Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

Quick Take Wild finches can be petted, but it is generally discouraged due to fear, stress, and potential harm to feathers or ...

Some pets are born with so much personality, it's like there's a human trapped inside them. This is especially true with ...

How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be licked,” a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Parrots have much in common with toddlers. The brainy birds can learn to ...

Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted. Beyond eating bugs or invasive plant seeds, backyard birds provide people with joy and wonder, said Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count director for ...

Every time a zebra finch lands, takes off, or hops on the guitars' strings, the notes play through a nearby amplifier. Courtesy of Ben Mirin The young male zebra finch alighted on the nearest guitar ...

These birds need to wash their mouths out with soap. A wildlife park in the UK conspired a new plan to stop their potty-mouthed parrots from cursing, telling zoo visitors to “f—k off.” Lincolnshire ...