On a handful of volcanic islands strung between Kyushu and Okinawa, a small olive-green warbler has been singing a song no ...

Five bird species that hadn’t been seen, heard or genetically detected in over a decade were documented by researchers and birdwatchers in 2025—and the story behind how they were found is as ...

New research shows that variation in mating behaviors, parental care and differences in ornamentation of the sexes in bird ...

(WJW) – A new rare bird species has been discovered in Japan, according to researchers. In a press release, issued by Uppsala University, located in Sweden, researchers said the Ijima’s Leaf Warbler ...

If you’ve ever heard a bird and wondered what it was, the free Merlin Bird ID app for iPhone offers one of the easiest ways ...

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Merlin could disappear in worst-case scenario, with British isles facing ecological ‘point of no return’ The merlin, Britain’s smallest bird of prey, is one of more than 200 species that will become ...

Does a male bird with a long and complex courtship dance have superior cognitive abilities? Simply put, is a talented dancer ...

New research out of Ohio State University found the rate of bird decline was quicker in areas with more intense agricultural ...

Birdwatchers and researchers documented five bird species in 2025 that had not been seen, heard or genetically detected in over a decade, according to the 2026 update of the Lost Birds List maintained ...

A migratory bird brain, the Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), has been mapped for the first time using high-resolution light microscopy. The open-source software tools and detailed ...