I have a male white zebra finch, and I want to get it a companion. Will a male owl finch be OK to put in the same cage? Each species of bird acts a little differently in its relationships with other ...

The song of a small bird is providing valuable insights into human speech and speech disorders. Scientists have now discovered that some 2,000 genes in a brain region of a male bird called the zebra ...

When building a nest, previous experience raising chicks will influence the choices birds make, according to a new study by University of Alberta scientists. The results show that birds that have ...

A READER sent me a photo of a white crow and asked how it could get like that, so this week I will explain how an excess or a lack of the pigment melanin can result in black and white birds. Normal ...

The genetic code of a small, noisy songbird is providing scientists with clues to the nature of human speech. The genome of the male zebra finch devotes a lot of genetic code to hearing and singing ...

As midnight nears on New Year’s Eve, and you accept your third glass of prosecco, think of the zebra finch. The prolific creatures, common as pet songbirds around the world, are also popular among ...

Male zebra finches learn their song by imitating conspecifics. To stand out in the crowd, each male develops its own unique song. Because of this individual-specific song, it was long assumed that ...

Research on the songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) has advanced our behavioral, hormonal, neuronal, and genetic understanding of vocal learning. However, little is known about the impact of ...

The zebra finch subspecies T. guttata castanotis, native to Australia, is the progenitor of all common laboratory populations of zebra finch. These birds weigh 10–15 grams and are sexually dimorphic: ...