SAN FRANCISCO – If there’s one important lesson that Hayden Birdsong learned in his first MLB season, it’s the ability to move on. From day to day. From game to game. From pitch to pitch. The rookie ...

Parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds can learn to make new sounds. No-one knew, but New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the same talent.

Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, ...