New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

Male zebra finch calls attract mates – and maybe, coincidentally, you? Raina Fan Logan S. James, The University of Texas at ...

If you have feeders in your backyard, you probably enjoy the birds. Many species, such as cardinals, goldfinches, and robins ...

Fiona Pardington hopes an exhibition of her images of New Zealand’s extinct and endangered birds will encourage debate, as ...

Scientists at The Australian National University have successfully taught captive-bred regent honeyeaters to sing the ...

President Trump is turning up the pressure on Cuba, but other Latin American countries, even those on the left, are staying ...

A special filter helps hummers easily spot the hue, but that's not the same as a natural attraction. Artificial dyes in ...

Researchers at the Australian National University have used targeted song tutoring in captivity to revive the disappearing traditional song of the regent honeyeater, a critically endangered Australian ...

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia have successfully restored the lost traditional song of one of Australia's most endangered birds ...

Bird migration is awe-inspiring. Animals mostly made of feathers take to the sky and complete round-trip journeys up to 40,000 kilometers long. The extremists migrate nonstop. Some fast the entire way ...

To eat a sugar-filled diet, birds had to evolve some sweet genetic tricks. Birds that feed on nectar and fruits have important variants in genes that control metabolism, fat processing and even blood ...