In the sunbaked Galápagos Islands, a male finch perches on a branch, hearing what sounds like another bird’s song. But ...

Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce ...

Observations at your bird feeder could help inform research being done at Cornell University and other institutions.

New research reveals how parrots and finches develop their extraordinary colours – and shows that evolution is an ongoing ...

Something looked a little off at the birdfeeders. I get more house finches at my feeders than I can count, but as I entered the living room and glanced out ...

What gives an Australian finch its brilliantly colored red, yellow or orange bill? A major new study has uncovered the ...

Australian finches' bill colors come from small genetic variations affecting how they process dietary pigments.

As bird populations dwindle across the globe, a new study from University of Vermont researchers suggests some species may be ...

In conclusion, introducing a bird pet offers children a wonderful experience, be it budgie, cockatiel, lovebird, canary, or finch. These five bird pets offer unique qualities and characteristics that ...

A common way ecologists predict population counts may be an unreliable way of forecasting future bird counts in urban areas, meaning scientists may be overestimating and underestimating the losses of ...

Hooper’s study examined variation in this trait across the whole distribution of the long-tailed finch in the wild, and variation in the genomes of the measured birds. It turned out bill colour in ...