Two brain regions interact to help finches know when and how to tailor their songs for specific situations
Researchers at UC San Francisco have shown how the Bengalese finch, a domesticated songbird, can learn to tweak its song in specific ways d...
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Researchers at UC San Francisco have shown how the Bengalese finch, a domesticated songbird, can learn to tweak its song in specific ways d...
Finches are popular pets with lively personalities and hearty constitutions and breeding them is also relatively easy. Some of the easiest ...
Parrots are just some of the birds that are usually selected as pets. Parrots, aside from having beautiful colors that are nice to look at,...
Cockatoo is one of the types of birds that are commonly kept as pets. They look good especially because of the crest of feathers on their h...
Canaries are a brightly colored, social birds indigenous to the Canary Islands. Sturdy and easy to care for, they regularly live 10-15 ye...
Both the male and female you wish to breed should be at least one year old. Selecting a pair that is already bonded will help ensure a s...
With good nutrition and care, budgies can live for 15 to 18 years. To keep your bird healthy, make sure he has a veterinary exam once a yea...
We hope your breeding season was successful and that your flight cages are teeming with active youngsters jumping from perch to perch. It...
Watching a pair of Lovebirds as they bond, and then court and rear their young is one of the most rewarding of all parrot-keeping experience...
Precise changes in brain circuitry occur as young zebra finches go from listening to their fathers' courtship songs to knowing the songs...
A cross between a finch and a canary is called a mule, which in essence is a hybrid breed of bird. Crossing a canary with a finch produ...
Like top musicians, songbirds train from a young age to weed out errors and trim variability from their songs, ultimately becoming consisten...
Breeding budgies also commonly referred to as parakeets can be an enjoyable learning experience, but can also be quite the task. It’s only...
People often ask what the difference between English (show) Budgies and Standard Budgies are. There are major differences between the two ...
Spotting a sick finch is most of the times an easy task, especially if you know what signs to look for. Most sick finches will become ver...
Society finches must be in a nesting cycle themselves before they take on parenting duties. There are exceptions, and some individuals, pai...
So, you have decided that you want a bird. Excellent! You don't want just any bird, though -- you want a bird that is intelligent, engag...
Because song canaries are bred for their songs, teaching them to sing is very important. Young birds must be taught to sing. Most people i...
Watching a pair of Lovebirds as they bond, and then court and rear their young is one of the most rewarding of all parrot-keeping experience...
Nature lovers are fascinated by the increasing number of singing birds when spring is approaching. Scientists also take advantage of this se...