Java sparrows are both vocalists and percussionists. Photo: Suzme/amanaimages/Corbis When Java sparrows make love, they do it to the beat of their own in-house avian techno. As at a rave, the birds’ ...

Male Java sparrows may coordinate their bill-clicking sounds with the notes of their song. Birds may communicate using both vocalizations and movement, as for instance occurs during courtship displays ...

Listen closely to a Java sparrow sing: Interspersed among the notes will be clicks that the bird makes with its bill. All male birds use the clicking sounds in their songs — and the patterns appear to ...

Call the National Aviary a major feather in Pittsburgh’s cap, so to speak. Not only is it the nation’s largest aviary, but it’s also America’s only independent, indoor, nonprofit zoo dedicated ...

Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs, ...

Aviary,' published by Thames & Hudson, includes images by Joseph McGlennon, Søren Solkær, Tim Flach, Leila Jeffreys, and many ...

This summer, the National Aviary spotlights the intersection of nature and art with “Colors in Flight.” The new seasonal theme is devoted to showing how birds “paint the sky” with their vibrant ...

Male Java sparrows may coordinate their bill-clicking sounds with the notes of their song, according to a study published May 20, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Masayo Soma and Chihiro ...