A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in the natural world, but some ecologically similar species appear to coexist ...

The convergent evolution of tail shapes in diving birds may be driven by foraging style. Birds use their wings and specialized tail to maneuver through the air while flying. It turns out that the ...

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Vol. 120, No. 3 (Sep., 2008), pp. 531-544 (14 pages) I examined how High Andean insectivorous birds partition resources in remnant Polylepis forest patches at three ...

Foraging humans find food, reproduce, share parenting, and even organise their social groups in similar ways as surrounding mammal and bird species, depending on where they live in the world, new ...

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Birds learn new foraging techniques by observing others in their social network, 'copycat' behavior that can sustain foraging 'traditions' that last years, according to a study of how innovations ...

A new study used modern methods to reassess a foundational study in biology that explained how ecologically similar species of wood warblers coexist. The research team examined foraging behavior, ...

From pollinator gardens to bird baths, of all the ways to attract birds to your yard, bird feeders are one of the best. Among the many benefits of bird feeders is the fact that there are many ...