Have you ever looked up at the sky just before a hurricane and noticed birds swirling and swooping in ways that seem almost choreographed? It’s not just your imagination—birds really do behave in the ...

For some birds, recognizing their own eggs can be a matter of life or death. In a new study, scientists have shown that many birds affected by the parasitic Common Cuckoo -- which lays its lethal ...

As the planet warms, scientists are seeing evidence of earlier springs and later autumns all over the world. Snow is melting sooner, plants are flowering earlier—and now, researchers find that birds ...

(CN) – A new study says climate change is knocking North America’s migratory songbirds off their seasonal schedule, which could potentially cause the extinction of several familiar species. Increasing ...

Research looks at the evolutionary pathways to differences in bird plumage patterns between males and females -- and concludes that birds are able to adapt their appearance with remarkable ease.

Avian influenza (bird flu) is a highly contagious disease of wild and captive birds. Controlling its spread remains a major ...

The dark, smudgy streaks on Xavi Bou's photographs suggest the jerky ink tracks created by a malfunctioning printer, but they actually record the various patterns birds trace while flying in flocks.

A white-throated swallow, one of several intra-African migratory birds. MartinMaritz/Shutterstock Bird migration comes in many flavours – and, as with ice cream ...

Just in time for World Migratory Bird Day, May 10, an article in the April issue of Animal Behaviour explores the impact of shifting migration patterns in one population of migratory birds. An ...

Xavi Bou spends most weekends photographing birds. Although he appreciates their plumage and mating habits and everything else nature photographers love about the animals, he isn't especially ...

Just in time for World Migratory Bird Day, May 10, an article in the April issue of Animal Behaviour explores the impact of shifting migration patterns in one population of migratory birds. An ...