Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set ...

The songs a bird sings while dreaming have been revealed for the first time. Researchers at the University of Buenos Aires created a way to track the vocal muscle activity of birds as they sleep, and ...

Researchers hope restoring the original song will improve breeding prospects for birds released into the wild ...

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia have successfully restored the lost traditional song of one of Australia's most endangered birds ...

My favorite part of watching birds in spring isn’t about watching them at all — it’s about listening. Many of the assorted sounds we refer to generally as “calls” are not season specific. Alarm calls ...

Before we get started on some of the more in depth questions, it’s a good idea to address some of the popular queries we hear, including do all birds sing? The answer to this is ‘it depends’. As in, ...

Why Birds Sing A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song by David Rothenberg Basic, 258 pp., $26 WHY DO BIRDS SING? The short answer is, to establish territories and attract mates. To David Rothenberg, ...

When birds sleep, what are they dreaming about? Researchers from the University of Buenos Aires have figured out a way to tap into bird dreams. When a bird slumbers, its voice box, called the syrinx, ...

Bird song is beautiful and fascinating. I love hearing the first songs of returning lazuli buntings, western tanagers and Bullock’s orioles this time of year. And it’s fun to chase down some mystery ...