Jays are the loudest and flashiest of the corvidae family, which also includes crows, ravens, and magpies. They’re also considered to be among the most intelligent species of the bird world. Most jays ...

A new bird has been discovered in the San Antonio area, a hybrid between two species whose ranges are starting to overlap, in part likely due to climate change, researchers say. Researchers at the ...

A comprehensive new genetic and statistical study reveals two groups of scrub jays -- one in Mexico and one in Texas -- deserve status as independent species. The paper also uses genomic data to ...

Birds of a feather flock together, the adage goes. But a rare bird spotted in Texas suggests there's more ornithological intermingling than previously thought. When researchers at the University of ...

Forget the canary in a coal mine: today the danger zone is the entire U.S., and the sentinel species comprise a growing list that includes the Golden-cheeked Warbler, the Florida Scrub Jay and the ...