Scientists overseeing the breeding program tried playing for their birds the "Blue Mountains Typical," an aria sung by the ...

Open a window in the spring in Minnesota, and you’ll hear a bevy of bird calls. Many birders can identify the most common species making those sounds. But it takes a seasoned ornithologist to ...

An ornithologist and poet with a lifelong passion for birds explains what these creatures can teach us about wildness, joy and belonging. J. Drew Lanham’s life has been defined by birds. He grew up in ...

Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, ...