India, Nov. 2 -- The yellow-bellied fairy-fantail, a Himalayan bird, has shifted its range 400 meters higher due to climate change.

Scientists attribute this to rapid warming in the region, a trend mirrored globally as species adapt by moving to cooler habitats, reshaping ecosystems and biodiversity patterns.

They are like pixies of the forest: diminutive and restless, forever displaying aerial acrobatics. But unlike the fairy-tale beings, yellow-bellied fairy-fantails are easy to spot. Their bright yellow bellies and dark, fan-shaped tails tipped with white, make them conspicuous as they flit through tangled shrubs and damp undergrowth beside streams in the Himalayan foothills. In recent years, however, their cheerful calls appear to h...