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
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
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
Ornithology
Hawfinch nesting success higher than previously thought
A new study has shown that Hawfinch nest productivity is sufficient to maintain local populations in Britain.
08/09/2018
Ornithology
Pecking order at garden bird feeders revealed
New research has shown that size and weight dictate garden feeder hierarchy.
06/09/2018
Ornithology
Woodpeckers and suburban development coexist
Pileated Woodpeckers are adapting to development in suburban Seattle.
23/08/2018
Ornithology
Arctic seabird populations react to climate change
A new study has shown that Alaskan seabirds have experienced mixed fortunes over the last 40 years.
18/08/2018
Western Palearctic
First confirmed breeding of Golden Nightjar in the Western Palearctic
Josh Jones reports of the discovery of breeding Golden Nightjars in northern Mauritania in spring 2018.
10/08/2018
Ornithology
Southbound migrants fly at great heights
New research has revealed that some passerines migrate at altitudes of up to four kilometres on their way south to Africa.
09/08/2018
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