Birds Can Tell Whether Humans Are Good or Bad

Medicine & Technology Sep 30, 2019

Birds, particularly Jackdaws, can tell if a human looking at them is good or bad.

Are Crows the Smartest Birds on Earth?

Sep 01, 2019

Here is a compiled list of studies conducted on crows suggesting their high levels of intelligence.

Excessive Courtship Displays Make Wolf Spiders Easy Target for Birds

Jun 20, 2019

Researchers noted that by courting the way they do, they are putting themselves at risk of bird predators

Successful ‘Alien’ Birds Invasions are Location Dependent

Jun 20, 2019

Alien species are the primary driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, so there is a clear and urgent need for better biosecurity measures to prevent or mitigate the impact of future invasions and protect endangered native species

Repeated Evolution of Flightlessness in Dryolimnas Rails

Jun 07, 2019

Rising sea levels have wiped flightless white-throated rails of the face of the Earth. Some millennia later, the same species have found a way back.

New Food Source Could Lead to New Species in Birds, According to UA Biologists

Apr 30, 2019

A specific evolution of pathway is necessary for everything ranging from the immune system, to feather pigmentation.

Two New Bird Species Have Been Discovered

Apr 25, 2019

The two new bird species were found in the Wakatobi Archipelago of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The Surprising Sound Source of Birds

Apr 11, 2019

Researchers discover that the best place for the voice box of a bird is low in the airway

20 Bird and 20 Mammal Species Will Be Extinct in 20 Years

Mar 31, 2019

Fauna crisis in Australia could be the inevitable end of some indigenous species.

Birds, Bees, Other Animals Shows Morality, Conscientiousness According To Study

May 25, 2017

A recent research has shown that other animals like birds and bees are exhibiting morality on their behaviors.

Save Birds From Extinction? Drop Them In Long-Abandoned Habitat

May 09, 2017

Birds like eagles could still be saved from extinction if they are dropped off in their long-abandoned habitat.

Male Birds Choose Their Friends Based On Similar Personality Traits: See Full Details Why

May 08, 2017

Like the human, these male birds established social networks base on "shared attributes including personality.''

Bird Population Faces Crisis In The Vermont Forest: Insect Eater Species Are Losing The Foothold

Apr 17, 2017

A recent study unveils a bitter fact that the bird population in the Vermont Forest that includes the insect eater species is gradually declining.

Bird Fossil Discovery: Scientists Found Second Specimen Of Eoconfuciusornis

Mar 28, 2017

This new bird fossil specimen from the rich early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, which is approximately 131 to 120 million years old. It is cited as Eoconfuciusornis that are the oldest and the most primitive member of Confuciusornithiformes.

New Study Reveals How Bird-Eating Snakes Affect An Island

Mar 10, 2017

Bird population has been greatly reduced in the island of Guam due to the rise of a non-native bird species. Read how the decrease in bird population has greatly affected the forests of Guam.