birds

Their ability to distinguish between individuals is strong evidence for fast mapping, a learning tool generally thought to belong only to humans.

Long-lived species decrease their reproduction more than short-lived species in response to lower-than-normal precipitation, and thereby gain a survival advantage, a study finds.

Conservation biologist John Ewen discusses the recent reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia after a 3,000-year absence and issues that need to be considered when bringing long-departed animals back into an area.

Scientists seek to combine genome editing with a technique used in chicken breeding to try to bring back lost birds.

As shelter-in-place orders quieted the city of San Francisco, its sparrow population developed softer, sexier songs.

The gene BCO2 enables male and female members of some bird species to display dramatically different color patterns.

In some finch species, the difference between colorful males and muted females comes down to one gene, BCO2, which encodes an enzyme that degrades carotenoids.

Electron microscopy revealed that a deadly disease of birds was not a form of flu, but a different type of virus entirely.

Unable to travel to international or remote sites, some researchers are losing critical data.

Species that come up with new ways to find food may be more likely to survive in habitats disturbed by agriculture and other human activities.

A newly discovered fossilized skull is between 66.8 million and 66.7 million years old and bears similarities to modern-day chickens and ducks.

A complete bird specimen uncovered in northeastern Siberia is radiocarbon dated to be roughly 44,000–49,000 years old.

The National Weather Service’s radar in Key West captures a spectacular moment in bird migration.

A population of North Island robins in a New Zealand sanctuary provides a unique system for investigating the memory skills of birds in the wild.

A newly hatched bearded vulture chick is part of an effort to reintroduce the declining species across Europe.

A reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 won’t punish oil and gas companies whose activities kill birds unintentionally, The New York Times reports.

Flycatchers, warblers, and more were spotted in a biodiverse region known as Wallacea.

Parrots aid each other in getting food from a researcher.

As dinosaurs got smaller, their metabolism increased, paving the way for bird evolution.