Scientists have established what could be considered a baseline map of annual avian functional and species diversity patterns in the U.S., finding that functional diversity patterns in the West, where ...
A recent study on social bird behavior has found that more sociality in birds may confer to reduced competition in interactions between and among bird species. The findings, published on March 1 in ...
Experts are sounding the alarm after noticing unusual shifts in bird migration and survival strategies. They say the changes connect directly to rising global temperatures. A recent report from NBC ...
As thick clouds of smoke rolled across Los Angeles in early January, Allison Shultz opened a freezer and took out a stash of pristine white pigeon feathers. The ornithology curator at the Natural ...
Across backyards, campuses, rainforests and even aquariums, birds are changing in ways that are startling veteran researchers. From hybrid jays that should not exist to songbirds that reshape their ...
Migratory birds change how high they fly over deserts and seas. Wing shape, feather color, and heat all play a role in ...
New research shows mountain birds move up and down slopes to save energy, find food, and avoid competition across seasons.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – There is much more to avian biodiversity in the United States than the number of different species living in a given region or community, but the diversity of birds’ ecosystem ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research associate Terry McGlynn works surrounded by taxidermy animals at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, where ...