Ithaca, NY— New research published today in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn.

“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...

University of the Free State provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs ...

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, ...