News tagged with crested pigeon
When a whistle beats a tweet
Biologists have discovered that a species of Australian pigeon has a secret way of alerting fellow birds to predators -- a "whistle" emitted by flapping wings when the bird takes off in alarm.
Sep 01, 2009 |
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How the 'street pigeon' got its fancy on
Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new University of Utah study shows that visible traits don't always coincide with genetics: A bird from ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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River declines now causing havoc in birdlife in Australia
(PhysOrg.com) -- The slow death of one of Australia's iconic wetlands is causing dramatic upheavals in its bird populations, with species from surrounding farmland moving in to replace many small woodland ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Earliest toothless bird found
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of bird from the Cretaceous period in China has been identified. It had toothless upper and lower jaws, and provides significant information on the diversification in the evolution ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 10, 2009 |
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