The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

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The question about the fastest flying avian might’ve come up in casual conversations with friends, in your child's homework or, perhaps, just out of simple curiosity. According to a study led by the ...

Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir. It was a clear day, and I wanted to secrete myself in a good honey hole ...

Three peregrine falcon chicks nesting by Gillis Bridge in Newburyport are sporting some new accessories after interactions with state officials Wednesday. Representatives from the Department of Fish ...

Three peregrine falcons sit in a nest box Muscatine Power and Water along the Mississippi River. This box has seen 23 baby falcons fledged. From 1959-1989 there were no peregrine falcons found in the ...

A new study from Yale University that tracked the movements of 406 species of North American birds revealed a troubling pattern: Even the fastest birds can't outfly the dangers of the warming planet.

Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest. Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and ...

There is a lot to consider when judging the speeds of the world’s fastest birds. Speed can be measured in level flight and diving flight – which is much faster but can only be sustained for a few ...