Female Bengalese finches have a natural preference for their fathers’ songs over the songs of any other birds — a preference they will carry for their entire lives. (CN) — Female Bengalese finches, ...

Members of the Greater Mohican Audubon Society braved the wind and snow to count birds on Friday for the annual Christmas Bird Count.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Charles Darwin’s concept of evolution was fueled by the mockingbirds and finches on these South American islands. During our recent visit to the Galapagos, we saw the wide ...

The Transvaal Zebra Finch Society welcomed wildlife enthusiasts to their Classic Bird Show, showcasing zebra and Bengalese finches at the Bird and Pets for Africa event on March 15. Breeders exhibited ...

The show takes place at Birds and Pets for Africa in High Road, Pomona, from 09:00 to 15:00. The TZFS was established 35 years ago with the aim of promoting the breeding and exhibition of ...

Finches, parakeets and sparrows are the ultimate source of H7N9 avian influenza, a new study concludes. More than 600 people have contracted H7N9 bird flu in China, and more than 200 have died. Most ...

Invasive parasites in the Galápagos Islands may leave some Darwin’s tree finches singing the blues. The nonnative Philornis downsi fly infests the birds’ nests and lays its eggs there. Fly larvae ...

For this project the authors received funding from the Australian Research Council, the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, the Ecological Society of ...