News tagged with cuckoo bird

Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives

(AP) -- Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say.

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

British ornithologists track cuckoo birds migration route

(Phys.org) -- Nowhere it seems, are bird watchers more enthusiastic than in Britain, where groups congregate to watch and discuss the most intimate details of their favorite fowl. Of consternation to such ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Featherweight songbird is a long-distance champ

A tiny songbird weighing just two tablespoons of sugar migrates from the Arctic to Africa and back, a distance of up to 29,000 kilometres (18,000 miles), scientists reported on Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Parasite arms race spurs color change in bird eggs

The eggs laid by two African bird species have evolved different color patterns over a period of just 40 years, according to new research published in The American Naturalist. The quick change appears to be ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biological arms races in birds result in sophisticated defenses against cuckoos

New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique egg patterns (or 'signatures') and the parasite new forgeries.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cuckoos evolve to fool angry birds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian cuckoo birds have taken a new evolutionary step – mimicking the color of their host young to avoid certain death, according to a study by researchers from The Australian National ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Treasure trove of wildlife found in Peru park

The Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Peru program announced today the discovery of 365 species previously undocumented in Bahuaja Sonene National Park (BSNP) in southeastern Peru.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Society warns cuckoo bird in danger of extinction

(AP) -- Britain's cuckoo bird, known for its distinctive call, is in danger of extinction along with 51 other species, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said in a new report Thursday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0