A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that birds that are more social are more likely to use novel sources of food. The findings have been published in iScience. In ...

In a study, Australian cockatoos figured out that a new food was OK to consume by observing one another, a vivid example of ...

Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green parrots live together in large groups, building sprawling, multifamily stick nests that often include chambers for dozens of individuals.

Monk parakeets in big colonies developed voice accents and made a greater variety of sounds, possibly to handle communal ...

Research found a cohort of songbirds that display more social behavior are more adventurous in food source choices as well. The study used RFID to track which birds accessed unfamiliar foods in ...

Cockatoos rapidly learn to eat unfamiliar food by copying companions, highlighting the power of social learning in urban ...

From parrots mimicking greetings to magpies building intricate call sequences, bird vocal learning blends biology, environment, and social bonds. Some species chatter naturally, while others take ...

For jackdaws—black and gray relatives of crows—family comes first, according to a recent study published last month in Nature Communications. Scientists put these cognitively complex birds to the test ...

Birds are a highly diverse group of vertebrates who come in a wide range of forms and sizes, from large Common Ostriches to tiny hummingbirds, display a broad array of sociality ranging from highly ...

A new study has found that birds that are more social are more likely to use novel sources of food. A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that birds that are more social ...