These tiny little birds are basically little living disco balls with feathers. During mating season, the male superb Fairy-Wren's feathers change from a dullish brown to a glittery bright blue. Just ...

Aug. 28—AUSTIN — A rainy spring and early summer led to a good nesting season through most of the state and near record high populations of mourning and white-wing doves across large portions ...

Cornell University video: A male first attacking a red-backed fairy-wren mount and then a white-winged fairy-wren mount. view more Credit: Patricia Leonard, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y.

Using non-invasive techniques, a study found evidence of prenatal auditory learning in embryos of three vocal learning species (Superb fairy-wren, red-winged fairy-wren and Darwin's small ground ...

Colombelli-Négrel and colleagues then exposed the embryos either to calls from a single fairy wren or to white noise, monitoring changes in the embryos' heart rates.

The red-winged fairy-wren, the superb fairy-wren and Darwin's small ground finch are listening types. The little penguin and Japanese quail are not.

In a warming climate, flora and fauna come under stress, particularly those that are already threatened like the striking purple-crowned fairy-wren.

They may seem like just a beautiful blue bird, but under the surface the social dynamics of the splendid fairy-wren is anything but simple.

Superb blue fairy-wrens eavesdrop on other bird species to learn when a predator is nearby, research has revealed. New research from the Australian National University shows the species learns the ...

Aug. 28—AUSTIN — A rainy spring and early summer led to a good nesting season through most of the state and near record high populations of mourning and white-wing doves across large portions ...