Some of our avian companions possess unique beaks. Birds like Rhinoceros Hornbill and Shoebill Stork have some of the most ...

It’s pretty safe to say that a bird’s beak is one of its most obvious features. And it’s super important! It’s used for eating, grooming, climbing, and even communication. So, when beak problems arise ...

Which beak movements are involved in such a sophisticated task? How fast does the beak move? To answer these questions, I'm recording high-speed X-ray videos of the feeding birds. Interestingly, I ...

Birds-of-paradise have some of the most famous mating displays in the world, but there's more to their colorful rhythmic ...

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Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education ...

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and geese that lived 69 million years ago ...

But why is a barred owl more of a baritone, while a cedar waxwing is a soprano? And what influences a bird’s vocal range, and the kinds of sounds it can make? Beak size? Body size? Geography? To ...

The bird world has some of the funkiest displays when it comes to attracting a mate. From building elaborate nests to impress or mastering the moves of a dance, the birds of planet Earth know how ...