Sometimes bird names are conveniently separated by directions. For instance, there are eastern and western meadowlarks. Can you guess on which side of the continent each species lives? Well, duh.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called ...

It’s hard to resist a northern cardinal bird. They’re lively, bright and amazing songsters. Amid the browns, blues and greens of the natural world, northern cardinals are showstoppers. And in winter’s ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The northern cardinal is quite a notorious bird. With its bright red plumage, the cardinal moves about much of the United States. The northern cardinal can be found as far ...

'Sunny' the yellow northern cardinal has taken the world by storm. Ever since the rare bird was photographed Oct. 12 in the backyard of Port St. Lucie home-school teacher Tracy Workman, images of the ...

New scientific results have strengthened the case that the ubiquitous northern cardinal could be two species of bird or more. Scientists most recently performed an analysis of cardinals on either side ...

Since their creation, state mottos and symbols have helped to achieve distinction and uniqueness. North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to ...

Recently I was lucky enough to capture this image of the beautiful head of a male northern cardinal. This bird will tolerate other songbirds around a bird feeder. The innocence of this friendly bird ...

Central Texas (WTKR) — A northern cardinal was caught and banded by members of the Inland Bird Banding Association in central Texas. The bird shows apparent bilateral gynandromorphism, a rare ...