Some birds have even bigger repertoires because they sing sounds of other birds - listen to this amazing lyrebird imitating laughing kookaburras and other birds!

The sounds uttered by birds on account of their young always precede the period of incubation. The common hen begins to cluck several days before she begins to sit upon her eggs.

If you've noticed that you're hearing birdsong longer into your day than you used to, your observation fits with those made ...

Listen to the spring 'laughing' call of the green woodpecker. Watch as a male sits in a tree and sings. This is a nature ...

Some birds have even bigger repertoires because they sing sounds of other birds - listen to this amazing lyrebird imitating laughing kookaburras and other birds!

In light-polluted landscapes, birds' singing time is an average of 50 minutes longer per day. It's still unclear if this hurts bird health or helps.

New research suggests that bird vocalizations may follow hidden rules similar to those that govern human language.

Think of how it works in a noisy bar: people raise their voices to be heard. Same for birds. With less background noise outside these days, it's likely that birds are actually singing more quietly.

The birds spent longer in the former, suggesting they linked it with the happiness they experienced from singing.

It may well be that only male zebra finches can sing, but the females are faster at learning to discriminate sounds. Leiden researchers publish their findings in the scientific journal Animal ...