This new study took a closer look at the impact of vehicle noise pollution on the Galápagos yellow warblers. To stimulate the sound of an intruder, the team played bird songs from a speaker and ...

It’s making these angry birds choose fight over flight. Humans aren’t the only ones who are prone to road rage. Scientists have found that certain songbirds in the Galapagos behave more aggressively ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a ...

A new study has discovered that birds in the Galapagos Islands are changing their behavior due to traffic noise, with those frequently exposed to vehicles showing heightened levels of aggression.

Birds change their behaviour and become more aggressive when exposed to traffic noise, research suggests. Experts at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge examined the impact of vehicle ...

Scientists have found that certain birds in the Galapagos behave aggressively around traffic noise as it drowns out their warning calls. The anger often results in some of the birds engaging in ...

They broadcast birdsong via a loudspeaker to simulate the intrusion of a fellow bird, adding traffic noise. The results are revealing. The closer the warblers live to roads, the more testy they ...

Birds develop "road rage" due to traffic noise, reveals a new study. Researchers found that native species in the Galápagos Islands are changing their behavior as a result of cars and lorries.

To deduce the effect of noise pollution on birds, researchers played avian songs over a loudspeaker at 38 locations populated by male yellow warblers — a songbird that’s prevalent throughout ...