Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides tips and tricks to bird by ear.
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Uniquely colored flowers with big blooms might make for an aesthetically pleasing garden, but they can be unhelpful to pollinators. Careful consideration can help you plan a colorful and eco-friendly garden.
Understanding this migration is crucial. New developments proposed in Bass Strait, particularly offshore wind farms, may introduce challenges for migrating birds.
New research examines the link between extreme weather and divorce in a small monogamous tropical songbird, the Seychelles warbler. Concerningly, extreme rain and dry spells increased divorce rates.
It appears to be widespread among all sorts of different birds.
Canada jays who are able to expel their siblings from the nest and home territory have better chances of survival.
The only other species known to do this are humans and chimpanzees.
Our study found it wasn’t cafes with access to sugar-rich food that led to more miner aggression. In fact, gardens were where we recorded the highest amount of aggressive behaviour.
We compared 4,500 species of songbird to finally confirm what Darwin suspected.
The hidden social lives of fairy-wrens are just as complex as those of animals with much larger brains, including monkeys, whales and even humans.
Corvids and parrots might be the superstars of the bird world - but other species like gulls, geese and even chicken have shown some impressive skills too.
From choosing a compatible personality to sharing childcare equally, many Australian birds have mastered the art of successful relationships.
The natural world is full of intriguing clues.
Magpies have such good hearing, they can hear the very faint sound of grass roots being chewed.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne; Adelaide University
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Research Affiliate, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford
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Professor of Behavioural Biology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor in Ornithology and Animal Conservation, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
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Post-doctoral Research Assistant, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Warsaw
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Associate Research Fellow, Avian Behaviour, Deakin University
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NERC Independent Research Fellow, University of Sheffield
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Professor, Monash University
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Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Research Fellow, ELKH-DE Conservation Biology Research Group., University of Debrecen
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Postdoctoral associate, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
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Researcher in Ecology, Monash University