For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce new sounds. But a new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology reveals ...

An owl found partially encased in concrete after it got inside a cement mixer in southwestern Utah is expected to fly free ...

"These two characteristics have led to the claim that the owl eye is immobile. The authors report the presence of small eye ...

Creating a space that attracts birds can be surprisingly rewarding, especially when small changes make your yard more ...

More than 60 years later, we can still wake up to the sound of birdsong, but as ubiquitous as the dawn chorus is, it’s not totally clear why birds do it. Now, a new study (yet to be peer reviewed) ...

Zebra finches are a prominent model system for vocal learning and auditory system function, yet little is known about the functional development of the auditory system. Here, the authors convincingly ...

Each chapter of the book focuses on a different bird species. In this way, we learn how birds build nests, mark their ...

Philip Antony Townsend, 70, and John James McCartney, 60, both died from smoke inhalation after they were unable to escape ...

The past couple of years have seen generally slim pickings in the region in terms of avian visitors that can bring color to ...

Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and cognition.