nocturnal birds Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Genome-wide markers resolve Forest Owlet taxonomy

By Vinay K L|2022-08-12T13:31:27+00:0015 Aug 2022|biodiversity, birds of prey, evolution, Genetics, genomics, IBIS, natural history, nocturnal birds, owls, raptors, systematics, Taxonomy, tropical birds|

Examining UCEs clarify phylogenetic relationships of the Forest Owlet

Snowy days and Tawny Owls

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-05-18T09:43:15+00:0019 May 2022|adult survival, bird vision, camouflage, colour-polymorphism, nocturnal birds, physiology, plumage, predation, raptors, winter|

Are grey colour morphs better protected against predation?

The migration of the Canarian Houbara Bustard

By Inmaculada Abril-Colón|2022-04-21T10:11:43+00:0025 Apr 2022|behaviour, bird movements, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, endemic, fieldwork, gps tags, IBIS, island birds, islands, land use, Migration, movements, nocturnal birds, protected areas, satellite tracking, short-distance migration|

Short-distance nocturnal migration in an island endemic bustard

Do forest owls respond differently to prey shortages?

By Urška Ratajc|2021-12-14T12:27:27+00:0013 Dec 2021|birds of prey, community ecology, diet, diet composition, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, IBIS, machine learning, nocturnal birds, population dynamics, populations, predator-prey interactions, territoriality|

Machine learning approaches identified mice population cycles as key parameter

The nightly call of the tinamou

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-10-30T11:31:25+00:004 Nov 2021|acoustic monitoring, bioacoustics, breeding biology, communication, habitat, nocturnal birds, territoriality|

Why does the Undulated Tinamou call at night?

Sounds like an owl battle

By Fabrizio Grieco|2021-07-30T15:27:51+00:002 Aug 2021|acoustic monitoring, behaviour, bioacoustics, communication, nocturnal birds, territoriality, vocal activity|

Study reveals new insights about how group-living Scops Owls communicate

Chasing the ghost bird

By Lucas DeGroote|2021-01-04T16:51:31+00:004 Jan 2021|citizen science, cryptic species, distribution, Migration, nocturnal birds|

Can citizen science data provide evidence that Common Potoos migrate?

Booming Bitterns

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-15T17:25:23+00:005 Sep 2019|bioacoustics, camouflage, Conservation, cryptic, monitoring, News, nocturnal birds, sound|

When is the best time to monitor bitterns?

Spontaneous vocal activity of Tawny Owls

By Iñigo Zuberogoitia|2020-12-15T17:26:58+00:0012 Aug 2019|nocturnal birds, survey, vocal activity|

Tawny Owls are calling, but are we detecting all of them?