Diving birds at greater risk of extinction
Specialist divers may be evolving into an "evolutionary dead end", say researchers.
19/01/2023
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Specialist divers may be evolving into an "evolutionary dead end", say researchers.
19/01/2023
Researchers have shown that the largely brown Eurasian Woodcock's tail feathers outshine any other bird, and suggest why.
18/01/2023
Weavers and icterids independently evolved hanging nest structures to protect their young from predators and brood parasites.
15/01/2023
The warbler could join Eurasian Blackcap and Richard's Pipit as one of the few species in which the recent evolution of an alternative...
11/01/2023
A recent study has shown that bird species with the rarest and most extreme characteristics are at the highest risk of going extinct.
04/01/2023
A range of analyses in a new study has shown that the two taxa are not sufficiently diverged to be considered separate species.
15/12/2022
The summer migrant has decreased by more than half in the UK since 1995.
11/12/2022
The study has revealed key stopover and wintering sites for the declining summer visitor.
08/12/2022
Great Tits had larger broods after receiving supplementary food over the winter.
07/12/2022
Birds scoring higher on cognitive tests showed the most self-control.
27/11/2022
Research conducted in Austria has shown the distress caused by fireworks displays.
24/11/2022
A new study demonstrates the various sublethal impacts of plastics in seabirds.
09/11/2022