Scientists have established what could be considered a baseline map of annual avian functional and species diversity patterns in the U.S., finding that functional diversity patterns in the West, where ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – There is much more to avian biodiversity in the United States than the number of different species living in a given region or community, but the diversity of birds’ ecosystem ...

In the first broad evolutionary analysis of its kind, Chloe Heys and her colleagues found that masturbation appears across many bird groups. It occurs in both males and females, and, surprisingly, ...

New research from Te Herenga Waka Ph.D. graduate Tirth Vaishnav is exploring how birds' behavior and ecology vary across seasons and in response to both natural and human-driven environmental changes.

A new study published today in Scientific Reports reveals how birds responded to the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse across North America. The study finds bird vocalizations significantly declined ...

Early results from a study of the April 8 total solar eclipse show a more noticeable effect on bird behavior than during the last eclipse. Research led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology used weather ...

Bright feathers, intricate color patterns, and remarkable adaptations make this tropical bird one of the most recognizable ...

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