Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.

Few people have the tenacity of ecologists Peter and Rosemary Grant, willing to spend part of each year since 1973 in a tent on a tiny, barren volcanic island in the Galapagos. Even fewer would have ...

During Covid-19 lockdowns, urban landscapes changed. Humans no longer left behind food waste for the birds to devour, and the ...

If you want a fun learning experience, watch the birds at your feeders. Notice the different types of beaks and how their shapes dictate a bird’s dining habits — particularly the way it consumes black ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The finches that call Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands home are ...

Carotenoids are the underlying pigment for much of the enormous variety in color found across birds and form the basis for the colors red, yellow, and orange. In a study published in Current Biology, ...

Darwin's finches are among the most celebrated examples of adaptive radiation in the evolution of modern vertebrates and now a new study has provided fresh insights into their rapid development and ...

Birds are admired for their beauty, songs and flight. But in the wild a beak is far more than a feeding tool as it is a ...