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HAJEXW Jackdaws Corvus monedula going to roost and gathering before dark in beech trees

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Flocks of jackdaws 'democratically' decide when to take flight at once

Hundreds of jackdaws roosting in trees coordinate when to take off together by squawking until the noise is loud enough to signal a consensus

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Clever birds forced to find new homes as Cambridge lab faces closure

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Clever birds forced to find new homes as Cambridge lab faces closure

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Blue-crowned manakin - Lepidothrix coronata bird in the Pipridae family. The males have a brilliant blue cap, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.; Shutterstock ID 1844902525; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Male manakin birds with acrobatic mating dances evolved smaller bodies

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common swift (Apus apus) in flight; Shutterstock ID 1463746268; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Common swifts enter hibernation-like torpor on cold nights

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Common Crossbill

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Male crossbills grow redder feathers when they exercise harder

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plumage of Purple Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)

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Songbirds are more colourful the closer they live to the equator

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Carrion crow (Corvus corone) black bird portrait of head and looking at camera. Wildlife in nature. Netherlands; Shutterstock ID 1928268914; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Crows may owe their intelligence to an abundance of certain neurons

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An ostrich (Struthio camelus) on a dune against a blue sky, Kalahari desert, South Africa ; Shutterstock ID 2129799884; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Ostrich necks act as a radiator to control their head temperature

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A New Caledonian storm petrel pattering across the sea

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Seabird discovered by science this year may be critically endangered

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Why are flamingos pink?

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Why are flamingos pink?

Known for their long legs and striking bright pink feathers, a flamingo's diet has a big impact on their colour.

Humans

The Parrot in the Mirror review: Why humans evolved to be like birds

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Environment

Wild Wild Life newsletter: When species steal each other’s genes

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Physics

Giving drones barn owl-like tails may make them more efficient flyers

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Migrating birds may use slope of Earth’s magnetic field as ‘stop sign’

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