Hummingbirds are famous for their quick flying and beautiful colors. However, they are also among the sweetest little birds.

Claudio Mello was conducting research in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest about 20 years ago when he heard a curious sound. It was high-pitched and reedy, like a pin scratching metal. A cricket? A tree frog?

Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking ...

The hummingbird is named after its pleasant humming sound when it hovers in front of flowers to feed. But only now has it become clear how the wing generates the hummingbird's namesake sound when it ...

Discover the brain science behind how birds learn to sing, from song nuclei to social cues and critical learning windows.

Scientists have figured out how male hummingbirds serenade the ladies. And it doesn't necessarily involve humming a tune. In this week's issue of the journal Science, Yale University biologist Chris ...

Researchers observed hummingbirds using 12 high-speed cameras, 6 pressure plates and 2176 microphones. The soft and complex feathered wings generate sound in a fashion similar to how the simpler wings ...