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U-M researchers found that songbird species that migrate from the boreal forests of the northern United States and Canada to the tropics to overwinter have more genetic diversity than species who ...

A magnolia warbler (left) and an American redstart (right). During their migrations, these species may travel together. Credit: Shutterstock. This season, billions of birds will take to the skies as ...

A northern cardinal, one of the species of birds recovered during the investigation into migratory songbird trafficking, which saw six men arrested in Houston, Texas in August 2023 by U.S. Fish ...

Nonetheless, some species did come out on top, including northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii), and wrentit (Chamaea fasciata.

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Songbird species team up to ‘mob’ owls and other predators. Late summer and autumn are prime seasons for songbirds to pounce. By Laura Baisas. Published Jan 31, 2023 9:00 AM EST.

Many songbird species are known to engage in mobbing, where they gather aggressively around a bird of prey, flying rapidly while making stereotypic movements and loud vocalizations.