Ornithology
Mountain birds 'are on an escalator to extinction'
A new study has highlighted how global warming is pushing montane species to ever-higher altitudes, with those inhabiting mountaintops at...
01/11/2018
Ornithology
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Ornithology
Sedentary nature puts Hawaiian Gallinule at risk
Genetic analysis has been used to determine that Hawaiian Gallinule may be threatened by its reluctance to wander between islands.
28/10/2018
Ornithology
Marathon Willow Warbler migration uncovered
A new study has documented the astonishing distances covered by Willow Warblers breeding in north-east Siberia each year.
26/10/2018
Ornithology
Getting to the root of long-term Tree Swallow declines
Two new studies have taken an in-depth look at the factors behind declining Tree Swallow populations across North America.
18/10/2018
Ornithology
New optical illusion to prevent raptor collisions
French researchers have developed a unique, bizarre-looking pattern in order to help slash the number of birds of prey colliding with...
18/10/2018
Ornithology
Breeding success for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Despite a later than normal breeding season, the Woodpecker Network has reported successful nesting from their monitored Lesser Spotted...
14/10/2018
Ornithology
How to improve pasture for birds and agriculture
New research reveals how so-called silvopasture is less suitable to birds than forest fragments in the Colombian Andes, but identifies ways...
11/10/2018
Ornithology
Geolocators uncover Bobolink's epic overseas migration
A new study has shown that Bobolinks routinely complete open-water flights of up to 3,500 km during autumn migration.
07/10/2018
Ornithology
New hummingbird described from Ecuador
A new study suggests that Blue-throated Hillstar, discovered in the Ecuadorian Andes in 2017, should be recognised as Critically Endangered.
27/09/2018
Ornithology
Recently recognised African species already at risk of extinction
A new study has highlighted the threats posed to Willard's Sooty Boubou and other species in Central Africa's Albertine Rift region.
21/09/2018
Ornithology
Mini cameras expose the secret lives of young birds
A new study, monitoring more than 200 grassland bird nests, has revealed surprising variations in fledgling behaviour.
14/09/2018
Ornithology
Birds grow feathers faster at higher latitudes
A new study has found that feather growth rate increases with latitude in four species of widespread resident Neotropical birds.
08/09/2018
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