One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

They still forage for food like their other relatives, using their long, thin beaks to poke around in the ground to find prey. Growing up to 3 inches long, these flexible beaks are very sensitive ...

These avian acrobats are the only birds that can fly sideways, backwards and hover for long stretches of time. In fact, hovering is essential to hummingbirds’ survival since they have to keep their ...

Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed at which they get nectar out of flowers and backyard feeders may give the impression that the ...

Mergansers are a distinctive bird - fairly easy to recognize in the field. They have long, thin, serrated bills that help them catch fish and crustaceans (their primary prey). They also, to my eye ...

What’s more, this rule even describes beak shape in the long-gone ancestors of birds – the dinosaurs. We are excited to share our findings, now published in the journal iScience.

Hummingbird bills — their long, thin beaks — look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water, or nectar, that comparison holds. University of ...