Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set ...

Have you ever wondered how birds can stay warm in the cold winter months? Common redpolls are a great example. These energetic foragers weigh less than 15 grams and can survive temperatures that ...

Building a new bird house is great and all, but if you installed it without considering these important tips, you might have a perpetually empty nest.

As the southern United States faces a second record-breaking hurricane in less than two weeks, I’ve been asked many times: “What happens to birds in hurricanes? Where do they go?” Basically, birds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...