If you've spotted a yellow house finch, you might wonder if it's rare — and what caused the yellow coloration. Here's what the experts say.

UPDATE 3:42 p.m.: The last remaining Yellow Finch tree sitter that was arrested earlier this afternoon has been identified by authorities. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, ...

Carotenoids are the underlying pigment for much of the enormous variety in color found across birds and form the basis for the colors red, yellow, and orange. In a study published in Current Biology, ...

Quiz question: Name a bright yellow bird, one that seems invariably chipper, has an unusual diet, moves around in flocks of its own kind and lives among us in disguise all winter. If “male American ...

House finches are the perfect urban bird. They would willingly trade an empty lot filled with grasses and bushes and trees for a nice new house with a bird feeder. They are fond (understatement) of ...