Birds do it to attract mates and warn other birds to avoid their turf. One theory as to why they opt for the wee hours to communicate these important messages is because the low visibility makes it ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sophisticated birdsong follows strict grammatical rules, much like human sentences. But what happens when birds can’t hear themselves sing? A new international study of ...

Birds sing to mark their territories, to attract potential mates, and to broadcast their needs, but what makes this communication system extraordinary is its innate artistry and elevated learning ...

Birds sing a range of songs at dawn, starting 30 minutes before sunrise. Blackbirds, thrushes and robins are the early risers greeting the emerging sunlight with their tunes.

Scientists found that some birds – the ones that learn their songs – couldn’t sing at all. “They just continued like a baby babble for their entire life,” he said. Those birds are known ...

Why do birds sing so loudly in the morning in spring? It’s the ‘dawn chorus’ Yes, there are more birds singing at this time of year. But their symphony is also louder and more energetic than ...

WE all love to wake to a beautiful dawn chorus. But some birds don’t wait until morning to make themselves heard. Here’s why some enjoy singing during the night. Why do birds sing at ni… ...

Basically it means 'perching bird' and it's an enormous group – around 5,400 of the world's 8,000 to 9,000 species are 'perching birds' and all of them sing. Differently. Theme tunes ...

It’s that time of year: despite the still-freezing temperatures and lack of greenery, birds are beginning to think it’s spring. And in spring male birds’ thoughts turn to finding mates and ...

When a bird slumbers, its voice box, called the syrinx, can move in ways that are similar to when they sing while they’re awake. Essentially, birds are silently singing in their dreams. Now, ...