The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

Birds are incredible athletes with unique capabilities – some specializing in diving techniques to plunge down upon prey ...

The white-throated needletail (a type of swift) is the world's fastest bird in level flight, capable of cruising at around ...

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

Explore the world’s fastest birds of prey, from falcons to eagles, and learn how extreme speed and high-velocity make them ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...