Tens of thousands of birds native to Hawaii have been lost in the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, when the Japanese white-eye, a small perching bird originally introduced to Hawaii in 1929 to ...
May 26 (UPI) --Territorial aggression between different species was thought to be rare, but new research suggests the behavior is surprisingly common among perching birds, a group that includes ...
Scientists have reconstructed the tree of life for all major lineages of perching birds, also known as passerines, a large and diverse group of more than 6,000 species that includes familiar birds ...
The 'perching birds,' or passerines, are the most common birds in the world today -- they include sparrows, robins, and finches. They used to be very rare. Scientists have just discovered some of the ...
A study reconstructs the history of passerine bird diversification. Passerines, or perching birds, comprise more than 6,000 extant species and represent 60% of bird diversity. How Earth's history ...
Provision of perches in enriched colony or cage-free hen housing facilitates birds’ ability to express natural behaviors, thus enhancing animal welfare. Although considerable research has been ...
The pygmy bushtit’s diminutive size makes it a superlative species, and it has a genus all to itself. But now genetics is showing that it’s not so special after all. The pygmy bushtit isn’t much to ...
A STUDY of DNA from the largest evolutionary group of birds has revealed their Australian origins. There are around 5700 species of passerines or “perching birds”, which includes songbirds.