Parakeets, parrots and even sparrows are cute, but pigeons? They're a plague to many living in cities. But are they really ...

A vet reveals why urban pigeons don't carry as many diseases as we think, their origin and how to stop them breeding in your ...

However, the most serious is called psittacosis. With this disease, an agent called Chlamydia psittaci causes it, and the disease is also called ornithosis. Birds can be asymptomatic carriers ...

Maintaining a high metabolic rate and body temperature places an extreme demand on a bird’s respiratory system, especially during the intense physical exertion required for flight. Rapid oxygen ...