How rare a Gouldian Finch ? Gouldian Finches are Australia's most spectacularly colored grass finches, and are perhaps the ...

Familiar voices trigger stronger brain activity in zebra finches, speeding up how quickly they respond to calls.

Conversations with friends have an ease that is hard to replicate with someone you have just met—often replies come more ...

Mathematical simulations show parasitic flies may spell extinction for Darwin's finches in the Galapagos Islands, but that pest-control efforts might save the birds that helped inspire the theory of ...

It seems like I have written a lot about birds lately, perhaps because even in our coldest weather many are still around and visible. On one of the recent sub-zero days, a group of birds in my ...

Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites ...

Pest control Which nest is best to eliminate a blood-sucking pest? Scientists seeking to help endangered Galapagos Islands birds survive a deadly parasitic threat put that question to the test.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A bird-smuggling suspect was stopped at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday when live finches were found stuffed into hair curlers. CBS2's Hazel Sanchez spoke with ...

While birdseed mixes are great for attracting avian visitors, you can also draw them in with this pantry essential that you ...