Zebra finches, which mostly live in arid areas of Australia, sing “heat calls” at temperatures above 26°C. Previous studies have found that the calls seem to reduce the growth of offspring ...

Zebra finches travel in large flocks through Australia’s arid interior, looking for seeds. They’re highly social, and are known as a bird species able to learn new songs.

For example, the male Zebra finch is a colorful bird with black and white striped tales and chests, brown side feathers, and orange cheeks. Females are usually gray.

Female zebra finches are picky in their mates, and have found a clever way to reproduce if they don't find someone. By Margo Milanowski Updated Nov 5, 2021 12:47 PM EDT ...

Another type of finch – the zebra finch – provided a clue. The males prefer to watch their intended females with their right eye. The right eye feeds information to the left half of the bird ...

Finches are very endearing birds with their caring social behaviour and the zebra finch is also one of the most colourful. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices. Rewards. Subscribe for $4.

The chromosomes of finches born from older fathers have traits associated with a shorter life expectancy than the finches conceived by younger dads, revealed a new study published online in the ...

Bad parenting is for the birds. Even baby zebra finch know this. Newly hatched chicks whose parents are poor foragers often get stressed from lack of food, leading them to quickly write off mom ...