A new study found that birds with strong color preferences for nest-building material were less likely to copy others, instead relying on their own established bias. Researchers in the Department of ...

Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren’t solely controlled by instinct ...

In a neat experiment on bird interior design, researchers show that finches conceal their nests by deliberately choosing construction materials that blend in with the background of the nest site. The ...

Research from the University of Alberta shows zebra finches with strong colour preferences ignore social cues when building nests. Males favoured certain colours, such as pink string, over copying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds are resourceful. It's officially spring, which means that it is just about time for birds to start mating, nesting, and ...

Zebra finches sing a special song to their eggs to warn them about hot weather, and these calls seem to program the hatchlings’ cells to harness energy from food without creating excessive heat. This ...

The pair found a feather from the small, yellowish-green bird in the nest of a zebra finch around remote Lake Eyre. The "night parrot" ranks among the world's rarest avian species and was thought ...