Familiar voices trigger stronger brain activity in zebra finches, speeding up how quickly they respond to calls.

Conversations with friends have an ease that is hard to replicate with someone you have just met—often replies come more ...

Female zebra finches at the University of Wyoming’s Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab were subjects of a new study on bird personality. (Lisa Barrett Photo) Personality is not unique to humans. New ...

Three male and two female zebra finches, including two mating pairs. Females are typically all gray, though here one female is a white morph. Males are colorful, with red cheeks, zebra stripes on ...

When a thirsty and lonely male zebra finch changes his mind from getting a drink of water to prioritizing courtship, his dopamine-releasing brain cells reflect his new intensions A pair of Zebra ...

The zebra finch is a sought-after pet bird prized for its beauty, antics, and interactive nature. Reaching only four inches in height, these tiny birds are easy to house and care for. Zebra finches ...

A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially apply to human development. The findings, published in Proceedings of the ...

Neuroscientists have found a link between vocal changes and the aging brain in zebra finch songbirds, which could help lead to earlier diagnoses for disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's ...

Zebra finches sing a special song to their eggs to warn them about hot weather, and these calls seem to program the hatchlings’ cells to harness energy from food without creating excessive heat. This ...

Zebra finches innovate solutions to novel foraging tasks, where sometimes success is related to personality type. Personality is not unique to humans. New research published in the Royal Society Open ...