birds

A bird living in the Cambodian capital is named as a new species.

In avian species, a gene induces programmed cell death during development in the area where a phallus would otherwise grow.

Regular supplies of food for scavenger birds in Spain may not be the most effective conservation strategy, as smaller birds are bullied away.

A newly discovered fossil of what may be the earliest known bird redraws the picture of the early avian evolution, but some researchers are not convinced.

Toby Burke, 48, defended his family from a brown bear in Alaska using a birdwatching telescope.

An analysis of the novel virus indicates it’s descended from at least four different bird flu strains.

A new report says that neonicotinoids are poisonous to some birds at lower concentrations than previously indicated.

Amateur birders record an astounding number of species and individuals in the first ever worldwide avian stock taking.

Scientists have identified the sticky substance that is damaging the feathers of hundreds seabirds washed ashore in England as an additive for lubricant oils.
 

The Carribean island, with the help of researchers using creative ways of getting the message out, has rallied behind sequencing the genome of an endemic parrot.

Unusual Creatures, Extinct Boids, The Mating Lives of Birds and A World in One Cubic Foot

Homing pigeons and tree swallows are being used to monitor pollution in cities and track environmental clean-up work at former industrial sites.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Canines that chase away seagulls have been helping to reduce the amount of bird droppings, which can carry disease and lead to beach closures.

Scientists place a silicon-filled computerized egg in a swan nest to learn about the birds’ hatching process.

Gifts of the Crow, What the Robin Knows, The Unfeathered Bird, and America’s Other Audubon

Researchers call for access to more data from energy companies to find strategies that will limit bird and bat deaths from wind turbines.

A 130 million-year-old winged dinosaur offers scientist the oldest evidence of iridescent feathers.

A video of thousands of birds flying as a single coordinated, amorphous group stirs up questions about how they do it.

An avid conservationist is found guilty of attempting to poison feral cats, which she claims are a threat to wild birds.