Worried your backyard bird feeder makes birds dependent? New research says relax—they’re just fine without…
Browsing: Birds
Birds are a diverse group of warm-blooded vertebrates known for their feathers, beaks, and the ability, though not universal, to fly. Found in nearly every ecosystem on Earth, birds play key roles in pollination, seed dispersal, pest control, and ecological balance. Scientific research into birds spans topics like evolution, migration, communication, behavior, and the effects of climate change and habitat loss. As both indicators of environmental health and subjects of fascination, birds offer critical insights into biodiversity, adaptation, and the interconnectedness of life.
Improved air quality, reduced ozone pollution may have averted bird deaths. U.S. pollution regulations meant…
Researchers have identified cryptochrome 4 in robins’ eyes as a likely candidate for magnetic sensing,…
Birds are migrating earlier and changing in size, but a major study finds these two…
Herring gull eggs in Cornwall were found to contain multiple plastic-derived toxins. These phthalates may…
Two Ethiopian birds face extinction as rising temperatures eliminate their climate-defined habitats. The White-tailed Swallow,…
A new study reports that birds across the continental U.S. tend to avoid backyard feeders…
Dark ‘eyeliner’ feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds’ hunting…
Singing is crucial for the recognition, sex life, and speciation of songbirds; new research published…
Siberian jays are group-living birds within the corvid family that employ a wide repertoire of…
Whitewater river noise drives birds and bats from their habitats or alters how they behave,…
Talk About Getting Your Ducks in a Row There are roughly 50 billion individual birds…
Exotic parrots mummified in Chile’s Atacama Desert show ancient Amazon-to-Andes trade routes and the cultural…
A Song in Peril: The Regent Honeyeater’s Vocal Crisis The critically endangered regent honeyeater is…
Cracking the Mystery of Enantiornithine Diets It’s hard to know what prehistoric animals’ lives were…
Study of Himalayan songbirds in museum collections is first step toward using feathers to predict…
Research shows for the first time, how birds displaced beyond their normal migratory route are…
A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national…