Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off ...

A hidden camera placed in a quiet forest captured a remarkable moment featuring one of nature’s smallest performers. Perched delicately on a branch, a tiny bird begins to sing—filling the surrounding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a massive difference between vocal learning bird species and birds that rely on innate calls. You can teach certain birds ...

The sound of birds singing is synonymous with spring. As delightful as the tweets and chirps may be, these songs are actually tied to the birds’ survival — and a combination of day length, sunlight ...

Orange-crowned Warbler sitting on a branch, singing. Some of these songbirds will collect in “song neighborhoods” made of two to six males who mimic the songs of each other.© Dee Carpenter ...

Fortunately, there’s a wonderful free iPhone app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that can solve the great mystery of ...

When birds sleep, what are they dreaming about? Researchers from the University of Buenos Aires have figured out a way to tap into bird dreams. When a bird slumbers, its voice box, called the syrinx, ...

When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic "Silent Spring" in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bar winged prinia singing at tree branch, Singing bird© DSlight_photography/Shutterstock.com ...

A hidden camera placed deep within the forest captured a peaceful moment as a small bird perched quietly on a branch. At ...

Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set realistic expectations. For example, vocal learning species—including ...