Birds News
May 16, 2024
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May 15, 2024 A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a recent ...
May 14, 2024 Research indicates a specially bred line of chickens could save growers thousands of gallons of water and thousands of pounds of food each month without sacrificing poultry ...
May 13, 2024 The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands than on larger, less remote places. The team had expected to find that forested areas had more numerous and more varied species of birds compared to ...
May 3, 2024 A new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not. Birdwatching in particular yielded promising results, with higher gains in subjective well-being and more ...
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May 2, 2024 Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of ...
Apr. 25, 2024 How do birds fly in a coordinated and seemingly effortless fashion? Part of the answer lies in precise, and previously unknown, aerodynamic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Every cuckoo is an adopted child -- raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large ...
Apr. 19, 2024 A study has found direct evidence of a species -- the American woodcock, a migratory shorebird from eastern and central North America -- that overlaps periods of migration and reproduction, a rare ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this ...
Apr. 17, 2024 All storks choose to migrate with conspecifics, but young storks rely more on social influences than adults ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds ...
Apr. 12, 2024 It is one of the world's most spectacular sights -- huge flocks or 'flamboyances' of flamingos around East Africa's lakes -- as seen in the film Out of Africa or David Attenborough's A Perfect ...
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Apr. 11, 2024 A team of computer scientists working on two different problems -- how to quickly detect damaged buildings in crisis zones and how to accurately estimate the size of bird flocks -- recently announced ...
Apr. 9, 2024 The first birdfeeders were made in the 19th century, and their design rapidly evolved during the 20th century. Researchers at the consider the evolution of the birdfeeder to be an example of ...
Apr. 5, 2024 A new study calls into question Bergmann's rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger than close relatives living in warmer ...
Apr. 5, 2024 In a recent study, researchers found that 78% of the world's bird species do not thrive in the most modified human-dominated environments. These species are also most likely to have declining ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A new study has found that birds that are more social are more likely to use novel sources of ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Genomic anamolies dating back to the time of the dinosaurs misled scientists about the evolutionary history of ...
Apr. 2, 2024 An international team of scholars present the earliest clear archaeological and biomolecular evidence for the raising of chickens for egg production, based on material from 12 archaeological sites ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Using cutting-edge computational methods and supercomputing infrastructure, researchers have built the largest and most detailed bird family tree to date -- an intricate chart delineating 93 million ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Researchers upend the notion that the iconic great gray owl -- known as the phantom of the North -- lives far from cities, towns and other markers of human ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known for hunting (or scavenging) larger mammals such as antelopes and occasionally feed on smaller ...
Mar. 28, 2024 To woo a mate, the Albert's Lyrebird of Australia becomes a real song-and-dance bird. Each male first chooses a stage of entangled vines, then in performance he shakes the vines as part of his ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, according to a new ...
Mar. 25, 2024 A small-bird species, the Japanese tit (Parus minor), uses wing movements as a gesture to convey the message 'after you,' according to new research. When a mating pair arrives at their nest ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the ...
Mar. 14, 2024 We expect tropical animals to handle a certain degree of heat, but not wild swings in temperature. That seems to be true for tropical ectotherms, or 'cold-blooded' animals such as ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Emperor penguin populations have been exceedingly difficult to monitor because of their remote locations, and because individuals form breeding colonies on seasonal sea ice fastened to land (known as ...
Mar. 13, 2024 New research explains how eating feces (known as coprophagy) shapes wild birds' digestive tracts (gut biota), enabling them to absorb lost or deficient nutrients and adjust to seasonal ...
Mar. 12, 2024 A large find of dinosaur tracks and fossilized plants and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska provides new information about the climate and movement of animals near the time when they began ...
Mar. 10, 2024 A new study has found that when humans are suddenly absent from the urban environment, the activity of the crows and ringneck parakeets that 'live' in the area reduces significantly. ...
Mar. 5, 2024 A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is the first of its kind to evolve a toothless beak. It's from a ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Dinosaur Study Challenges Bergmann's Rule
- Four in Five Bird Species Cannot Tolerate Intense Human Pressures
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Computational Tools Fuel Reconstruction of New and Improved Bird Family Tree
- Machine Learning Provides a New Picture of the Great Gray Owl
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Small Birds Spice Up the Already Diverse Diet of Spotted Hyenas in Namibia
- Lyrebird Synchronizes Elements of Its Mating Dance
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
- Who Knew That Coprophagy Was So Vital for Birds' Survival?
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Sunday, March 10, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals
- Counting Rays: Aerial Surveys Reveal Ample Populations in Southeast Florida
Monday, February 26, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Tawny Owl's Pale Grey Color Linked to Vital Functions Ensuring Survival in Extreme Conditions
- New Understanding of Avian Eggshell Attachment -- Implications for Medical Procedures and Egg Industry
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- Scientists Pinpoint Growth of Brain's Cerebellum as Key to Evolution of Bird Flight
- Poultry Scientists Develop 3D Anatomy Technique to Learn More About Chicken Vision
Monday, January 29, 2024
- Moth Keeps a Firm Eye on the Proboscis
- Endangered Seabird Shows Surprising Individual Flexibility to Adapt to Climate Change
Friday, January 26, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Gulls Swap Natural for Urban Habitats, Machine-Learning Study Finds
- Uncovering the Secrets Behind the Silent Flight of Owls
- Blue Tit Population Booms With Moths on the Menu
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Rain Can Spoil a Wolf Spider's Day, Too
- Tiny AI-Based Bio-Loggers Revealing the Interesting Bits of a Bird's Day
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Oldest Known Fossilized Skin Is 21 Million Years Older Than Previous Examples
- Need for Speed: How Hummingbirds Switch Mental Gears in Flight
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Monday, January 8, 2024
- Widespread Population Collapse of African Raptors
- Captive-Bred Birds Able to Improve Their Flight and Migration Performance
Friday, January 5, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Daily Singing Workout Keeps Songbird Males Attractive
- The Configuration of Green Spaces in Cities Determines the Characteristics of Their Birds
Monday, December 11, 2023
- Extremely Rare Bird Captured on Film
- Millions of Birds Lose Precious Energy Due to Fireworks on New Year's Eve
Friday, December 8, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Feathered Friends Can Become Unlikely Helpers for Tropical Coral Reefs Facing Climate Change Threat
- Jays Jump in While Crows Hold out for the Treat
Monday, December 4, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Identifying Australia's Most Elusive Birds
- Unknown Animals Were Leaving Bird-Like Footprints in Late Triassic Southern Africa
Friday, November 17, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
- Temperature Variability Reduces Nesting Success
- Birds Set Foot Near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian Tracks Show
- Forget Social Distancing: House Finches Become More Social When Sick
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- Surveilling Wetlands for Infectious Bird Flu -- And Finding It
- Roaming Seabirds Need Ocean-Wide Protection
- New Deep Learning AI Tool Helps Ecologists Monitor Rare Birds Through Their Songs
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Hummingbirds' Unique Sideways Flutter Gets Them Through Small Apertures
- Desert Birds Lay Larger Eggs When They Have More Helpers
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
- Unearthing the Ecological Impacts of Cicada Emergences on North American Forests
- Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Agricultural Lands
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Mimicking a Bird's Sticky Spit to Create Cellulose Gels
- AI Models Identify Biodiversity from Animal Sounds in Tropical Rainforests
Monday, October 16, 2023
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Monday, October 9, 2023
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Ruffed Grouse Population More Resilient Than Expected, Genetic Study Finds
- Bird Species Changing Faster Than Expected in Protected Areas
- Birders and AI Push Bird Conservation to the Next Level
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023
- To Prepare for Next Pandemic, Researchers Tackle Bird Flu
- Genome Study Reveals 30 Years of Darwin's Finch Evolution
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Monday, September 25, 2023
- Caribbean Parrots Thought to Be Endemic Are Actually Relicts of Millennial-Scale Extinction
- Study Shows Birds That Have Evolved Greater Complexity Are Less Biodiverse
Friday, September 22, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Researchers' Analysis of Perching Birds Points to New Answers in Evolutionary Diversification
- Dinosaur Feathers Reveal Traces of Ancient Proteins