Researchers working in the Amazon recently recorded the world’s loudest bird, the white bellbird, and it sounds like a klaxon you’d hear aboard a spaceship during battle. And while the white ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Scientists listened to birds from around the world. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 10, 2025 1:33 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Listener Jonathan Meiburg traveled far to find caracaras and albatrosses. We like to take advantage of the fact that we are an oral medium, and use sounds to bring you snapshots of life. You send us ...

“I’m… so… tired.” One September morning, you’ll hear those three plaintive, descending notes emerge from the edge of the yard, a new sound in this quiet ...

Part 1. 'I don't do calls' -- Crossing the sound barrier -- Tone and timpre -- Pitch and frequency -- Rhythm and timing -- Part 2. Put it all together and what have you got? -- Simple calls -- Simple ...

People around the world are reporting that birds are much louder these days. But Sue Anne Zollinger, an ornithologist from Manchester Metropolitan University, cautions: Don't believe everything you ...

DETROW: That chirping you're hearing right now is the western meadowlark. It's one of the sounds that made the Macauley Library's list of best audio recordings of 2025. The library is an online ...