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

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

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

What happens to animals when their friends are stressed? Is it possible to document the spread of stress within groups of birds? Experiments conducted by the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for the ...

But two recent separate studies about parrots and finches have provided vital insight into this ... is a species of songbird native to northern Australia. There are two hybridising subspecies with ...

Animal habitats are currently changing extremely rapidly and extensively due to urbanization and climate change. As a result, ...

New research on zebra finches reveals that stress spreads within social groups, even affecting individuals not directly ...

How Playing Songs to Darwin's Finches Helped Biologists Confirm Link Between Environment and the Emergence of New Species Oct. 10, 2024 — They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory ...

Moreover, as many as 150 birds' names honor people with connections to slavery and white supremacy, according to the Post.

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 ...