When building a nest, previous experience raising chicks will influence the choices birds make, according to a new study by University of Alberta scientists. The results show that birds that have ...

Very hot weather causes the eggs of Australia's desert-dwelling zebra finch to hatch earlier than normal, research has found. Temperatures in zebra finch nests can reach over 50 degrees Celsius.

Some female zebra finches foist a part of their eggs on their neighbors. Scientists in Germany have discovered that in every fifth nest there is one egg that is not produced by its social parents. The ...

William Feeney receives funding from Australian Geographic and the Australian National University. Species must reproduce to survive, and animals have found unique ways of achieving this. For some, ...

A new study has linked duetting with sharing the workload of egg incubation in zebra finches. ZEBRA FINCHES FORM lifelong monogamous bonds and share egg incubation duties – but how do they negotiate ...

Most songbirds learn their songs from an adult model, mostly from the father. However, there are relatively large differences in the accuracy how these songs are copied. Researchers have now found in ...

The finches live in the desert, where adjusting to temperature is critical When the weather is hot, zebra finches in Australia sing to their eggs - and these "incubation calls" change the chicks' ...

It was long thought that songbirds did not use their sense of smell. That was because a 1968 study had found that the olfactory bulbs in their brains are smaller than those of other kinds of birds.