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Can you imagine a world without birds? The benefits birds bring us aren't just cultural. Birds play an essential role in the functioning of the world's ecosystems, in a way that directly impacts human health, economy and food production - as well as millions of other species. Here's how...

Read articleWhy we need birds (far more than they need us)

A decade ago, BirdLife created a program to stop birds from going extinct as a result of human activity. Here are some of its successes.

Read article10 ways we've saved the world's rarest birds in the last 10 years

Eight bird species, including two species of macaw, look set to have their extinctions confirmed following a robust new assessment of Critically Endangered species. The findings reveal a worrying new trend: for the first time, mainland extinctions are outpacing island extinctions.

Read articleSpix’s Macaw heads list of first bird extinctions confirmed this decade

Road construction through Belarus’ Almany Mires is devastating ancient bogs in one of the country’s Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas. With globally threatened species like the Greater Spotted Eagle in jeopardy, our partner APB – BirdLife Belarus is leading the charge to stop the bulldozers.

Read articleBulldozers over Almany threaten the Greater Spotted Eagle

Around one in five of all the world’s bird species migrate. And while every migration is an epic and often perilous feat of endurance, here’s a selection of species that we feel go the extra mile.

Read articleMigration Marathons: 7 unbelievable bird journeys

Sounds too good to be true? A project is stopping deforestation and community exploitation in Sierra Leone through the power of cocoa.

Read articleEat chocolate, save a rainforest - the Gola Cocoa Project tells you how

It’s a worrying trend: even birds that were once considered common and widespread are now plummeting towards extinction. Some of the species on this list will shock you.

Read article7 birds you won’t believe are threatened with extinction

The French Ministry of Ecology, Nicolas Hulot has committed to ending the large-scale trapping of Ortolan Bunting, which takes place to meet demand for a cruel dish where the songbird is blinded, plumpened and drowned in brandy. It's a practice that has driven population declines of up to 84% in Europe since 1980.

Read articleIn France, the Ortolan Bunting may soon be off the menu

Bruna Campos explains why a ‘sea change’ in policy is needed to protect thousands of Europe’s seabirds from the threat of incidental bycatch in fishing gears.

Read articleWhat's the catch? The fate of Europe's seabirds

No huddles please for the Galapagos Penguin; this tropical trooper calls the warm waters of the equator its home. But life in paradise is anything but a walk in the sun for the world's rarest penguin...

Read articleThe penguin that paddles in paradise

When we talk about birdsong, we cannot simply refer to a single "voice". It is a great chorus of complex sounds, it is a real language in itself. The dry "teak" of a sparrow, the plaintive "gheck gheck gheck" of a woodpecker, the shrill "chirrip" of a lark – each sound has its own purpose and is used in very specific circumstances. For birdwatchers, learning how to ‘decode’ the secret language of birds is a great way to identify different species and to better understand their behaviour.

Read articleWhy do birds sing?

How do we conserve birds? By learning from previous threats how to protect Critically Endangered species. Hundreds of species of bird that have been wiped out by human activity in the modern era. Here are just a few species that illustrate the major threats still facing birds today.

Read article10 amazing birds that have gone extinct
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