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Red feathers determine which common waxbill is the boss
For a songbird called the common waxbill, dominance isn't governed by body size, intelligence, or even temperament, but by the intensity of the colours in their chest feathers
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Falling bird numbers mean quieter birdsong in Europe and North America
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Barn owls make mental maps of their surroundings while they are flying
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Birds in Patagonia have a surprising taste for truffles
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Sri Lanka’s civil war left a lasting fear in the country’s birds
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Birds flocked to North American cities during covid-19 lockdowns
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Wild cockatoos make utensils out of tree branches to open fruit pits
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Magic trick reveals sharp memory and future planning in Eurasian jays
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Birds get angry when their favourite snacks are swapped in magic trick
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Male woodpeckers that share mates with brothers live longer lives
Male acorn woodpeckers that share mates with their brothers live longer lives, have better quality homes and father more baby woodpeckers than those that choose a monogamous lifestyle
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Endangered maleo bird of Indonesia bouncing back from the brink
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Male birds鈥� feathers become duller when wildfires burn their habitats
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We may finally know how migrating birds sense Earth’s magnetic field
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Seagull eggs in the UK have been contaminated with plastic additives
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