Galápagos finches use their beaks to crush seeds and sing songs, so what happens to their musical trills when their beaks change to respond to new menus available under drought? Jeffrey Podos and ...

New study reveals surprising female influence on song learning in zebra finches As with many bird species, only male zebra finches ... Females, on the other hand, do not sing; their calls are innate ...

And when a bird silently nods off on its perch ... discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. When awake, Zebra Finches sing a well-regulated line of staccato notes. But their sleeping ...

Juvenile male zebra finches normally learn to sing by memorizing the song of an ... as song gradually deteriorates after deafening in adult birds. Leonardo and Konishi distorted auditory feedback ...

The chaffinch may sing his song half a million times in a season. Indeed, British musician David Hindley slowed bird song down and discovered parallels between the skylark's blizzard of notes and ...

Seed Dispersal The sounds of birds singing and chirping can create a soothing ambiance, enhancing your outdoor experience.

"In my very first publication on the finches, back in 2001, I showed that changes in the beaks of Darwin's finches lead to changes in the songs they sing, and I speculated that, because Darwin's ...

As you reward feathered friends with food and water in your backyard ... nature as they sing their melodic songs. Although birdwatching is a fascinating hobby, though, not all birds are welcome ...

The attractive house finch is one of the more common and recognizable species throughout the United States. Originally a “western” species of semiarid environments, it was introduced in the ...

House finches, such as this adult male, can be common visitors to hummingbird feeders. By Gary Phillips For The Sun News The bird-breeding season continues in our area, although some species are ...

In the world of zebra finches, males sing, and females were thought to just ... of females shaping complex behaviors. As with many bird species, only male zebra finches are able to learn the ...