The small and colorful manakin has perplexed scientists for more than century. New research shows how this strange bird that fascinated Charles Darwin makes sound during courtship — not with song, but ...

A Year of Tropical Birdsong by Dominic Couzens and Madeleine Floyd (Batsford, 2025). ISBN: 9781849948425. Hbk, £25.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Tropical forests are among the most important habitats on our planet. They are characterised by extremely high species diversity and play an eminent role in the global carbon cycle and the world ...

Dan Stowell is a co-founder and shareholder of Warblr Ltd. He receives funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for his research on bird sounds. The sound of birds is ...

Fall migration is peaking now. Billions of birds fill the skies. Some migrate to the southern coast; some race on to Central America; others venture into the heart of South America. Some Arctic ...