Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce ...

Scientists listened to birds from around the world. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 10, 2025 1:33 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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

We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least ...

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.

Have you ever wondered how a bird sings? Or made some of their less melodic vocalizations, like squawks, trills, or chirps? It all happens in the syrinx, a vocal organ unique to birds. Reptiles, ...

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

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