird feeder. When it finally came close, the onlooking scientists were stunned. On its left side, the green honeycreeper ...

A former hunter, who once delighted in knocking birds out of the trees with his slingshot, John Aguirre now spends his time studying dozens of migratory birds that pass through his hometown in the ...

'Birds of Passage,' Colombia's latest bid for the foreign language film Oscar, topped the 36th edition of the Miami Film Festival. By Agustin Mango Birds of Passage, Colombia’s latest Oscar bid, has ...

In Colombia, the fallout from the half-century of drug violence remains a loaded topic, bundled up in pain and shame over what happened and how the world still views the country. But Colombian ...