Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Dabbling ducks, like mallards ... may have beaks that are adapted for a combination of food sources. Also, beak shape is just ...

Under these drastically changing conditions, the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with less-powerful beaks perished.

While Vegavis has features that clearly mark it as being in the same group of waterfowl as ducks and geese, it would have looked very different, says O’Connor. The bird’s beak shape ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size - from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Kathleen Garland receives funding from the Australian Government, Monash University and Museums Victoria. Alistair Evans receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Monash University ...