Zebra finches learn their courtship songs early in life by first listening to their fathers and memorizing the melodies.

Qi was able to show that another chemical messenger called acetylcholine can trigger dopamine release in the bird’s brain ...

The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada,” by Lillian Stokes and Matthew A. Young, published in 2024, is ...

However, species-specific differences in ability ... shared and unique aspects of vocal motor control in the birds. Whereas zebra finches produce rigid, structured songs, budgerigars exhibit ...

Peak bird migration is about to start in Colorado and around the country. Here are tools for tracking and identifying the ...

In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

The species, named for its distinct “eyebrows” and throat color, was found 215 miles away from its closest known location in ...