Conservation
When targeted conservation goes wrong
A new study has revealed the surprising apparent failure of a habitat-management programme intended to save an endangered North American...
02/02/2018
Ornithology
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Ornithology
Wind farms accelerate Dupont's Lark declines
A new study has revealed the impact of wind farms on Dupont's Lark populations in central Spain.
01/02/2018
Ornithology
Warmer summers lead to smaller birds
High temperatures during development have been shown to result in reductions in body size among birds, raising fears about how many...
25/01/2018
Ornithology
Rapid genetic changes seen in invasive bird species in Hawaii
Scientists have taken advantage of an invasive species' spread in the Hawaiian islands to show how ‘genetic drift’ plays out.
23/01/2018
Ornithology
Corpse collection stops Spanish vultures from entering Portugal
New research has revealed an unexpected cause behind an unusual pattern in the feeding habits of Spanish vultures.
18/01/2018
Ornithology
Extinction threat for newly described frigatebird species
Recently published research has described a new species of frigatebird in the South Atlantic, which may well prove to be the world's rarest...
13/01/2018
Ornithology
Bullfinch loyalty can last a lifetime
New research has revealed a fascinating insight into the breeding habits of Eurasian Bullfinches.
10/01/2018
Ornithology
Urban Cooper's Hawks out-compete their rural neighbours
A new study has revealed that an American hawk species fares better in towns than in the countryside, echoing recent research on...
07/01/2018
Ornithology
Genetics reveal hybrid ancestry of Amazonian manakin
A team of researchers has described the first known hybrid bird species to be found in the Amazon rainforest.
29/12/2017
Ornithology
Goose 'fitness tracker' reveals migration struggles
Greenland White-fronted Geese make a 600-mile round trip each year to overwinter in Scotland, but not every bird finds it easy, according...
26/12/2017
Ornithology
Peru produces another bird new to science
A new species of antbird has now been formally described, following its discovery in northern Peru in 2016.
22/12/2017
Ornithology
Drakes increasingly dominate pochard populations
The sex ratio of Common Pochard populations across Europe and North Africa has changed, and may be playing a part in the species’ decline...
18/12/2017
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