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6 Bird Beak Types and How Birds Use Them to Eat

A bird beak is the most important resource it has, and every species has one solely designed for survival. Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning ...

Rescue parrot breaks hearts as viewers notice severe problem with beak

Rescuer Mandy Kocevar, 45, told Newsweek that Winnie's "previous owner's health was the main cause contributing to the neglect." ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Outdoors: Do birds have beaks or bills?

It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...
NPR

Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say

A new study suggests that Anna's Hummingbirds in the western United States are not only keeping up with human influence on their habitat, they're thriving. According to a recent study in Global Change ...
The Conversation

Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds

Maja Mielke has received funding from FWO (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek). The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the ...