Back in 2012, Ryan Terrill was hiking down a dry canyon in central Bolivia, looking for Giant Antshrikes—the largest species of antbird—but he found himself, instead, thinking about another bird: the ...

Migratory birds flying south provide an impressive example of cooperative behavior that saves power and energy. In the past, it was impossible for scientists to study this phenomenon in a natural ...

The flight speed of birds is more complex than research has previously managed to show. Researchers have found that birds use multiple -- each one simple yet effective -- methods to control their ...

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

These coordinated movements of a flock of starlings follow no plan or leader. Scientists used to think the animals must ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The BirdCast Migration Dashboard, a live migration map provided by Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology, estimates the number ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered that birds can sleep in flight. They measured the brain activity of frigatebirds and found that they sleep in flight with either one cerebral hemisphere ...

Scientists may have finally discovered a sort of "Grand Unified Hypothesis" that explains what may determine the plethora of diverse egg shapes for all bird species A newly published study indicates ...

If there were an endurance record for bird species, the little-known frigatebird would win. A new study shows that frigatebirds routinely fly for months at a time without landing, skimming the sea ...

Make no mistake, the tiny common swift found throughout Europe and much of Asia is a lean, mean flying machine. A new study reveals that these birds spend nearly their entire lives in flight — even ...