A tropical hummingbird sings a rapid, oscillating tune that resembles a cricket’s more than a bird’s — and is too high-pitched for other birds to hear. The song of the black jacobin (Florisuga fusca), ...

Owls hoot and geese honk, but the black Jacobin hummingbird sounds like a cricket. The Brazilian bird's song is so high-pitched that neuroscientist Claudio Mello didn't even realize at first that a ...

When you think of bird songs, you probably think of songs that come from their mouths. But hummingbirds have a whole different kind of music—one that comes from their feathers. As they fly, they ...