Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size, but what determines the form they will take? Just how exactly can they be so different from one another? According to a new study, a hidden mathematical ...

If you want a fun learning experience, watch the birds at your feeders. Notice the different types of beaks and how their shapes dictate a bird’s dining habits — particularly the way it consumes black ...

Jane Younger receives funding from National Geographic Society and WIRES. Josh Tyler receives funding from the Evolution Education Trust. David Hocking does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

A study offers the latest evidence of the problem-solving prowess of the clever birds. By Carolyn Wilke Rosy-faced lovebirds are charismatic, petite parrots. They also aren’t afraid to use their heads ...

A new study suggests that Anna's Hummingbirds in the western United States are not only keeping up with human influence on their habitat, they're thriving. According to a recent study in Global Change ...

Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food. The species from the sparrow family is not usually found in cities.

Researchers have modelled a pair of tweezers to mimic the shape of the 4.3 centimetre average beak of the New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides) – an intelligent species of bird known to use simple ...