Balancing moult, migration, and breeding in a long‐lived partially migrant raptor
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 2, March 2026.Moult, breeding, and migration are the three major life‐history events in the annual cycle of birds. All are energetically demanding processes that rarely overlap. In large raptors such as the Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus, completing a full moult may take more than one year, requiring birds to balance this process with other life‐cycle events.
Iñigo Zuberogoitia +19 more
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eBird Data Highlight Shifts in Wetland Resources Structuring Waterfowl and Shorebird Abundance
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.Wetland losses in the American West, driven by accelerated drying, overlapped multiple shorebird and waterfowl life histories. Trends were indicators of declining availability and increased uncertainty in waterbird habitat networks. Losses were pervasive in semi‐permanent wetlands, with 19%–48% reductions over the past two decades.
J. Patrick Donnelly +6 more
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Journal of Avian BiologyDuring long‐distance migration, many birds experience periods of either prolonged fasting (during endurance flights) or extensive feeding (during stopovers).
Adi Domer +7 more
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Cliff top habitats provide important alternative feeding resources for wading birds of conservation importance wintering on non-estuarine coasts [PDF]
, 2014 Rocky shores and beaches are important over-wintering areas for non-estuarine waders but have rarely been studied. We examined cliff top habitat use by 6 species of wader over 75 km of coast to assess their potential value as alternative feeding sites to
Furnell, Julie, Hull, Susan L.
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Journal of Avian BiologyTelomeres are regarded as key markers of cellular ageing and physiological state. Oxidative stress, which can accelerate telomere shortening, is thought to increase during energetically demanding processes such as bird migration.
Pablo Salmón +5 more
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Avian Conservation and EcologyHistorically, the fates of individual passerines during migration have been informed primarily by scarce data on band recaptures and resighting. This constraint is particularly problematic for imperiled passerines because information on the timing and ...
Bri Benvenuti +6 more
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Migration routes and important stopover sites of endangered Oriental white storks (Ciconia boyciana), as revealed by satellite tracking [PDF]
, 2004 From 1998 through 2000, we tracked the autumnal migrations of 13 oriental white storks (Ciconia boyciana) by satellite in order to identify their important stopover sites.
Higuchi,Hiroyoshi +2 more
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A generalised abundance index for seasonal invertebrates [PDF]
, 2016 At a time of climate change and major loss of biodiversity, it is important to have efficient tools for monitoring populations. In this context, animal abundance indices play an important role.
Brereton, Tom +4 more
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Food Availability, Foraging Behavior, and Diet of Autumn Migrant Landbirds in the Boise Foothills of Southwestern Idaho [PDF]
, 2012 Food availability and acquisition are critical components of a stopover site\u27s suitability, but we know relatively little about how changes in food availability affect the stopover ecology of migrating landbirds.
Carlisle, Jay D. +3 more
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Who bullies whom at a garden feeder? Interspecific agonistic interactions of small passerines during a cold winter [PDF]
, 2015 Interspecific agonistic interactions are important selective factors for maintaining ecological niches of different species, but their outcome is difficult to predict a priori.
A Hinde +28 more
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