Jente Ottenburghs (he/him), Author at British Ornithologists' Union

About the author

Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)

Jente Ottenburghs is the BOU’s Journal Publicity Officer and resident science writer. He is a curious evolutionary biologist with a passion for writing. He obtained his PhD from Wageningen University (the Netherlands) where he studied the genetic consequences of hybridization between several goose species. After a postdoc at Uppsala University (Sweden), he returned to Wageningen University for a lecturer position in ecology. Apart from his goose work, Jente manages the Avian Hybrids Project, a website and blog that gathers the scientific literature on hybridization in birds.

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The impact of DDT on Spanish Blackbirds

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2024-01-29T10:25:12+00:0011 Jan 2024|habitat degradation, insecticide, invertebrates, non-invasive sampling, parasites, Urban birds|

Birds in natural areas are exposed to more pesticides

Disturbance increases nest predation

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-26T14:15:19+00:0030 Nov 2023|antipredator behaviour, bird-human interactions, Disturbance, fledgling survival, nest predation, predation|

Stray dogs have a larger effect than humans.

Scattering genes in Xantus’s Hummingbird

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-15T10:10:44+00:0016 Nov 2023|bird movements, connectivity, dispersal, DNA sequencing, gene flow, Genetics, hummingbirds, population structure|

Genetic analyses reveal female-mediated gene flow from north to south.

The call of the Striped Cuckoo

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-10-27T13:57:52+00:002 Nov 2023|acoustic monitoring, annual cycle, behaviour, breeding biology, Cuckoos, mate selection, passive acoustic monitoring, song, vocalisations|

This species uses two vocalisations for different purposes.

The rise and fall of pelican populations

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-10-08T13:13:00+00:0019 Oct 2023|annual cycle, demography, foraging, monitoring, non-breeding ecology, population recovery, Seabirds, weather|

What factors explain the population trajectories of Brown Pelicans?

Why do shrikes store prey?

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-10-01T09:59:15+00:005 Oct 2023|breeding success, diet, fledglings, nest monitoring, nestling provisioning, parental care|

Red-backed Shrikes with larders have nestlings in better condition.

Do geolocators affect the survival of petrels?

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-09-17T12:45:57+00:0021 Sep 2023|adult survival, bio-logging, geolocator, gps tags, island birds, life history, mark‐recapture, Round Island petrel, Seabirds|

A long-term dataset of Trindade Petrels finds no clear effect.

Avoiding power lines

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-09-17T12:30:59+00:007 Sep 2023|bird-human interactions, breeding biology, Disturbance, land use, waterbirds|

The density of breeding birds increases with distance from electric power lines.

What do Common Guillemot chicks eat?

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-08-19T13:02:45+00:0024 Aug 2023|diet composition, foraging, monitoring, nestling provisioning, parental care, predator-prey interactions, Seabirds|

Long-term study reveals a drastic change in diet.

The secret life of cowbird couples

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-07-15T11:47:25+00:0010 Aug 2023|behaviour, brood parasitism, life history, reproduction|

Are Screaming Cowbirds socially monogamous?

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