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Thanks for joining us for our webinar, Kinglet Calyptura – The Lost Jewel of the Atlantic Forest by Guy Kirwan on 15 February. If you’d like to revisit Guy’s presentation, or if you missed it the first time, you can watch the recording here.
Peter Pyle has spent his career trying to understand and document bird molts and plumages. In this webinar, Peter will present a crash course in molt and discuss the many things one can learn from its close examination.
In the United States, the State of the Birds report released today reveals a tale of two trends, one hopeful, one dire. Long-term trends of waterfowl show strong increases where investments in wetland conservation have improved conditions for birds and people.
A new species of Melanocharis berrypecker (Melanocharitidae) was discovered during a recent ornithological expedition to the Kumawa Mountains in West Papua, in the cloud forest at an elevation of 1200 m. It has been named Satin Berrypecker (Melanocharis citreola)
Waders rarely exhibit cooperative breeding behaviors. However, published for the first time, are observations of cooperative breeding in multiple populations of Hawaiian Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) on two different islands.
An expedition team in Venezuela, led by ornithologist David Ascanio and supported by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), rediscovered the Urich’s Tyrannulet last month.
Eurasian Blackcap used to be a scarce wintering bird in the UK and Ireland, but the occurrence of overwintering Blackcaps has increased along with the popularity of bird feeding. These birds migrate from central Europe, in which has become a new migration route to spend the winter near the artificial feeding stations.
Most of us feel soothed and relaxed when walking through nature. One of the reasons is because listening to birdsong produces stress relief, and a feeling of pleasure or well-being, which directly affects our health.
Far-reaching properties of bacteria in the Eurasian Hoopoe's uropygial secretions reveal complex interactions between bacteria and their feathered host.
Stories about rediscoveries of ‘lost’ species make for exciting ornithological news, and Asia has captured much attention for several recent discoveries. All the previous cases, however, are obscured by the magnitude of the present case: the rediscovery of the Black-browed Babbler.