Superb starlings help care for the offspring of birds they are not related to. “To me, that sounds like friendship,” one ...

Research teams studying bats and birds gather in Panama’s Soberanía National Park to celebrate the launch of a long-term ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size - from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

A bird lover has walked 53 miles dressed ... "The costume was fairly easy to walk in as it was very lightweight. "As long as I pointed the beak in the correct direction and ducked underneath ...

In fact, its beak can sometimes be longer than its body! This extraordinary length means the bird must groom itself with its feet and perch with its head tilted upward for balance. However, this long ...

The Northern house wren is considered a rather plain and drab-looking brown bird with a thin bill. It has darker barring on the tail and wings, and light tan throat. DEAR JOAN: I woke to a swarm ...

We suspect that brown birds are at a disadvantage in a rather gray city." Urban environments tend to be packed with concrete, asphalt, artificial light, and industry while featuring fewer green and ...

Kathleen Garland receives funding from the Australian Government, Monash University and Museums Victoria. Alistair Evans receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Monash University ...