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Can nest reuse be risky?

By Thomas Mérő|2023-01-23T10:42:19+00:0023 Jan 2023|annual cycle, behaviour, Breeding, breeding biology, breeding success, brood parasitism, cavity nesting, fieldwork, fledglings, natural history, nest predation, nesting, nesting success, parasites, parasitism, passerines|

Rare observations of nest-reuse in an open-cup nesting European passerine

Selecting the best tree hole

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-11-09T16:01:12+00:0017 Nov 2022|bird communities, Breeding, cavity nesting, forest birds, nesting, reproduction|

How do birds decide on a cavity to nest in?

Blue Manakins nest near “nest-like” structures

By Paulo Zima|2022-10-25T13:37:11+00:0017 Oct 2022|adaptation, avian biology, behaviour, Breeding, camouflage, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, endemic, evolution, forest birds, IBIS, Neotropics, nest predation, nesting material, nesting success, passerines, predation, predator-prey interactions, reproduction, tropical birds|

Could it be an anti-predatory strategy?

Where the wind is just right

By Mia Momberg|2022-10-08T13:04:17+00:0010 Oct 2022|birds of conservation concern, Breeding, climate, flight, IBIS, island birds, nest-site limitation, nesting, reproduction, Seabirds, soaring birds, weather, wind|

Investigating the factors determining Wandering Albatross nest-site selection

What’s best to conserve UK seabirds?

By Bob Furness|2022-09-23T15:58:03+00:0026 Sep 2022|adult survival, biodiversity, bird assemblages, Bird Protection, birds of conservation concern, Breeding, competition, Conservation, IBIS, impact, monitoring, population recovery, protected areas, Seabirds, waterbirds|

Designating colonies as Special Protection Areas is not enough

Sex-condition interaction affects Greater Flamingo colouration

By Miguel Rendón|2022-09-09T16:59:56+00:0015 Sep 2022|avian biology, Breeding, breeding biology, communication, diet, ecology, feathers, fieldwork, nutrition, parental care, plumage, waders, waterbirds|

Why are female flamingos more colourful than males?

Maternal competitive events influence offspring phenotype

By América Hernández|2022-08-31T17:00:23+00:005 Sep 2022|avian biology, Breeding, breeding biology, cavity nesting, competition, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, eggs, experiment, IBIS, nest monitoring, nest-site limitation, passerines, phenotypic variation|

Compete with me and my progeny will grow faster

Singing Penguins

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-08-05T08:45:48+00:0011 Aug 2022|acoustic monitoring, bioacoustics, Breeding, communication, Disturbance, nest recording, passive monitoring, recording, territoriality|

Can we use penguin display songs for monitoring colonies?

Foraging ecology of the House Sparrow

By Jan Havlíček|2022-08-08T12:13:16+00:008 Aug 2022|behaviour, Breeding, breeding biology, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ecotone, ECR, Farmland birds, foraging, habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, IBIS, land management, movements, parental care, passerines, survival, Urban birds, urbanization|

Parents feeding offspring prefer fast-food sources and have to go the extra mile in urban environments

Mating of hybrid woodpeckers

By Łukasz Kajtoch (he/him)|2022-07-27T16:21:52+00:001 Aug 2022|Breeding, hybridization, hybrids|

Could mixed woodpeckers successfully breed?

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