Six rare purple birds found in India

The Nilgiri Flowerpecker is a small bird that sometimes shows a purplish shine in the right light. It primarily inhabits the ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Experts stunned after capturing images of rare creature in unexpected location: 'Striking'

"I was thrilled." Experts stunned after capturing images of rare creature in unexpected location: 'Striking' first appeared ...

Endangered Indian Skimmers, rare migratory birds spotted at Telangana’s Manair river

Sightings of migratory birds — including Indian Skimmers, Pallas’s Gull, Bar-headed Geese, Greater Flamingos, Common Sandpiper, Little Pratincole, Little Ringed Plover and Ruddy Shelduck — have been ...
AOL

From Andean Condors to Bustards: Discovering Nature’s Big Birds

In Pakistan’s Cholistan Desert, a group of rare birds was recently documented by wildlife photographer Syed Rizwan Mehmood. On July 20, Mehmood witnessed six Great Indian bustards engaging in ...
Mongabay

Captive-raised chicks offer hope for extremely rare great Indian bustard

Time is running out for the great Indian bustard. In the wild, fewer than 150 of these critically endangered ostrich-like birds survive, mostly in India’s Rajasthan state. But a captive-breeding ...

10 lesser known national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of India to spot rare animals

India’s wilderness is vast and varied, yet many of its rarest animals live far from the spotlight. Beyond the famous reserves ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Petland Indian Ringneck bird thief has history of animal theft charges

A College Hill man accused of stealing three rare exotic birds from multiple Cincinnati-area Petland stores has a history of stealing animals, court documents show. Dontas McCoy, 44, pleaded guilty ...