It’s pretty safe to say that a bird’s beak is one of its most obvious features. And it’s super important! It’s used for ...

15 Birds With Unbelievable Beaks These are the flashiest, most specialized beaks around.

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle.

A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.

Tweezers based on the shape of a crow’s beak can work better at picking up objects than the types people have used for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found tweezers dating back to 2450 ...

Instead of a pitcher full of water, as the original fable depicts, the team used a clear tube long enough that the crow's beak couldn’t touch the bottom, but the bird could easily see its contents.

Researchers have modelled a pair of tweezers to mimic the shape of the 4.3 centimetre average beak of the New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides) – an intelligent species of bird known to use ...

Few people have the tenacity of ecologists Peter and Rosemary Grant, willing to spend part of each year since 1973 in a tent on a tiny, barren volcanic island in the Galapagos. Even fewer would ...

The material a bird selects for its nest depends on the dimensions of its beak, according to researchers.

This bird's big beak more closely resembles those of modern birds. This is a curious finding. Modern birds are much more diverse than ancient ones when it comes to their faces.

These birds don’t just use their beaks for eating or survival; in many cases, their colourful bills play important roles in communication, mating displays, or even regulating body temperature ...

After all, most birds snatch prey just fine using only their beaks and feet. Toolmaking among crows may have happened by chance, and then tool use become ingrained in their biology.