Mongolian Short-toed Lark: an overlooked East Asian species?
A recent study supports the treatment of Mongolian Short-toed Lark as a distinct species and suggests that it may be more regular in Europe...
12/10/2020
Analysis of avian DNA, biometrics and vocalisations add to our understanding of bird species all the time. We cover all the 'splits', lumps and discoveries.
A recent study supports the treatment of Mongolian Short-toed Lark as a distinct species and suggests that it may be more regular in Europe...
12/10/2020
Alex Berryman summarises a recent scientific paper proposing a three-way split of Common Pheasant, and what impact this may have on the...
01/10/2020
Alex Berryman summarises the outcome of a major taxonomic update, in which two species became 15.
28/07/2020
A new study concludes that Northwestern Crow shows very little overall difference to American Crow.
13/07/2020
A comprehensive taxonomic revision of the group recommends the split of Eastern and Western Subalpine Warblers.
07/05/2020
A study has formally described three new species of tapaculo, each of which is endemic to the bird-rich South American nation.
10/03/2020
Hybridisation has been suspected in the past, but new evidence appears to prove the theory beyond doubt.
23/01/2020
Hybridisation with Green Woodpecker was found to be minimal.
26/11/2019
Don and Sandra Otter were in for a major surprise when their local patch became a temporary home for an extremely rare Arctic duck.
01/11/2019
Very few examples of this mixed pairing have been fully documented in the past.
31/10/2019
Spectacled Flowerpecker was initially discovered in 2009, but only trapped for genetic testing earlier this year.
24/10/2019
A new study has found significant genetic differences between certain populations of the idiosyncratic Andean duck.
05/10/2019