Some birds may remove nectar without transferring much pollen, making them less beneficial to plants. The shape of a bird’s beak (or bill, same thing) compared to a flower’s structure is ...

Using her signature nature sketches, Leslie highlights key identification clues such as beak shape, coloring, flight patterns ...

Tropical plants in the genus Heliconia attract hummingbirds, bats and other creatures in the wild — and intrigue plant collectors, who prize them for their intense colors, dramatic beak-like ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the rare western wildflower Tecopa bird’s beak may qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The small herbaceous plant with ...

The small brown bird weighs around 16 grams (roughly half an ounce) and has black and yellow bands along with a large beak. The finding ... predators and woody plants, the study said.