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Body size changes in passerine birds introduced to New Zealand from the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
One feature of global geographic variation in avian body sizes is that they are larger on isolated islands than on continental regions. Therefore, this study aims to assess whether there have been changes in body size following successful establishment ...
Blackburn, Tim M.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Birds from Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa Province, North Vietnam: an update on biodiversity and checklist

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics, 2020
We provide an updated list of 252 species of bird belonging to 58 families and 15 orders from Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa Province, North Vietnam.
Hung Ngoc Hoang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity of Avifauna at the Elephant Training Center Way Kambas National Park

open access: yesJurnal Sylva Lestari, 2019
Avifauna is one of the biodiversity that has a role in the ecosystem, namely as a seed spreader, helps pollination, and as an environmental bioindicator. The Elephant Training Center (PLG) is not only a conservation centre for Sumatran elephants but also
Akhmad Kamaluddin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Record of an Extinct Marabou Stork in the Neogene of South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We describe a new large species of marabou stork, Leptoptilus patagonicus(Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae, Leptoptilini), from the late Miocene Puerto Madryn Formation, Chubut Province, Argentina.
Cladera, Gerardo, Noriega, Jorge Ignacio
core   +1 more source

Migration speed, timing, and long‐term shifts in age structure in North American passerines during fall migration

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Migration is challenging for birds, especially juveniles, who experience high mortality rates during migration. The challenge is exacerbated in the Anthropocene, contributing to widespread population declines. Conservation efforts focused on increasing juvenile survival could bolster population recovery.
Dylan M. Osterhaus   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High post-fledging survival and site persistence using mark-resight methodology for Oregon Vesper Sparrows in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology
The ecology of the post-fledging period for small passerine birds is one of the least known stages of the avian life cycle with high rates of mortality for many species.
Bob Altman, Joel Geier, Sarah M Rockwell
doaj   +1 more source

30-Year-Long Changes in Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna of Niebieskie ŹródłA (Blue Springs) Nature Reserve in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Central Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The article focuses on changes in terrestrial vertebrate fauna of Niebieskie Źródła (Blue Springs) Nature Reserve that occurred between two censuses carried out in the area.
Hejduk, Janusz   +3 more
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Nests in trees are as good as or better than cliffs for two formerly persecuted, primarily cliff nesting eagles in Spain: a cautionary tale in defining the habitat of range‐restricted or threatened species

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
In the late‐20th century, golden and Bonelli's eagles suffered population declines on the Iberian Peninsula, partly due to human persecution. Habitat assessments – especially for Bonelli's eagles – always found or assumed strong associations with cliffs that provided nesting sites.
Ryan Baumbusch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

STRUCTURE AND ECOLOGY OF BIRDS IN INTRA-MOUNTAIN DAGHESTAN

open access: yesЮг России: экология, развитие, 2018
. Aim. Results of bird counts carried out over the period 1996 – 2016 in Intra-mountain Daghestan have been analyzed. The species composition of birds was determined for the first time and the ecology of the avifauna of the research area was ...
Evgeniy V. Vilkov
doaj   +1 more source

Records of the Crowned Eagle (Urubitinga coronata) in Moxos plains of Bolivia and observations about breeding behavior [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Crowned Eagle (Urubitinga coronata, Accipitridae) is a globally endangered raptor, endemic to central and southern South America. Little is known about this species in Bolivia and no nesting or prey data have been reported for the country until now ...
Berkunsky, Igor   +6 more
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