Learn how to distinguish a Cassin’s finch from other finch look-alikes. Find out what these western finches eat and where to find them.

Learn about the characteristics and behavior of the zebra finch. Find out how to care for zebra finches, including cage size and setup, ideal temperature range, and feeding instructions.

Young birds look like females but have whiter bellies. All martins have pointed wings and forked tails. That distinctive tail helps them catch flying insects, like dragonflies.

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Scientists say they've finally solved the evolutionary puzzle of how cuckoos make their eggs look like those of other birds to trick them into raising their young.

Spotted lanternfly egg masses are laid in the fall, survive the winter and hatch in the spring. These egg masses contain 30-50 eggs each, laid in rows and covered with a protective substance.

A study found that adult zebra finches speak differently to baby birds than they do to one another, and that their repetitive language seemed to help the young birds learn to sing.

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. If birds left tracks in the sky, what would they look like? For years Barcelona-based photographer Xavi Bou has been ...

Bringing home fellas that look just like dad might be a red flag to some. But for Galápagos finches, a pairing like this might just do papa proud. ByKatherine J. Wu Monday, October 22, 2018 NOVA ...

Songbirds sing intricate songs for mate attraction and territorial defense, which they learn early in life. How do young birds learn how to sing? What controls this complex behavior? Aa Aa Aa The ...

We found that African cuckoo finches – brood parasites that rely on a different kind of bird to raise their young – have evolved to look like harmless weaver birds in an attempt to deceive ...

Researchers discovered a species of hummingbird in which some of the females have male-colored plumage and are socially harassed less than their drab-colored counterparts.