Himalayan Songbirds Adapted to the Cold by Sporting Thicker Down ‘Jackets’ High-elevation birds might use their downy feathers to keep from wasting energy shivering to stay warm ...

BY SUJIT CHAKRABORTY ITANAGAR, (IANS) – As part of a global effort, scientists, and birdwatchers in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan came together and documented as many birds of ...

Birds, especially water birds, have an important role in the ecological cycle. They also eat insects and rodents, protecting crops. While yearly fluctuation of bird numbers is normal, and a slight ...

A new study examines feathers across 249 species of Himalayan songbirds, finding that birds at higher elevations have more of fluffy down than lower elevation birds. Finding such a clear pattern ...

The researchers found, however, that competition sets the boundaries for a mere 12 percent of Himalayan bird species, while temperature and habitat dictate where 48 and 40 percent of species ...

We investigated the joint effects of climate change and forest degradation on Eastern Himalayan birds. In intact and degraded forest at 2000m above sea level, we tracked how the survivorship of birds ...

HOKERSAR, India (AP) — A meticulous counting of waterbirds has begun in the wetlands and marshes of India's portion of the Himalayan region of Kashmir, home to species that migrated from as far ...

A new study examines feathers across 249 species of Himalayan songbirds, finding that birds at higher elevations have more of fluffy down than lower elevation birds. Finding such a clear pattern ...

Its records show that every year there are fewer and fewer birds wintering in Nepal. “We have seen a gradual decrease in the number of birds coming to Nepal over the years, and the consequences for ...