Parasitic infections represent an important health challenge in falcons (Falconidae), where they may negatively influence survival, reproduction, and performance. This study is the first investigation in Serbia assessing the prevalence and diversity...
Raptors wintering in temperate regions face strong energetic constraints due to low temperatures and limited prey availability. Understanding how intrinsic traits and environmental conditions shape hunting performance helps to clarify the mechanisms...
Nest defense is a key component of avian reproductive success, yet its intensity and expression often depend on ecological and social contexts. We investigated the nest defense behaviors of Saunders’s Gulls (Saundersilarus saundersi) breeding i...
Birds are important indicators of ecosystem health and provide a range of benefits to society. It is important, therefore, to understand the impacts of agricultural land use changes on bird populations. The cultivation of energycane (EC)—a suga...
The Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa, Phasianidae) is a non-migrant gamebird endemic to southwestern Europe that was introduced into Mediterranean and Atlantic islands in historical times. This is the case for Madeira, Portugal, where a populatio...
Reintroduction efforts of wildlife species seek to re-establish self-sustaining populations of targeted species within their historical ranges. Our study focuses on the Indian Grey Hornbill, which faced local extinction in the Gir National Park and S...
The Central Valley of California provides critical wintering habitat for Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis), which rely on wetlands, grasslands, and grain crops to meet their energetic needs. However, temporary row crops that support Sandhill Cran...
AI tools like Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) and apps like iNaturalist and Merlin are increasingly used in bird monitoring and species identification. The purpose of this study was to assess whether AI-assisted binoculars improve bird species know...
Urbanization reshapes bird communities by filtering species according to their ecological traits, often reducing richness, altering relative abundances, and favoring a subset of functionally tolerant species that dominate urban assemblages. Some nati...
The Red Kite (Milvus milvus), a Western Palearctic raptor, experienced a severe population decline across its range during the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly disappearing as a breeding species in Spain. Although conservation and reintroduction effor...
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