Babbler birds are actually communicating much like humans when they make their distinctive sounds, new research reveals. The calls are not merely sounds but convey specific meanings, investigators ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — A new species of the fist-sized babbler bird has been found in a network of underground caves in southwestern China, raising the prospect the country could become a hot spot for ...

Scientists are proposing to add two new subspecies to four existing ones within the Sulawesi babbler (Pellorneum celebense) species. The team identified the new subspecies based on differences in DNA, ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. There's ...

The black-browed babbler has long been one of Indonesia’s most enigmatic birds. By Rachel Nuwer What might be Asia’s longest-missing bird just came out of hiding. For the first time in 170 years, ...

Move over, parrots. There’s another bird with some impressive “language” skills: the chestnut-crowned babbler. Scientists studying the social birds have discovered that they can rearrange meaningless ...

An intensive study of a population of Grey-crowned Babblers comprising nearly 300 birds in 46 social units was carried out in Queensland, Australia. This paper describes the population, the study area ...

The enigmatic black-browed babbler has been studied in the wild for the first time following its reappearance after a 172-year absence. The team spotted a pair of babblers in dense shrubbery near the ...

Animals can fall into an 'ecological trap' by altering their behavior in the 'wrong direction' in response to climate change, researchers say. Animals can fall into an "ecological trap" by altering ...

A new species of babbler has been described from Guangxi province in south-west China close to the border with Vietnam. Named Nonggang Babbler Stachyris nonggangensis, after the reserve at which it ...