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Common Crossbill

Life

Male crossbills grow redder feathers when they exercise harder

The red feathers of male crossbills are brighter in birds that find it more physically challenging to fly, suggesting exercise influences plumage colour

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plumage of Purple Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)

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Songbirds are more colourful the closer they live to the equator

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Carrion crow (Corvus corone) black bird portrait of head and looking at camera. Wildlife in nature. Netherlands; Shutterstock ID 1928268914; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Crows may owe their intelligence to an abundance of certain neurons

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An ostrich (Struthio camelus) on a dune against a blue sky, Kalahari desert, South Africa ; Shutterstock ID 2129799884; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Ostrich necks act as a radiator to control their head temperature

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A New Caledonian storm petrel pattering across the sea

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Seabird discovered by science this year may be critically endangered

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Why are flamingos pink?

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Why are flamingos pink?

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Humans

The Parrot in the Mirror review: Why humans evolved to be like birds

Culture

Wild Wild Life newsletter: When species steal each other’s genes

Environment

Wild Wild Life newsletter: When species steal each other’s genes

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A barn owl in flight

Physics

Giving drones barn owl-like tails may make them more efficient flyers

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Life

Migrating birds may use slope of Earth’s magnetic field as ‘stop sign’

Eurasian reed warblers migrate to sub-Saharan Africa each year – and they seem to use the slope of Earth’s magnetic field to judge when they have reached their European breeding grounds

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Video

Gentoo penguins found breeding further south due to climate change

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Life

Fairywren birds can nest out of breeding season to boost numbers

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Mind

Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds

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Life

Zebra finch songs alter the behaviour of their chicks' mitochondria

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