As any Merlin Bird IDer knows, there is no thrill quite like pressing the "This is my bird" button for the first time, ...

“This is the magic in music,” Dr. Tchernichovski said. “Bird songs seem to have some of this magic, too.” But there’s no evidence that their songs have meaning, Dr. Bolhuis said.

WWF-Hong Kong conducts surveys of the bird market a few times a year, and at its last survey in February 2023, the team saw yellow-crested cockatoos for sale, says Jovy Chan, wildlife conservation ...