Analyses of the nuclear genome provide the answer to this question.

Two island populations are diverging genetically and acoustically.

Information for undergraduates about graduate degree programs in ornithology.

Understanding underlying processes helps to select the “correct” genomic loci.

An evolutionary journey across South America, culminating in secondary contact.

Published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 138, No. 1, 2026)

Researchers spotted the unlikely travel pair near New Zealand.

Dynamic reshuffling of chromosomes across the Charadriiformes phylogeny.

Researchers observed male zebra finches to see if they would follow the flock when building a nest, or stick to their own preferences. It may help us think about conformity in our own species, too.

As mysterious bird declines crop up in the Amazon and beyond, scientists suspect climate change may be to blame

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Biodiversity loss now ranks alongside climate change as a threat to human survival. The United Nation’s secretary general has declared that “huma...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has wrapped up a 24-day emergency response after a disabled bulk carrier suffered engine failure in the Coral Sea, triggering a complex operation to kee...

Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), a long-distance migratory bird species, serve as unique spatial integrators of mercury (Hg) pollution…