Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A western meadowlark sings its mating song Danita Delimont/Gallo Images Roots RF collection via Getty Images Waking up to the dawn ...

Songbird species that learn elaborate songs with short learning windows quickly evolve either simpler songs or longer phases of learning. In contrast, species that learn simple songs during a longer ...

Song learning in juvenile birds is guided by daytime sensorimotor feedback, but nighttime sleep is also integral to song learning, reports a study in Nature, setting the stage for physiological ...