Thirty-six percent of the world’s 11,000 bird species live in the region south of the border between the United States and Mexico. But their numbers are declining.

From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism, and divine energy.

Is playing for a soccer team named the Aztecs permissible in Islam, considering its link to the ancient civilization known for polytheism? This inquiry addresses the teams logo—an Aztec bird linked to ...

These Birds Are National Symbols but Getting Harder to See The populations of some Latin American birds are declining, even in the countries they symbolize.