Male zebra finches learn their song by imitating conspecifics. To stand out in the crowd, each male develops its own unique song. Because of this individual-specific song, it was long assumed that ...

A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially apply to human development. The findings, published in Proceedings of the ...

SALT LAKE CITY, June 29, 2010 – Female zebra finches don't sing but make one-note, low-pitch calls. Males sing over a wide range of frequencies. University of Utah scientists discovered how: The males ...

Female zebra finches, normally devoted to their mates, are more likely to flirt with male strangers when background noise goes up, say researchers. A test with finches in a lab found that white noise ...

McGill University postdoctoral fellow Logan James, an affiliated researcher with the nonprofit Earth Species Project, examines zebra finch recordings on Dec. 12, 2024, in Montreal, Canada. The ...

A zebra finch with colorful feathered wings and a remarkable beak is seen at Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Zoo and Nature Park in Antalya, Turkiye, in March 2022. Antalya Metropolitan Municipality ...