Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.

A woodpecker may not make a good football mascot, but Mississippi State University researchers think this bird’s shock-absorbing beak may help them design a better football helmet. Lakiesha Williams, ...

Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies and perform unmissable courtship dances. But the vibrant and colourful ...

As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks are exquisitely adapted to the birds' feeding strategy. A team of mathematicians and engineers has now explained exactly how some shorebirds ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska --Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998. The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest city with ...

Birds with larger bills spend more time hiding their noses from the cold. You know what they say about the birds and their beaks—the bigger they are, the harder they snuggle. Research published ...

The highest rate of beak abnormalities ever recorded in wild bird populations has been detected in Alaska and the Northwest, according to a new study. "The prevalence of these strange deformities is ...

In nature, every animal has its own way of adapting to survive. For birds, one of the most important tools they’ve developed is the beak. It’s not just for eating– beaks help with everything from ...

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