More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...

Birds worldwide share a unique alarm call to warn each other about brood parasites like cuckoos. This vocalization, a blend ...

Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might ...

Brood parasites lay eggs in other species’ nests, forcing the host to raise their offspring. The cost to host species is high ...

Birds worldwide share the same warning call, blending instinct and learning, revealing insights into communication evolution.

Birds across the globe independently evolved a shared warning call against parasites, blending instinct and learning in a ...

Birds separated by vast geographic distances and millions of years of evolution share a remarkably similar learned vocal ...