Some birds sing to attract a mate. Others dance or display colorful feathers. But in the moonlit forests and shrublands of ...

In northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sound scientists have puzzled ...

Forget the typical spa soundtracks, like rainstorms and crashing waves. The next time you want to relax, head to Spotify, look up key phrases like “birds in the forest,” and enjoy a cacophony of ...

It’s much easier to identify bird songs once you understand a few tricks. The most important thing to know is that most of ...

Birds rapidly stop calling after hearing a predator, using silence to avoid detection. This response varies by location, size ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Birds don't just sing for beauty, their voices carry messages, warnings, and even regional dialects that reveal a hidden world of communication. Bird sounds offer insight into how intelligent and ...

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...