Birdwatchers flock to Montréal for rare sighting of ‘vagrant’ bird that has made its home during a bitterly cold winter ...

The new year seems to have brought a new visitor to Canada.

The bird was first spotted in early January, but it's not clear when it arrived in Canada. A rare European bird has become a local celebrity after it was spotted on Rougemont Avenue in Montreal.

The robin is regularly crowned the UK's favourite bird. With its inquisitive nature and unmistakable red breast, it's a familiar and welcome sight on garden fences and along country paths. But how ...

The European robin, more commonly known as the robin or robin redbreast, is formally classified into the Old World flycatcher family. This small insectivorous passerine is common and widespread ...

As a self-professed nature nerd, I’ve become accustomed to common names for plants being misleading. Rose of Sharon, for instance, is not a rose but a hibiscus. It follows that names for animals may ...