Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions.

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

The four fuzzy, currently-flightless birds are now named Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and Tweedy, after beloved Chicago musicians ...

She has the most amazing voice!

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Hundreds of live hornbills and their parts, including casques, heads and feathers, are illegally traded in Indonesia, some online, according to a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Master birds are used in songbird competitions in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world to “teach” competitors elements of their songs. This ...

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Birds may seem to be singing randomly, but new research suggests their vocalizations may follow hidden rules similar to those that govern human language. Over the past three decades, scientists have ...

The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the recording cage, the little gray bird bites my finger with its thick red bill. Ouch!

Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was rescued from a wildlife trafficker’s suitcase. Her story is emblematic of the threats facing other songbirds like her. Jolie, who was rescued from a wildlife ...