City birds such as ducks and crows living close to humans are 'reservoirs' of bacteria that are resistant to human antibiotics, scientists have discovered. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is ...

Colourful city birds Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown Date: April 9, 2025 ... 'Brown shades are more common in natural environments than in cities.

News; Nation/World; The big city is vibrant. Birds there may be getting less so Sept. 13, 2024 Updated Fri., Sept. 13, 2024 at 9:37 p.m. Pigeons fill a city square in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, on ...

City birds can be carriers of antibiotic resistant bacteria, study suggests - In the study, researchers analysed 700 samples of bacteria taken from the guts of 30 species of wild birds across ...

To the point. Successful: Birds in the city are less likely to have brown plumage, and those with colorful plumage are more common. Differences between city and countryside: It is usually warmer in ...

Colourful city birds Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown ... 'Brown shades are more common in natural environments than in cities.

Because carotenoids also help to regulate the immune system, birds short on the pigment could be less healthy. A study of greenfinches, common garden visitors, showed that elaborately ornamented ...

Some popular city dwellers appear to be losing their colorful allure, and not just the dirty birds. According to a study published this summer in the journal Landscape and Planning that looked at ...