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Two cases of leucism in Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) in the south of Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yesBiotemas, 2009
We present the reports of two leucistic individuals of the Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis obtained in the rural area of the municipality of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, and at the Botanic Garden of Curitiba, Paraná, south of Brazil.
Ismael Franz, Rodrigo Fleck
doaj  

Patterns and processes in shorebird survival rates: a global review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Changes in demographic rates underpin changes in population size, and understanding demographic rates can greatly aid the design and development of strategies to maintain populations in the face of environmental changes.
Alves   +69 more
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Abundance and reproduction behavior data for waterbirds (Anatidae, Rallidae, Charadriiforms, Podicipediforms) breeding in European France based on a probability sampling design

open access: yesEcological Research, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 631-643, July 2025.
In this paper, we provide the dataset issued from field surveys of 2428 grid cells of 500 m × 500 m in French wetlands during springs 2021 and 2022. Such cells resulted from a stratified two‐stage sampling design. The 132,292 birds recorded in this study, together with their reproduction behavior, will be used to evaluate national breeding population ...
Matthieu Guillemain   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of a Social Media‐Based Method for Determining Raptor Diet

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2025.
This study mined social media as a citizen science method to reduce the time burden and biases associated with recording accurate diet information for predators. In total, 1985 prey observations were recorded of two Australian coastal raptors and were used to produce diet profiles that were compared by region, social media platform, and against other ...
Leo Biggs   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in Richness and Occupancy of Ugandan Birds and Relation to Local Tree Cover

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 4, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Changes in vegetation cover are occurring across sub‐Saharan Africa and can have substantial effects on ecological communities, but limited data make understanding status and trends difficult for many taxa. We surveyed birds for several decades across Uganda using point counts.
Ryan C. Burner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wintering of the Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus (Aves: Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) in Kerala, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
Sightings of Grey-headed Lapwings wintering in Kerala were compiled from different sources.  With a total of 77 sightings from 1999–2016 in Kerala the bird, which was earlier thought to be a rare winter visitor, was found to be a frequent visitor to the ...
R Roshnath
doaj   +1 more source

The birds of the Bush Heritage, Cravens Peak Reserve [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Bird communities were studied in two subregional areas of Cravens Peak, the Toko Plains and the Simpson-Strzelecki Dunefields, using the point counts method. A total of 42 2ha 20 minute surveys, 46 five-hundred metre radius area surveys and 170 5km drive
Wells, Dez
core   +1 more source

Host-Induced and Geographical Variation in Levinseniella-Cruzi Travassos, 1920 (Digenea, Microphallidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Fil: Martorelli, Sergio Roberto. Centro de Estudios en Parasitología y Vectores (CEPAVE). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Ivanov, Verónica.
Ivanov, Verónica   +1 more
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Habitat Selection of Wintering Birds in Farm Ponds in Taoyuan, Taiwan

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Farm ponds or irrigation ponds, providing a vital habitat for diverse bird communities, are an environmental feature with characteristics that cross over typical urban and natural conditions. In this study, the species richness and community structure of
Chia-Hsuan Hsu, Jui-Yu Chou, Wei-Ta Fang
doaj   +1 more source

Diversidade e abundância de aves costeiras em um trecho do litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

open access: yesBiotemas, 2013
A avifauna litorânea é um importante elemento na dinâmica dos ecossistemas onde vive, sendo a planície costeira considerada uma área de altíssima prioridade para a conservação da biodiversidade regional.
Andressa Müller   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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