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 ...

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.

The patterns and colors could also change over time as the feather grew. The research team, led by Dr. C.M. Chuong of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the ...

In this photo by Art Wolfe, a flock of Western Sandpipers and Dunlin rest on the shore in the early morning, at Bowerman Basin, Grays Harbor, Washington. (Photo: Special to the News Sentinel) Have you ...

A study shows that rainfall controls tropical bird breeding by triggering the growth of plants and insect populations.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 4 (UPI) --According to a new study, the cross-continent migratory routes of birds follow the apex of resource abundance at various stopover points. Researchers followed the ...

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.

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 ...

For some birds, recognising 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 ...