2025 September - 19 articles
Wind energy development is a key component in the transition to sustainable clean energy. Collision probability depends on turbine dimensions and species-specific behaviour, and understanding these relationships is essential for effective Environment...
Cooperative breeding, or helping behavior, has long been recognized in birds. An ignored dichotomy, however, separates the helping found in many individuals of some long-lived, sedentary species from the helping occasionally found in the territories...
For three regions of South Africa (Greater Gauteng, Greater Cape Town and Greater Durban) with the greatest coverage by bird atlas (SABAP2) fieldwork, we related arrival timing and abundance in each region of a long-distance migrant bird, the Barn Sw...
Anti-predator behaviour in birds is required by day and night but has barely been studied at night. For prey which detect predators visually, low light levels may diminish detection or monitoring of approaching threats. We conducted standardised appr...
Urbanization affects bird communities by reducing habitat and fragmenting ecosystems. Urban parks can help counteract these effects. However, anthropogenic noise can further alter bird composition. We examined the distribution and abundance of bird s...
Winter bird feeders provide high-energy food for birds when natural food resources are in short supply. We performed an experimental study including two treatments and a control to investigate the reactions of eight passerine species visiting a winte...
In order to determine the impact of urbanization on raptors in the semi-desert conditions of southwestern Kazakhstan, an analysis of the spatio-temporal distribution of raptors is presented for the first time based on the results of surveys of the av...
Urban landscapes have given rise to novel ecosystems (e.g., green areas), which differ in design and ecological quality depending on local planning strategies. Europe has the goal to increase conservation through increasing greenspace; however, urban...
The climate is expected to change substantially by the end of the current century. In response to climate change, species may disperse, adapt, or become locally extinct. We aim to assess how the climate changes predicted to occur by 2060 may affect t...
Public health in a densely populated city is inextricably linked to the state of the urban environment. The microclimate, the condition of water sources and sanitary well-being are just some of the many environmental factors that have a strong influe...
This report presents the first complete natal dispersal trajectory of a female Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus, tracked in real time from fledging to first breeding using high-resolution continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry. T...
This paper outlines a methodology to compile geo-referenced observational data of Australian birds acting as pollinators of Strelitzia sp. (Bird of Paradise) flowers and dispersers of their seeds. Given the absence of systematic published records, a...
Feather mites play an important role in bird communities, covering a wide spectrum of associations with their hosts, ranging from parasitic to mutualistic relations. As a result of long co-evolution with their warm-blooded hosts, this diverse group o...
The Brazilian Araucaria Forest (AF) now covers only 1% of its original extent due to significant degradation, making conservation a challenge. The AF occurs in a mosaic alongside grassland and Atlantic Forest ecosystems, influencing bird species&rsqu...
In this study, we used a causal analysis approach to assess the impact of deforestation on bird abundance in Mexico. Based on records in the eBird and GBIF databases, ten species were selected in 807 grids on the mainland. Relative abundances by spec...
How humans perceive and interact with other animal species is critical in enhancing conservation initiatives. The study recorded and analyzed people’s knowledge and perceptions of birds of prey and their interactions in three rural communities...
Real-time health assessment is crucial for diagnosing emerging threats to wildlife. Point-of-care instruments now allow detailed, affordable measurements of blood metabolites (e.g., glucose, triglycerides, ketones) in free-ranging animals. Ketones, h...
The Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is a long-lived Critically Endangered seabird endemic to the Galápagos Islands and faces severe threats from invasive species, particularly rodents. Until now, evidence of rat predation on Ga...
The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) (GHW) is one of the least-studied European woodpeckers, listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. We examined the key environmental characteristics that determine the possibility of GHW occurrence in vast fore...
