Birds don’t just sing, they can 'beatbox' too, a new study suggests. Male Java sparrows may click their bills together with the notes of their song in a similar way to human beatboxers. Scientists ...

Java sparrows are both vocalists and percussionists. Photo: Suzme/amanaimages/Corbis When Java sparrows make love, they do it to the beat of their own in-house avian techno. As at a rave, the birds’ ...

Tough beaks The beaks of seed-crushing birds could one day inspire the creation of new light aviation materials able to withstand strong forces. Joris Soons, of the University of Antwerp in Belgium, ...

Catalog of birds collected by Palmer and Owen Bryant in Java (Indonesia) from 22 July to 22 November 1909. Collector numbers include 1292 to 2034. Each entry includes scientific name of bird, sex, ...