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Marbled Godwits
Marbled Godwits stand a foot and a half tall, on slender, dark legs. Their exquisitely long bills are pink, tipped in black, and just slightly up-cur…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Let BirdNote Immerse You In Soothing Birdsong
BirdNote prides itself on creating a sound-rich, immersive experience for listeners every day. Today’s episode, featuring the Tufted Puffin, the Grea…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Black Kites and Wildfires
The savanna country of northern Australia is one of the most fire-prone natural habitats in the world, and its plants have evolved to thrive with fre…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Rainbow-Billed Toucan: The Flying Banana
The Keel-billed Toucan, also known as the Rainbow-billed Toucan, looks like a bird with a giant banana for a beak. They have a black body, a yellow p…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Songs of Desert Wrens
The Canyon Wren and Cactus Wren share common ancestry — and they’re close neighbors in the desert southwest. Yet their songs evolved along divergent …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Tui of New Zealand
The Tui is one of New Zealand’s most remarkable birds, intelligent and with iridescent feathers. Its down-curved beak fits perfectly into native flow…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Bananaquits Love Sweets
Bananaquits are tiny songbirds with a sweet tooth. Their distinctive curved bills are perfect for sipping nectar from woodland flowers and urban humm…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Letter to a Kentucky Warbler
In this episode, ornithologist J. Drew Lanham reads a letter he has written to a Kentucky Warbler, an “uber-skulky” species that’s hard to find but b…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Stunning King Eider
The King Eider is one of the most striking sea ducks in the Northern hemisphere. This male King Eider is trying to woo a mate with soft coos and bril…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How a Bird Came to Look Like a Caterpillar
The Cinereous Mourner is a small, ashy-gray bird that lives in the forest understory of the Amazon Basin. And it’s taking mimicry to the next level: …
2 months, 4 weeks ago