Zebra finches have a more complex way of communicating than previously thought. A new study published in the journal Science found that the sociable songbird does not just recognize and organize ...

When most of us hear birds chirping, we may assume it’s just simple background noise. However, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that at least one small songbird is ...

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Heat calls produced by incubating adult zebra finches when temperatures are high, heard against the background noise of the colony. The heat call is a high pitched quickly repeating song. The birds ...

Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures ...

A groundbreaking scientist has earned a $100,000 prize for unraveling the communication system of birds, paving the way for potential human-animal conversations in the future.

Red crossbills carry a beak built like a pair of tweezers and a voice that shifts to match whoever they flock with, yet ...