A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

Merlin bird ID app is now eyeing a global database of our vanishing feathery friends

Merlin Bird ID will soon feed AI-powered bird identifications into Cornell's eBird platform, helping researchers monitor bird populations using millions of real-world observations.

Songs play a greater role than plumage color in limiting bird hybridization, study suggests

When trying to attract and recognize potential mates, animals are known to rely on various signals, traits and behaviors. In the case of birds, these signals can typically include a wide range of ...

An update to Merlin Bird ID app will turn millions of birdwatchers like me into citizen scientists

Our birdsong recordings will be used to help monitor bird populations ...

Inside Birdfy’s Tech Webinar: The Latest AI Identification Features and an Updated Model for Smart Birdwatching

Birdfy holds a tech webinar on June 26 to introduce the new Birdfy AI and its latest identification features. LOS ...

Phylogenomics reveals angel insects' ancestry, resolving century‑old 'Zoraptera problem'

Zoraptera, also known as angel insects or ground lice, are tiny termite-like insects generally found underneath bark or in ...
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More colorful songbirds face higher extinction risk

The striking Collared Laughingthrush, or "Halloween bird," served as in inspiration for this research. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Monte Neate-Clegg, and the rest of their birdwatching group wait in a ...

Northern Mockingbird

Seen often on wires and fences in towns, the Northern often feeds on berries during the winter. Monotypic. Length 10". Sexes ...