display Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Horse of the Woodland

By Robert Montgomerie|2025-04-28T15:18:53+00:0018 Apr 2025|display, Galliformes, game bird, History of Ornithology, sexual dimorphism, sexual selection, woodland birds|

The Scottish origins of the name 'Capercaillie'

Rock and roll: Inferred costs of Black Wheatear stone-carrying displays

By Ashleigh Marshall|2024-03-28T01:37:48+00:0028 Mar 2024|bill, display, mechanical constraint, sexual selection, signal, trade-offs|

Stone morphometry has an impact on courtship behaviour

Does albatross allopreening aid parental coordination?

By Natasha Gillies|2021-06-18T07:25:36+00:0021 Jun 2021|behaviour, Breeding, communication, display, mate selection, monogamy, nesting, pair communications, pair-bond, parental care, Seabirds|

Allopreening between pairs of Black-browed Albatross may help them coordinate their care

Broadbills sing with their wings

By Alex Kirschel|2021-11-18T14:43:24+00:0025 Apr 2016|behaviour, bird song, communications, display, non-vocal communication, song, sound|

How do Broadbills produce that loud mechanical sound while displaying?