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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s...

Red-browed Finch

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Species Spotlight: Scarlet Finch

For reasons not entirely clear to me (and most likely completely obscure to any readers of this post), seeing the Scarlet Finch at Baihualing, Yunnan, reminded me of a song by a no...

Capuchinbirds

The peace of the vast Guyanan jungle is abruptly broken with the dawn chorus of male Capuchinbirds, one of the most bizarre birds in South America. The singing male bows forward, t...

Parrot uses his broken beak to become a dominant male

An injured kea with just half a beak has used what's left as a weapon that gives him dominance over a captive colony of the birds

Nearly a million birds shipped from Africa to Asia in 15 years; canaries top the list

Worldwide, people buy and hunt nearly half of the 11,000 bird species in existence. In Asia, Europe, and North and South America, songbirds and parrots are highly desired pets. Col...

Moroccan adventure – I

Then, suddenly, a bird appeared from nowhere and landed on the wires above us. Binoculars up, and we were focussing on a big, chunky finch. And yes, it did have crimson primaries

The Thrasher That is No More

I remember the first time I laid eyes on a White-breasted Thrasher, in the dimly lit, leaf-litter strewn understory of Martinique’s excessively dry Presqu’île de la Caravelle – a s...

No beak = weak? Not for this New Zealand parrot that’s the alpha male of his flock

For many birds, survival depends heavily on their beaks. Beaks are used for eating, hygiene and even fighting, so a broken or deformed beak can often be a death sentence. But for o...

Hawaiian Songbirds Are Stealing From Each Other, and It Could Threaten Their Survival

Amid efforts to save Australia’s southern cassowaries, their numbers remain unknown

With a striking blue neck, jet black plumage and bright red drooping wattles, the southern cassowary cuts an imposing figure in the dense tropical rainforests of Far North Queensla...

Bruce the Parrot Has No Upper Beak Yet Is the Undefeated Alpha Male Thanks to a “Jousting" Technique

Learn how a kea parrot in New Zealand missing its upper beak became an undefeated alpha male by developing a “jousting” fighting technique through behavioral innovation.

10 Birds That Had the Hairstyle First

Birds have been perfecting dramatic hairstyles for millions of years. Crests, crowns, and improbable feather arrangements were already common in birds long before human fashion dis...