When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think “predator” and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away because that’s what they’re wired to do?

Most people researching pet finches aren't prepared for what these birds need to thrive. Here’s what many finch guardians wish they'd known.

If songbirds could appear on “The Masked Singer” reality TV competition, zebra finches would likely steal the show. That’s because they can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 ...

Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had ...

Zebra finches have a more complex way of communicating than previously thought. A new study published in the journal Science found that the sociable songbird does not just recognize and organize ...

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For most people, the word "vampire" brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a small and rather lovely ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zebra Finch, Close-up, Multi Colored, Songbird, Animal© iStock.com/Tom Meaker The post Zebra ...

A female medium ground finch, one of at least 14 species of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Jennifer Koop, University of Utah During Charles Darwin’s journey to the Galápagos in ...

Bringing home fellas that look just like dad might be a red flag to some. But for Galápagos finches, a pairing like this might just do papa proud. ByKatherine J. Wu Monday, October 22, 2018 NOVA ...