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Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.Local scale factors, not just the broad urban gradient, are the key drivers of urban bird communities. Our multi‐scale study found that specific management practices, such as managing leaf litter depth or the presence of unmanaged tall grass, explained the largest portion of variation in bird composition.
Tulaci Bhakti +3 more
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"The Milk of Birds": A Proverbial Phrase, Ancient and Modern, and its Link to Nature [PDF]
, 2017 A curious phrase from ancient Greek, ὀρνίθων γάλα, finds parallels in Latin as lac gallinaceum and in Modern Greek, as και του πουλιού το γάλα. While the Greek phrases translate as "(and) the milk of (the) bird(s)", the Latin translates as "henʼs milk".
Payne, Martha J.
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Diversity of Chewing Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) in the Indo‐Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.The diversity of birds is well documented globally. However, the same attention has generally not been given to their parasites, which comprise many times their diversity. Here, we present data from a large‐scale survey of chewing lice found infesting birds in the Indo‐Burma biodiversity hotspot of western Yunnan, China.
Alexandra A. Grossi +6 more
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Lista actualizada de aves dañinas en Costa Rica (2012)
Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2013 En este documento se actualiza a 2012 la lista de aves que se consideran dañinas en Costa Rica, principalmente para la producción agrícola. Esta actualización considera información reciente, tanto de la condición de especie dañina como de cambios en la ...
Javier Monge
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Kajian Hubungan Tutupan Vegetasi Dan Sebaran Burung Di Pulau Moti, Ternate, Maluku Utara [PDF]
, 2010 Study on the relationships between vegetation coverage and bird distribution in Moti Island,Ternate, North Moluccas. Research study on relationships between vegetation coverage andbird distribution in Moti Island, Ternate, Moluccas was conducted on May ...
Sulistyadi, E. (Eko) +1 more
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Feather growth rate and mass in nearctic passerines with variablemigratory behavior and molt pattern [PDF]
, 2012 Bird species vary greatly in the duration of their annual complete feather molt. However, such variation is not well documented in birds from many biogeographic areas, which restricts our understanding of the diversification of molt strategies.
Barta Z. +8 more
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 600-615, December 2025.Only 1541 (34.2%) of 4503 recognized non‐passerine bird species are held in ZIMS institutions worldwide. Approximately ~83% of the species kept globally are classified as non‐threatened and ~16% as threatened. To improve the conservation of threatened birds, a shift toward keeping threatened species should be considered within ex situ management ...
Anna Wahle +6 more
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Pigeons with better body condition do not have different symmetries [PDF]
, 2014 Twenty seven homing pigeons (10 males and 17 females) were biometrically studied and the bilateral symmetry (right-left) level was evaluated. Analysed traits were the length of outer external rectrices, length of the wing and length of the second primary
Durán, Núria +1 more
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Characterizing China's Illegal Trade in Avifauna on Social Media 中国社交媒体上非法鸟类贸易的特征分析
Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 616-626, December 2025.Worldwide, illegal wildlife trade is an increasing threat to species conservation. Here, we used the social media data to characterize China's illegal online trade in avifauna for conservation implications. Our results found that 178 avian species have been posted online for illegal trading. ABSTRACT The illegal wildlife trade poses a growing threat to
Jiaping Xu, Luke Gibson, Aiwu Jiang
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Ethnobiology Letters, 2015 The Virtual Curation Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University created 3D representations of digital morphological models, termed “artifictions,” of several bone elements from two extinct animals, the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius ...
Bruce L. Manzano +3 more
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