Ornithology
Adaptable birds fare better in a changing landscape
A new study has shown that long-term bird population changes in Illinois are not caused by alterations in primary habitat, but by how...
29/07/2018
Ornithology
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Taxonomy
Magpie split five ways
As part of the latest IOC taxonomic update, four ex-subspecies of Eurasian Magpie have been elevated to full species status.
26/07/2018
Ornithology
Illuminated nets greatly reduce seabird bycatch
Illuminating fishing nets with low-cost lights could reduce the terrible impact they have on seabirds and other marine life by more than 85...
22/07/2018
Ornithology
Czech farmland bird populations crash after it joins EU
A new study has found that farmland bird populations rapidly declined in the Czech Republic in the years after the country joined the...
19/07/2018
Ornithology
Flycatchers follow the rain
New research shows that areas with greater rainfall are more attractive to Eastern Kingbirds and Fork-tailed Flycatchers, especially during...
13/07/2018
Ornithology
Inbreeding threatens declining US owl
A new study has shown that Northern Spotted Owl populations are potentially at risk from a shallow gene pool.
09/07/2018
Ornithology
Citizen science shows that crows bully ravens
Observations reveal that American and Northwestern Crows almost always instigate aggressive interactions with Ravens, not the other way...
08/07/2018
Ornithology
Greenland shorebirds suffer a disastrous breeding season
Excessive spring snowfall appears to have resulted in a non-breeding year for waders in the North-East Greenland National Park, as...
05/07/2018
Ornithology
Piping Plovers prone to year-round disturbance
A new study has shown that human disturbance adversely affects Piping Plovers on their wintering and breeding grounds.
04/07/2018
Ornithology
For flickers, looks can be deceiving
A new study has been able to distinguish between Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted Flickers at molecular level for the first time.
28/06/2018
Ornithology
Irritating insects affect diver nesting success
A new study has highlighted how biting insects can directly affect the breeding success of Great Northern Divers.
26/06/2018
Ornithology
Weed seed better for turtle dove survival
Young European Turtle Doves raised on a diet of seeds from non-cultivated arable plants are more likely to survive after fledging.
23/06/2018
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