“normal” beaks (examples shown of a petrel and a gull) and a bird with a tactile bill-tip organ (a tinamou, close relative of ostriches and emus and which has an ancestral bill-tip organ ...

Under these drastically changing conditions, the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with less-powerful beaks perished.

Birds captivate us with their stunning appearances and remarkable adaptations, and some species stand out for their exceptionally colourful beaks These beaks not only add to the beauty of nature ...

Scientists have documented for the first time parrots using their beaks to swing across the underside of branches like monkeys move from tree to tree. Using high-speed video analysis, researchers ...