Hawaiian birds are stealing from their neighbors’ nests

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The bird has orange feathers and a curved orange beak.

High in the forests of Hawai’i, songbirds are stealing twigs and moss from one another’s nests.

UC Riverside researchers found this quiet canopy crime is surprisingly common and could threaten species already struggling to survive.

A new study led by Erin Wilson Rankin, a UCR entomologist, offers a detailed look into nest-material theft among...

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