NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a male Mockingbird may learn up to 200 songs in its lifetime. Like the ...

Tucked away in the forested corners of Australia lives a bird so unique that it could put most impressionists to shame. Meet the lyrebird, nature’s master mimic, whose reputation has grown not just ...

“I’m… so… tired.” One September morning, you’ll hear those three plaintive, descending notes emerge from the edge of the yard, a new sound in this quiet ...

The song of the Savi's Warbler sounds like a strange insect buzzing. These birds live near European lakes, ponds, and rivers, just above the water's surface. During nesting season, males perch on ...

A family of huge forest birds living in the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea emit low-frequency calls deeper than virtually all other bird species, possibly to communicate through thick forest ...