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Seagulls choose their meals based on what people nearby are eating

Given a choice between two crisp packets, herring gulls pick the same colour as one a nearby human is eating from 95 per cent of the time

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The hunt for the South Island kōkako, New Zealand’s long-lost bird

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South Island Kokako, Callaeas cinerea, collected no data, New Zealand.

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Lost presumed dead: The search for the most wanted birds in the world

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Gannets' blue eyes turn black after an infection with bird flu

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Bird flu has killed 20 critically endangered California condors

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Songbirds sing out of tune if they don't practise every day

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Zebra finches pick singing coaches based on songs they hear as embryos

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Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) in flight, Namib desert, Namibia, South Africa

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Sandgrouse have a special trick for carrying water to their fledglings

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Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction

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Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds

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Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds

Wild seabirds that ingest high levels of microplastics have an overall greater diversity of microbes in their gut, which has unknown consequences

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City life may help Darwin's finches survive bloodsucking flies

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Bird flu cases are expected to surge as birds migrate in coming weeks

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Stunning Wild Isles footage reveals behaviour of UK's rarest birds

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

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