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Rare wetland bird from Madagascar declared extinct by conservation group.
Snakes feast on birds at the edge of fragmented forests
How pheromones influence songbird mating could shed light on how humans find the perfect mate.
Arctic seabirds are dying in odd ways, such as from blood loss due to mosquito attacks. And with climate change, it could get worse.
Pigeons are surprisingly good at solving problem.
Fat birds migration faster than thin ones because they spend less time re-fueling their fat reserves, a new study suggests.
Andrew DeWoody uses DNA to study the lives of eagles.
Birds use egg speckles to predict parasitism.
Females have just as lavish plumage as males when bird species live in families and not every individual gets to breed, scientists found.
Gail Patricelli studies the courtship behavior of the endangered sage-grouse. She has a robotic female sage-grouse (fembot!) rigged with cameras to get right up close to courting males.
The simple feeding of birds can alter their future.
How raptors capture prey often remain poorly understood.
Ornithologist follows the evolution of feathers, shedding light on dinosaur colors.
As temperatures rise, Australian birds are moving toward the pole.
Why do birds line their nests with aromatic herbs?
Endangered all-black Indonesian crow, thought extinct, is rediscovered.
Killer whales help some albatross snag dinner.
The T. rex named Sue might have been killed by a disease that afflicts birds even today.
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