News tagged with mountain bird

Warbling wrens don't just tweet, they sing duets

(AP) -- They may not be Sonny and Cher, but certain South American birds sing duets, taking turns as the tune goes along. "Calling it a love song is probably too strong a word," says researcher Eric S. Fortune ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sierra Nevada birds move in response to warmer, wetter climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- If the climate is not quite right, birds will up and move rather than stick around and sweat it out, according to a new study led by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New bird discovered after its extinction

After almost 120 years in the Natural History Museum collections, a new Colombian bird has been discovered, and proclaimed extinct.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sensational bird finding in China

In June 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the poorly known Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling mountains, Shaanxi province, north central China.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sky's no limit in high-аlying goose chase

Jessica Meir turns around and looks at the gaggle of geese behind her and asks "Are you guys ready?"

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A mountain bird's survival guide to climate change

Researchers at Yale University have found that the risk of extinction for mountain birds due to global warming is greatest for species that occupy a narrow range of altitude. In fact, a species' vertical distribution is a ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Afghanistan protects newly rediscovered rare bird

(AP) -- Afghanistan's fledging conservation agency moved Sunday to protect one of the world's rarest birds after the species was rediscovered in the war-ravaged country's northeast.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 28, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Group says 3 more birds close to extinction

(AP) -- An Ethiopian lark, a Galapagos finch and a spectacularly colored hummingbird only recently discovered in Colombia have been added to the list of the world's most threatened species, an environmental group said Thursday. ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0