Not all birds sing, but those that do — some several thousand species — do it a lot. All over the world, as soon as light filters over the horizon, songbirds launch their serenades. They sing to ...

In birds, singing behaviors play a critical role in mating and territory defense. Although birdsong can signal individual quality and personality, very few studies have explored the relationship ...

As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony. “It's the epitome of spring,” says ...

Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the weather is cold. This new discovery was made recently by a team of soundscape ...

Source: fir0002, via Wikimedia Commons. Traditionally, birdsong has been viewed as a male trait, and this bias has dominated research on the behavior. “For a long time, scientists thought that female ...

They just can't wait to burst out in song. Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night. New research shows birds wake up ready to sing, ...