You’ve probably seen these cute little birds in your local pet stores or even congregating in the wild, flocking in backyards, foraging for food, and gathering around bird feeders. But what is a finch ...

Zebra finches communicate via eye contact and calls to coordinate their spatial positions during flocking flight Many bird species fly together with conspecifics in flocks to safely cover flight ...

Zebra finches have a more complex way of communicating than previously thought. A new study published in the journal Science found that the sociable songbird does not just recognize and organize ...

Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of adults. When babies learn to talk or birds learn to sing, the same principle applies: listen and then imitate. This is ...

Zebra finches sing a special song to their eggs to warn them about hot weather, and these calls seem to program the hatchlings’ cells to harness energy from food without creating excessive heat. This ...

Many bird species fly together with conspecifics in flocks to safely cover flight distances. To avoid collisions with each other and head in the same direction, flock members have to communicate and ...