The **Rufous-collared Sparrow** (*Zonotrichia capensis*), also known as Chincol or Copetón, is a species of **Neotropical passerine bird** belonging to the **Emberizidae family**.
It is the only species in this genus among the so-called "American sparrows" of the Zonotrichia genus....
The La Esmeralda Rescue Center, in the provincial capital of Santa Fe, is the temporary home of around 30 talking parrots. These specimens are part of a conservation program aimed at preserving one of the most trafficked birds in...
A marine heatwave killed approximately half of the population of common murres in Alaska, marking the highest mortality rate of a single species in modern history, according to a study.
The catastrophic loss points to broader changes in marine environments...
Officers from the Taco Pozo police station intercepted three men on the Barilari interprovincial road, resulting in the seizure of motorcycles and more than 70 chicks of the "Chacoan talking parrot," a protected species.
The operation took place on the...
A multidisciplinary team of scientists has investigated the night camouflage of white owls and has concluded that they become "invisible" in the moonlight, managing to camouflage themselves both when acting as predators and when they feel like prey.
This striking...
Glass in cities represents a danger for birds resulting in millions of annual collisions. To address this issue, BirdShades has developed a solution that protects birds using ultraviolet (UV) technology to make glass visible to birds, without altering the...
Facing the beginning of the season when wild birds tend to fall out of their nests, mainly after winds or storms, Mendoza launched a special campaign.
The team from the Department of Wildlife of the Ministry of Energy and Environment...
The field research tasks and collected evidence pointed to a possible network of illegal bird trafficking, which allowed to identify those involved in Paraná and locate the house in the San AgustÃn Neighborhood.
The Paraná Cattle Rustling Brigade carried out...
A German student has created HAUSHOUSE, a bird shelter in urban areas that adapts to any window frame without damaging it.
Easy to install and maintain thanks to its rotating structure, this birdhouse transforms urban spaces into bird-friendly shelters and...
The oldest known wild bird in the world, Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has laid an egg at the remarkable age of approximately 74 years old, the first in four years.
Wisdom returned to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in...
