New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

The kārearea/New Zealand falcon has taken out the top spot in the 20th anniversary Bird of the Year competition. The kārearea is a high-speed hunter, which is at risk from habitat loss and predation. ...

With a wingspan of 4 feet, the gyrfalcon (pronounced JER-falcon) is the largest falcon. Your best bet to see this giant raptor is a trip to Alaska or the Canadian tundra. Discover hawk identification ...

Mongolian government has named the falcon as the national bird of Mongolia. All citizens and organizations have been urged to threat the bird as a symbol of Mongolian history,culture and ideology of ...

The New Zealand falcon has been crowned the winner of the country's annual Bird of the Year competition, taking 21% of the valid votes. The high-speed hunter, which goes by the Māori name the kārearea ...

The country’s fastest bird has taken out the top prize in a scandal-free year for the annual poll New Zealand’s fastest bird, capable of flying 200km/h in its pursuit of prey, has been crowned bird of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir.

After 114 days in Africa, Amur Falcon radio-tagged in Manipur flies home to Siberia On October 12 last year, two Amur Falcon birds had arrived from Siberia in Manipur's Tamenglong district and were ...

A rare Canadian-bred falcon has been sold for 1.3 million Saudi riyals, or about $346,000, at an auction north of Riyadh, becoming the most expensive bird sold at this year's event and the ...