The findings of a new study about communication between birds also offer key insights into the origins of language.

A new study shows that over 20 species of birds, separated by 50 million years of evolution, use the same call when they see ...

More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...

Brood parasites lay eggs in other species’ nests, forcing the host to raise their offspring. The cost to host species is high ...

A new global study has revealed that birds from vastly different species and continents use a remarkably similar alarm call to warn of brood parasites such as cuckoos — marking a rare example of a ...

In another tree, we spotted an unexpected mix of birds perched together: a red-shouldered hawk, an egret, a mockingbird, and ...

Birds don't just sing for beauty, their voices carry messages, warnings, and even regional dialects that reveal a hidden ...

The “Great North American Eclipse” of April 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how birds and other wildlife ...

When you’re birding by ear, you use the same skills as when you’re recognizing music; listening to sounds, patterns, changes in pitch, in tone and in volume, but in nature rather than in music. You ...

In India, an acoustic recording from August 24, 2025 confirms that the nocturnal bird called 'Jerdon's courser' is not ...

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