Bright, unique colors can put tropical songbirds at greater risk

Bright, unique colors can put tropical songbirds at greater risk

Azure, cyan and chartreuse green — these feather colors dazzle birdwatchers and motivate conservationists to protect songbirds. But those hues also make other people want to own them. Extinction and the international pet trade are more likely to threaten songbirds if they’re uniquely colored, according to a recent study published in Current Biology. “We knew […]

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Study: Woodpecker Drumming is Neurologically Similar to Songbird Vocalization

Study: Woodpecker Drumming is Neurologically Similar to Songbird Vocalization

A team of scientists from the United States and Denmark has found specialized pecking-related regions in the woodpecker forebrain that show characteristics that until now have only been associated with vocal learning in animals and language in humans; instead of being related to vocalization, activity in these brain regions is related to the characteristic tree […]

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