By Mongabay.com One of the world’s rarest birds has rebounded from near extinction after Indigenous communities on the ...

Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...

Winter starlings are black with white spots, but spring starlings can be brilliantly iridescent. Photo by Jeff Tome You can find birds living just about anywhere if you stop to look around for a bit, ...

Although they did not breed and spread as quickly as the house sparrow, the starling, another dominant species 'well fitted to survive the struggle for existence," made spectacular progress adapting ...

The European starling may not rank high on anybody’s popularity list, but this aggressive bird, who was once a favorite among 18th century royalty, wins high marks for its intelligence. The male ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Professor Zichello initially began her scientific career by ...

Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

The Javan pied starling (Gracupica jalla) was once common across the Indonesian island of Java, but has now disappeared from the wild, thanks in large part to the songbird trade. A new study that ...

Noisy. Drab. Pest. These are common reactions when I mention the starling. That is totally understandable. They are indeed loud, nonnative, and commonplace. But they have one amazing super power.

Berkeley -- Delaying having kids to help raise the offspring of others seems like a bad choice if you want to reproduce, but many African starlings have adopted this strategy to deal with the ...

There were two species, however, that discovered North America was very much to their liking, and they are now found in great abundance from coast to coast. They are the house sparrow (also known as ...

Bird conservation charity, RSPB, celebrates the winner of its inaugural competition – the swift has been named the favourite ...