Female Hummingbirds Avoid embarrassment by Looking as Flashy as Males
Much like in human society, female hummingbirds have taken it into their own hands to avoid harassment. By watching white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds in Panama, researchers discovered that over a ...
Where Have All the Birds Gone?
A new study has revealed that over the last 20,000 to 50,000 years, birds have undergone a major extinction event, inflicted chiefly by humans, which caused the disappearance of about 10 to 20 ...
How Galápagos Finches Evade a Parasitic Fly
Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands are once again providing insights into the theory of evolution, with two studies investigating their dealings with the parasitic avian vampire fly ...
Researchers Find a ‘fearsome Dragon’ That Soared Over Outback Queensland
Australia's largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-meter wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ...
Bird Communities Threatened by Urbanization
Urbanization is one of the most drastic forms of land-use change. Its negative consequences on biodiversity have been studied extensively in countries like Germany. However, there has been less ...
Sharing the Love Helps Male Acorn Woodpeckers Father More Chicks
A new long-term study finds that male acorn woodpeckers breeding polygamously in duos or trios of males actually fathered more offspring than males breeding alone with a single female, contrary to ...