If you want a fun learning experience, watch the birds at your feeders. Notice the different types of beaks and how their shapes dictate a bird’s dining habits — particularly the way it consumes black ...

Learn how birds evolved to rely on their beaks, not teeth, to eat, and how their digestion differs from how humans and other ...

A study offers the latest evidence of the problem-solving prowess of the clever birds. By Carolyn Wilke Rosy-faced lovebirds are charismatic, petite parrots. They also aren’t afraid to use their heads ...

Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes. The variation allows different species of birds to feed on different things. This can help reduce the need to compete for resources when birds live in the same ...

It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...

Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to help them find food. This is the first time this ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Scientists say they have reversed a bit of bird evolution in the lab and re-created a dinosaurlike snout in developing chickens. "In this work, we can clearly see a comeback of the characteristics ...

(CN) — Woodpeckers have a reputation for making a racket on a quiet morning with their unremitting clobbers, so it may be no ...

Shoebill birds can reach a height of five feet, but the prehistoric-looking creatures generally aren't taller than people.