It’s hard to know what prehistoric animals’ lives were like—even answering seemingly simple questions, like what they ate, can be a challenge. Sometimes, paleontologists get…
Study of Himalayan songbirds in museum collections is first step toward using feathers to predict the effects of climate change for birds in extreme environments….
Research shows for the first time, how birds displaced beyond their normal migratory route are able to navigate back to their route and gives us…
In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in the evolution of bright and dramatic colors. Females…
Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles Are Not Merging A half-century of controversy over two popular bird species may have finally come to an end. In one…
Most bird species are slow to change their tune, preferring to stick with tried-and-true songs to defend territories and attract females. Now, with the help…
Researchers have found that birds can thrive in cities either by having larger brains or by breeding more often. A new study in Frontiers in…
By watching videos of each other eating, blue tits and great tits can learn to avoid foods that taste disgusting and are potentially toxic, a…
A growing body of research shows that birds’ spring migration has been getting earlier and earlier in recent decades. New research from The Auk: Ornithological Advances on…
In the Pacific Northwest, the range expansion of Barred Owls has contributed to a conservation crisis for Northern Spotted Owls, which are being displaced from…
Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago….
If you took a careful look at the feathers on a chicken, you’d find many different forms within the same bird—even within a single feather….
Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on October 21, 2019, have captured the loudest bird calls yet documented. The calls are the mating songs…
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Brazilian institute researchers record top avian noisemaker. Biologist Jeff Podos at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with Mario Cohn-Haft at…
Reproduction and migration are the two most demanding tasks in a bird’s life, and the vast majority of species separate them into different times of…
Researchers explore the value of continent-wide analyses of anthropogenic noise pollution on birds. Anthropogenic noise pollution (ANP) is a globally invasive phenomenon impacting natural systems,…
Humans change entire landscapes – by building cities and roads, by farming land and by exploiting natural resources. What effects does this have on animals…
The mating display of the male bird of paradise owes its optical extravagance to a background so black it is the envy of telescope and…