Ornithology - Science topic

The article describes changes in the populations of breeding, migrating and wintering birds, which were noted between 1992–2000 and 2011–2020 on the complex of fish ponds in Górki (Ponidzie, SE Poland). The complex maintained its high ornithological value, hosting significant breeding populations of the following species: the Common Pochard Aythya...

Sciences (CAS) have recently been reinventoried, and the records entered into a computerized data base program for quick and easy access. In addition, the records for the more than 3600 specimens forming the Ste-phen S. Gregory, Jr., collection have been added to the data base. This valuable group of specimens was collected between the 1870s and 19...

Institutionalization of academic and university biological sciences in the Moldovan SSR had started 75 years ago. They have been evolving within the Botany Section and the Zoology Section of the Moldovan Base of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1947), as well as the Faculty of Biology of Chişinau State University (1947). Following the Base was transfo...

This is a poster presented in the poster session at the Asian Ornithological Conference 2024.

Monitoring rare and endangered species over the long term is challenging due to limited historical data and comparable methods. Climate and landscape changes can significantly impact species distributions, driving some to extinction. The Forest Owlet is an endangered bird considered extinct but rediscovered after 113 years in 1997. Since its redisc...

Italian Ornithological Commission (COI)-Report 31. This report refers to records from January 1 st 2022 to December 31 st 2022, with the addition of a number of records from previous years that were submitted more recently. For each species, the records are listed by date and information is given as follows: English and scientific name, number of a...

The article collects bioacoustic ornithological terminology used in Ukrainian-language publications, with definitions. English equivalents of Ukrainian terms are also indicated. The distribution of terminology by blocks is provided: general terminology, description of physical parameters of sound signals, description of types of sounds by the metho...

Courtship displays are crucial for bird’s mate attraction and reproductive success (Ali & Ripley 1980). Males primarily exhibit these behaviors, sometimes involving interactions with females (Huxley 1914; Bastock 1967; Ota et al. 2015; Soma & Iwama 2017). These displays reflect male quality, aiding in reproductive success (Mitoyen et al. 2019), sho...

Useful documents such as Ornithological Reports are no longer published, although these types of publications help us to evaluate population trends: the IUCN status of each species is influenced by this kind documentations, and they are useful also to improve knowledge on migratory movements and, generally, on animal ecology. A report often collect...

Domitian coast, located along the Volturno River Plain (provinces of Caserta and Naples), features high environmental heterogeneity and significant anthropogenic impact. The few remaining natural habitats are included in the protected area system of Natura2000 sites and the Regional Natural Reserve "Foce Volturno-Costa di Licola," which preserves n...

Detecting rare bird species is an essential aspect of ornithological culture. The pursuit of observing rare bird species is not only a key facet of birdwatching tourism but also a fascinating intersection between ornithology and sociology. However, patterns in birdwatcher gatherings around rare birds and the factors affecting these patterns in situ...

Aim. Study and identification of species composition and actual location of birds on the territory of the Kyzyl airport and in the airspace above it throughout the year and assessment of the intensity of the ornithological situation in order to ensure flight safety. The study of avifauna within the airport area within a radius of 15 km was carried...

Problems concerning the need for food and water by the flocks and herd of the Israelites are discussed, and also the need for fuel for cooking. This paper argues that the identification of the "banned birds" of Leviticus 11:13-19 points to a very different climate and environment than has been the case for the past 3 millennia in the territory of t...

Feather mites of finfoots (Heliornithidae), a small gruiform family, are poorly and partly erroneously recognized. Grallolichus heliornisi sp. n. (Astigmata: Pterolichidae) is here described from the sungrebe Heliornis fulica as the first representative of the genus commonly found on close relatives of finfoots, Rallidae and Sarothuridae. This spec...

The semideciduous forest is a prominent yet highly degraded phytophysiognomy within the Atlantic Forest. Historically, bird species inhabiting these forests occurred throughout central and western São Paulo state, south‐eastern Brazil, until the mid‐20th century. Many of these species have not been observed again or are nearing extinction within th...

GHANAATIAN, H., SAFAHIEH, A., KABIRI, K. & SAVARI, A. 2024. Status of terns on Nakhiloo Island, Persian Gulf, with emphasis on Lesser Crested Terns Thalasseus bengalensis. Marine Ornithology 52: 373-377. http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.52.2.1604 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis (LCT) is the second most abundant tern in the Persian Gulf r...

El objetivo del presente texto es reflejar mi formación, resultados obtenidos, anécdotas y sacrificios que he tenido que enfrentar para poder culminar felizmente con los aportes a la ciencia cubana y en particular al hermoso campo de la ornitología, lo cual puede servir de experiencia a futuros biólogos y a que mi familia y amigos conozcan un poco...

The study presents a summary of the late antique depictions of birds from the floor mosaics in Philippopolis (present Plovdiv), Parthicopolis (present Sandanski) and Marcianopolis (pr. Devnya). Among the depicted species there are those that today are distributed in northeastern Africa or Hindustan Peninsula, outside the limits of the former Roman...

Ornithology, the study of birds, plays a crucial role in understanding the complex interplay between avian species and their ecosystems, offering insights into biodiversity and global ecological systems. In recent years, the conservation of bird species has become increasingly critical, particularly as habitat degradation poses a significant threat...

The phenomenon of interspecies brood parasitism, characterized by parasitic birds depositing their eggs within the nests of unrelated host species for subsequent hatching and rearing, represents a pivotal aspect of ornithological research, owing to its profound implications for the coevolutionary dynamics between host and parasite species. Among th...

En el presente póster se presenta la síntesis de la que será la serie de reseñas con 10 láminas consecutivas acerca de las investigaciones faunísticas llevadas a cabo en el territorio del estado de San Luis Potosí durante 150 años en las distintas disciplinas zoológicas que tratan de los principales y mas conocidos grupos de animales, tanto inverte...

MEDRANO, F., GALLARDO, B., GUTIÉRREZ, P., PEREDO, R., ÁLVAREZ, G., CONTARDO, N., SILVA, R. & TEJEDA, I. 2024. Non-significant effect of El Niño on the nest occupancy and breeding success of Markham's Storm Petrel Hydrobates markhami. Marine Ornithology 52: 369-371. http://doi.org/to_come The impact of the El Niño varies across seabirds, usually alt...

The Natural History Museum in the UK (NHM) is home to more than 80 million objects spanning 4.5 billion years of history. Each of these contain a wealth of data, whether on specimen labels, index cards, registers and/or diaries. Transcribing and categorising this information can help unlock crucial research potential. To do this at scale, we turn t...

Poster de la dieta del Aguilucho de cola rojiza (Buteo ventralis) investigada mediante cámaras trampa. Presentado en el XIV Congreso Chileno de Ornitología, Taguatagua 2024.

An updated checklist of butterfly species recorded from the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) campus, constitute a total of 178 species of butterflies, including previous records of 101 species. The butterfly species represent Papilionidae (17), Pieridae (22), Nymphalidae (55), Lycaenidae (54), Riodinidae (1) and Hesperii...

Il Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Pisa conserva una collezione zoologica osteologica di oltre 2000 esemplari che appartiene nella quasi totalità alla collezione storica e include alcune centinaia di scheletri completi montati. Il nucleo originario è stato costituito principalmente da Paolo Savi (direttore del Museo dal 1823 al 1871) e...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses pose a significant threat to both poultry and wild bird populations. Migratory wild birds play a key role in the intercontinental spread of avian influenza (AI), introducing the virus into poultry populations. In response to frequent AI outbreaks in Europe, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),...

RESUMEN: El turismo de observación de aves, actividad cada vez más popular, permite disfrutar de las aves en su entorno, promueve la conservación, y además favorece la recopilación de datos científicos masivos para el desarrollo de la ornitología. Los "birdwatchers" contribuyen al conocimiento de la distribución, abundancia, migración y comportamie...

Este artículo analiza la investigación artística desarrollada en el proyecto Algunos esfuerzos por entender el concepto de la filopatría (o aquella cualidad según la cual algunos animales volvemos continuamente nuestro lugar de origen). Dicha investigación se efectúa a través de una metodología de producción transdisciplinaria que fusiona la praxis...

Gyula Madarász (1858-1931) was an employee of the Hungarian National Museum between 1880 and 1915. During his first period of employment, he was also actively involved in field surveys in Hungary. He wrote and published the book “Birds of Hungary” in leaflet form. Later, his interest turned to the avifauna of non-European regions. He also took part...

Citizen science is a growing branch of public participation in scientific research, where individuals contribute to data collection and monitoring, thereby enhancing scientific knowledge at local and global scales. With nearly a million contributors and 1.6 billion bird observations, eBird (www.ebird.org) is the largest global citizen science platf...

Throughout history, humans have had a deep and complex connection with birds. The study of how humans and birds interact has the potential to provide valuable insights for the advancement of bird ecology and conservation. This review illustrates how this area has developed over time, what its main subtopics are, and what directions it should take i...

Die Humanethologie, die Biologie des menschlichen Verhaltens, entsteht in den 1960er Jahren zeitgleich in Deutschland und England aus der Anwendung verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Ansätze der Zoologie auf Menschen. Prominent stehen für diesen Ansatz zwei Forscher: Desmond Morris und Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt. Morris, ein Schüler des niederländischen Orn...

Background Bioacoustic monitoring is an effective and minimally invasive method to study wildlife ecology. However, even the state-of-the-art techniques for analyzing birdsongs decrease in accuracy in the presence of extraneous signals such as anthropogenic noise and vocalizations of non-target species. Deep supervised source separation (DSSS) algo...

AINLEY, D.G., DIVOKY, G.J., BAIRD, P. & SPENCER, G.C. 2024. 'Floating populations' of seabirds: The bane of demographic modelers and managers. Marine Ornithology 52: 355-362. 'Floating' portions of seabird populations (mature but non-breeding individuals) are generally ignored in seabird research and management despite frequent evidence of their ex...

Common names of species are important for communicating with the general public. In principle, these names should provide an accessible way to engage with and identify species. The common names of species have historically been labile without standard guidelines, even within a language. Currently, there is no systematic assessment of how often comm...

Neste livro você vai conhecer as características das espécies de aves marinhas que vivem no Arquipélago de Santana, localizado na costa norte do estado do Rio de Janeiro, em Macaé. Além disso, também há uma breve explicação sobre o arquipélago, o qual abriga mais de 70 espécies de aves, sendo 7 espécies marinhas. Das sete espécies de aves marinhas,...

: Kefalonia, an island in the western part of Greece, renowned for its unique geomorphology, lush vegetation, and Mediterranean climate, is an ideal habitat for diverse bird species, making it a prime destination for birdwatching tourism and intercultural communication. This paper harnesses the power of user-generated content (tourists) by systemat...

We investigate the occurrence of enterobacteria and antimicrobial resistance in passerines of the genus Sporophila seized from illegal trafficking. A total of 35 birds, apparently healthy and from illegal breeding, were sent to the Laboratory of Ornithological Studies at the State University of Ceará (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil) by environmental agen...

In modern conditions of intensive flights, when more than 120 thousand flights are performed daily and more than 12 million people are transported, ensuring flight safety remains a top priority for civil aviation. One of the significant problems is the prevention of aircraft collisions with birds, which leads to more than 5,000 incidents annually....

A poster presented at the XX Argentinean Ornithological Meeting, September 2024

The Mini-FLOTAC (MF) method has been attracting the interest of parasitology laboratories and veterinary clinics, worldwide, for routine diagnosis of coccidia and helminth infections in domestic and exotic animals, with overall higher sensitivity and precision in comparison with the historical McMaster (McM) method. The current research comprises p...

Le Beffroi Musée Boucher de Perthes-Manessier, Abbeville, France, houses an ornithological collection totalling 2,597 mounted birds, principally from the 19th century. According to the current IUCN Red List of threatened species, the mounts represent 112 extinct or endangered (‘E&E’) bird taxa (156 specimens in total). We list the specimens of ‘E&E...

This work was produced upon request of Sovon, Dutch centre of Field Ornithology as part of the project ‘Innovations for Migratory Bird Monitoring Along the East Atlantic Flyway’. The ‘East Atlantic flyway’ (EAF) is one of the world's most prominently used migratory routes and serves as a critical pathway for numerous avian migrants. Since 2014 a fl...

Feather bacterial load affects key avian life-history traits such as plumage condition, innate immunity, and reproductive success. Investigating the interplay between life-history traits and feather microbial load is critical for understanding mechanisms of host-microbiome interactions. We hypothesize that spatiotemporal variation associated with m...

This article is based on faunistic data gathered during the 37 years (1974–2012) on the “Lake Druzno” nature reserve. This material is supplemented with data gleaned from earlier papers, including pre-war ones by German ornithologists. The article thus contains practically all the faunistic data gathered since the beginnings of ornithological obser...

Ornithological prospections in the region of Zeida (Midelt plateau) at the end of July, 2024, have enabled to observe several cases of late breeding amongst a few bird species. These records concern desert species (Midelt being a Saharan enclave), such as the Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti and the Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus, as well as...

The use of unique markers in ornithology has a long history and is predicated on the assumption that markers have negligible effects on behavior and survival. The assumption that marks are harmless is particularly important with imperiled species. We studied the effects of two different marking schemes on Piping Plovers ( Charadrius melodus ), a sm...

The advanced protocol for monitoring bird communities, which is part of the National Biodiversity Monitoring Program – Programa Monitora, began in 2017 at Gurupi Biological Reserve (REBIO do Gurupi), chosen due to its different forest succession stages and landscape context in which it is inserted. The results presented are partial and were obtaine...

Masani barrage act as wintering spot for wide range of migratory as well as residential avian species. Their population estimation is to comprehend group dynamics , niche relationships, habitat preferences, and other behavioral features. An ornithological survey was conducted at Masani barrage, district Rewari, Haryana from April 2022 to March 2023...

Background There has been a series of bird surveys conducted in Vietnam over the last 20 years. However, most of these studies and surveys have focused on sites in Tonkin, the Red River Delta, Cochinchina (Mekong Delta), the Central Highlands and mountainous areas of Central Annam (Central region of Vietnam). The central coastal plain as well as th...

The Tokyo Imperial Household Museum inherited bird specimens that had been acquired by two national museums between 1872–1923, including specimens of foreign species, non-native to Japan (Kobayashi and Kato 2017). Today, the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology holds most of this collection (Kobayashi and Kato 2017). The collection cannot be effecti...

RESUMEN.-Reviso algunos cambios geopolíticos terrestres a lo largo del tiempo en Chile y cómo pueden afectar la validez de los registros ornitológicos. Además, describo los recientes cambios políticos marítimos y las zonas ju-risdiccionales marítimas internacionales, sus límites en el mar y su significado. Hay siete zonas marítimas en Chile: aguas...

Changes in species geographic distributions, including those of migration routes, stopover sites, and over-wintering grounds, may affect the phenology of breeding and moult. The White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is a long-distance migrant which breeds in Eurasia and winters in Africa and Australasia. This species is known in the Eastern Me...

Questo opuscolo divulgativo raccoglie e sintetizza in lingua italiana la pubblicazione scientifica Reconstructing the paleobiogeographic history of the lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) in the Mediterranean basin: towards a future perspective for its conservation pubblicato originariamente in Ornithology Research (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s4338...

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The Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava is widespread as a breeding bird in Europe and Asia, and there is a small breeding population of around 300 to 340 breeding pairs in Switzerland. So far, there is no evidence of breeding in northwestern Switzerland, but the species is regularly observed on migration in spring and autumn. In addition to the flava s...

The classification of bird species is of significant importance in the field of ornithology, as it plays an important role in assessing and monitoring environmental dynamics, including habitat modifications, migratory behaviors, levels of pollution, and disease occurrences. Traditional methods of bird classification, such as visual identification,...

Birdsong is among the most beautiful and complex sounds produced in the natural world. Modern ornithological research into the vocal communication of birds continues to open up new fields of research in neurobiology, ethology and evolutionary biology. Birdsong also fascinates musicographers and musicologists interested in, on the one hand, the pres...

The Ornithological Society of New Zealand’s exquisite ink drawing of a South Island takahe, by the celebrated British wildlife artist Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe O.B.E., R.A. (1901–1979), was drawn in 1951. It has been used ever since as a cover design on the society's publications. Correspondence in the society's archives gives some rich detail...

This study focuses on the acoustic classification of delphinid species at the southern continental slope of Brazil. Recordings were collected between 2013 and 2015 using towed arrays and were processed using a classifier to identify the species in the recordings. Using Raven Pro 1.6 software (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY), we analy...

The Amazon Basin harbors one of the most diverse avifaunas in the world, especially in the interfluvial region between the Madeira and Tapajós rivers, with many endemic and recently described species. Even though ornithologists have visited the region since the 19th century, there is little basic information about the local birds. Herein, the ornit...

The scientific work of the priest Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga is not as well-known as his political and historical roles in the formation of the República Oriental de Uruguay. In this contribution we present a review of the ornithological studies of Larrañaga, adding new records that had not been previously considered, making corrections in other case...

English version available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12690829 ____________ __/ Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Ornitologia 10(34):2-8/___________ RESUMO: A ciência cidadã está gradualmente se tornando popular entre os brasileiros. A ornitologia brasileira cresceu nos últimos 10 anos graças à enorme contribuição pública para plataformas on...

Este texto foca na Avifauna brasileira relacionado-a com educação ambiental e à aprendizagem significativa. Desta forma, seu objetivo é realizar a avaliação da literatura científica sobre a Avifauna brasileira, relacionado-a à promoção da educação ambiental pautada na aprendizagem significativa. Foi realizada a revisão sistemática de literatura, se...

Letter - in response to editorial about the American attempt to remove eponyms (things named afer people, in this case birds) from the English names of bird species - arguing that eponyms are an important part of the history of ornithology.

During spring migration, nocturnal migrants attempt to minimize their travel time to reach their breeding grounds early. However, how they behave and respond to unfavourable conditions during their springtime travels is much less understood. In this study, we reveal the effects of atmospheric factors on nocturnal bird migration under adverse condit...

Recognition and interpretation of bird vocalizations are pivotal in ornithological research and ecological conservation efforts due to their significance in understanding avian behaviour, performing habitat assessment and judging ecological health. This paper presents an audio spectrogram-guided classification framework called ASGIR for improved bi...

A Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP), localizada no sudeste do Brasil, possui 22 milhões de habitantes e muitas informações ornitológicas produzidas por ornitólogos e observadores de aves ao longo dos últimos 200 anos. Entretanto, muitas localidades ainda permanecem pouco conhecidas com relação a sua avifauna. O presente estudo realizou um in...

Fergusson Island lies off the southeastern end of New Guinea and is the largest landmass in the D′Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Island Endemic Bird Area. We conducted audiovisual and camera trapping surveys in eastern Fergusson in September 2022 and recorded 97 bird species, documenting breeding and vocalizations for several of the EBA′s endemic taxa...

Aim Long‐term population studies provide invaluable insights into natural variability, particularly in ecology and conservation. We reconstruct the 31‐year dynamics of the European hamster population in a vast area within Central Europe. We identify key meteorological factors influencing population dynamics and project the potential impact of clima...

It has long been known that the trans-Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, India is home to the remarkable biodiversity. The findings in this research paper constitute an important addition to the knowledge of ornithology in Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary. This study gives insight into the habitat preference of bird species in the sanctuary including e...

Authors: Peter Flint & Colin Richardson. Published: 8 June 2024 524 pages, 32 plates with 65 colour photos of birds and habitats and two maps; three figures, 13 tables. Paperback. ABSTRACT Cyprus lies on the European–African migration flyway and has more endemic birds than any other Mediterranean island, making it of great interest to birders and...

Feathers are complex integument structures that provide birds with many functions. They are vital to a bird's survival, fundamental to their visual displays, and responsible for the evolutionary radiation of the avian class. Feathers provide a protective barrier for the body; their water repellency is a key feature. Despite hundreds of years of orn...

The first data on the presence of Bonelli’s eagle in Sardinia date back to 1822, when the naturalist De La Marmora collected a few individuals in the surroundings areas of Cagliari, which allowed the description of the species. Throughout the 19th century the species was indicated as common and widespread with a probable presence of a few hundred p...

We have had this idea for a long time, and we put it into action by publishing it in a Facebook group name "Séminaires, congrès, publications (Agronomie, Biologie, Vétérinaire)" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AWAF2012). This group aggregates a significant portion of articles published nationally in Algeria and neighboring countries (Tunisia, Moro...

Quang Nam Chau is a proposed species and habitat conservation area located in Quang Ninh province, northeastern Vietnam. The area is covered by primary forest and plays an important role in watershed protection. However, there has not been any previous ornithological study conducted in the area. This study was carried out in October and November 20...

A method and a prototype of the program for detecting the presence of birds in the video data flow in real time are presented in the paper. The method is based on the cascade classifier solving the problem of bird detection and identification with the use of a bioacoustic bird scaring system deployed at the Tomsk airport. In our research, the Viola...

Citizen science has great potential to develop outreach and environmental education, to enter fully into the democratization of civil action based on scientific evidence that is also experienced. In this paper, we report on a participatory science project that addresses two types of wetland ecosystem services. Decades of fertilizer application and...

New breeding site of Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis within a forest degraded due to human and environmental factors-Sila National Park (SPA "Sila Grande"-Calabrian Apen-nines-southern Italy). The author confirms the nesting of Tree Pipit during the 2023 breeding season inside an artificial coniferous forest. The area under investigation was severely d...

Monitoring migrating raptors is among the most cost-effective and simple methods for forecasting shift in the ecosystem and environment. The Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Accipitriformes, Accipitridae) represents a widely wintering, on-passage raptor over Iraq's southern Mesopotamian marshlands. However, recent informat...

As society works towards solutions to address environmental concerns, a crucial task emerges: the conservation of sp