Of nine different behavioral or fitness-related responses in 160 bird species examined, noise pollution had negative impacts on eight of them.

Birds sometimes destroy or abandon their own eggs, a behavior driven by survival strategies. Factors like brood parasitism, predation, and resource competition can lead to egg removal to improve ...

New study shows rainfall patterns play a powerful role in shaping bird populations and which species are most vulnerable as precipitation becomes more erratic.

Sex reversal may be more common in wild birds than we thought. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 13, 2025 1:53 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are ...