Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community. Genomics and associated bioinformatics have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil discoveries unlock chapters of our planet’s storied ...

The accurate determination of sex in birds presents substantial challenges due to widespread monomorphism in many species. Molecular sex identification has emerged as a vital tool, utilising genetic ...

A groundbreaking study from Australia has unveiled a surprising phenomenon: male birds laying eggs. This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about avian biology and raises questions about the ...

Lineage and migration in chick optic tectum: analysis with a recombinant retrovirus / J.R. Sanes, G.E. Gray and D.S. Galileo -- Mapping of the cephalic ectoderm at the neurula stage in avian chimeras ...

Congratulations to Will for publishing his first first-author paper in the Journal of Avian Biology! Will's paper describes a region of probable secondary contact between northern house wren ...