🚗 What are the extinction drivers for Asian Crested Ibis in Japan? 📊 The last wild population on Sado Island assessed by an integrated population model: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #CrestedIbis #Japan #extinction #population

📝New blog post: Saving Sardinia’s Steppe Sentinel! 🌱 Grassland and conservation impacts on Little Bustard Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #LittleBustard #Italy #Sardinia #Grasslands #Steppe

💧Celebrating World Wetlands Day with BCI! 🔀 First-ever tracking of breeding Whiskered Terns reveals how they use wetland in La Brenne, France: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #WhiskeredTern #France #WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026

🧮 How many Arctic Jaegers are there around the world? 📝 An updated global estimate of breeding population size for this migratory seabird: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #Arctic #Skua #Jaeger #migration #population

🫗Artificial freshwater mudflats temporarily provide substantial feeding habitat for waders 🔢 Counting staging Pied Avocets and monitoring habitat development at Marker Wadden in the Netherlands: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #PiedAvocet #Netherlands #shorebirds

👀 Have you seen BCI's themed collections? 📚 Important conservation topics, author blogs and papers featured in BirdLife Magazine's Discoveries section: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #collection #Discoveries #papers

🌱How important are managed grasslands and protected areas for Little Bustard on a Mediterranean island? 🏝️Sardinia hosts Italy's only population and the only island population: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #LittleBustard #bustard #Italy #Sardinia

☠️The continued threat of toxic NSAIDs to South Asia's Critically Endangered Gyps vultures. 🤝Among the researchers are our Partners @rspb.bsky.social, BNHS in India and BCN in Nepal: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #vultures #CriticallyEndangered #Asia

ICYMI: Conservation implications of genetic structure in the Critically Endangered Hooded Grebe 🧬 🔧 Helpful in understanding population connectivity and management: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #HoodedGrebe #CriticallyEndangered #Argentina #endemic

🏠Assessing habitat suitability for the globally threatened Cock-tailed Tyrant! 🌱A Vulnerable South American grassland specialist facing substantial habitat loss: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #cock-tailed #tyrant #grassland #habitat

🌊Investigating where Swinhoe's Storm-petrels go across the north-western Pacific and Indian Oceans 🛰️Insights from geolocators recovered from four birds: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Swinhoe's #stormpetrel #seabird #tracking #migration

🪹What causes Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture's infant mortality? 📷 Using camera trapping to investigate nest-site characteristics and causes of nest failure: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Hooded #Vulture #Ghana #Critically #Endangered

🌏Where do Latham's Snipes go on their non-breeding grounds in Australia? 🛰️Tracking their movements using GPS telemetry devices: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Latham's #Snipe #Australia #GPS #tracking

🥚Does egg abandonment lead to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds? Synopsis in the ✨new graphical abstract✨ below! 🐣Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #egg #abandonment #hatching #failure #graphic

🗺️ Near-local extinction of Red-backed Shrike? 📉 30 years of meadow loss and shrub succession driving the decline of this iconic farmland species: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Redbacked #Shrike #Europe #Slovenia

🎉Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with BCI! 🪶Our collection brings together a wealth of research on migratory birds and their conservation around the world. 🛋️ Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #WMBD2025 #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #migration

👪How does biparental care and reproductive success differ in reintroduced and captive populations of Puerto Rican Amazon? 📽️Using video recordings to study this Critically Endangered parrot: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #PuertoRico #Parrot #Amazon

📆Long-term changes in population trends of wintering waterbirds in the Republic of Korea. Analysing the Winter Waterbird Census of Korea reveals varied trajectories... including for the four species shown...📉📈 #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #RepublicofKorea #waterbird

🎉 Celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day with Bird Conservation International! 🎉 🍖 The world's most efficient scavengers are disappearing from their vital role. 🔎Discover our curated collection of studies here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #vultureday #vultureawarnessday #vultures

🔬Study of the Critically Endangered Cherry-throated Tanager's breeding biology. 🌳Endemic to south-eastern Brazil and extremely rare for reasons that are not yet fully understood: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Tanager #Brazil #CriticallyEndangered

🌍Discover the State of the World’s Birds!🦜 Our 2025 annual update is now live! It summarises key insights in conservation science, spotlighting emerging trends and inspiring progress. Explore the full update here 👉 datazone.birdlife.org/articles/sta... #BirdConservation

❄️Investigating spring snowmelt and ski slopes ⛷️ An influence on mountain bird feeding ecology that's threatened by human activity: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Skislopes #snow #spring #snowmelt #CarrionCrow #WaterPipit #mountain #ecology

🌀How have Hurricanes Irma and María affected Puerto Rico Plain Pigeon? 🪶Subspecies of the Near Threatened Plain Pigeon. 🕊️Read the population assessment in BCI now: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #PlainPigeon #PuertoRico #Caribbean #NearThreatened

🔍How has Gough Island Moorhen spread on Tristan da Cunha?🔎 📑Introduced from neighbouring Gough Island in 1956, a population survey was undertaken last year: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Rallidae #TristandaCunha #GoughIsland #SouthAtlantic

📚A systematic review of the future study priorities of hornbills in Indonesia 🔜 Further studies needed for Sumba, Sulawesi, and Papuan Hornbills: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #hornbills #Indonesia #SumbaHornbill #SulawesiHornbill #PapuanHornbill

🔎New case study: the conflict between offshore windfarms and wintering waterbirds such as Velvet Scoter and Long-tailed Duck in the southern Baltic Sea.🔎 📖 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #windfarm #cleanenergy #longtailedduck #velvetscoter

A diversity of colourful hues! 🌈🦜 In birding, a mixed flock can be the most exciting discovery.🙌 Join us as we celebrate #PrideMonth2025, reflecting on its significance and our commitment to fostering inclusivity within our BirdLife flock.🌎 Read our article here 👉 www.birdlife.org/mixed-flock-...

🚨 New Blog Post! Akritas Cape: a recently discovered raptor migration hotspot in the Balkans, by @ugomellone.bsky.social. 🦅 Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20... @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #raptor #hotspot #Balkans #globalflyways #migration

🦅Hooded Vulture - Critically Endangered, but traded openly in Benin despite protection from national law. 🙏 Conservation implications of this illegal trade for belief-based use: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Vulture #HoodedVulture #Benin #Africa

🦩Influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and wetland condition on the abundance and spatial distribution of two flamingo species in lowland wetlands of central Argentina: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Research #Andean #Chilean #flamingo #ElNino #Argentina

🦅🗺️ Home range and presence of the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in a protected area in Baja California: seasonal, biological, and food supplementation influences: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #California #Conservation #Research #CaliforniaCondor #Vulture

🚨 Newly published! Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #ConservationScience #BirdLifeInternational #Research #Colombia #SantaMartaSabrewing

🔌⚡🐦 Collateral damage of the energy transition? Investigating the avoidance of powerlines by the Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis in a German agricultural landscape: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #ConservationScience #BirdLifeInternational #Research #EurasianSkylark

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦👀🦅 Citizen science helping estimate Andean Condor numbers! Estimating the Andean Condor population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #CitizenScience #Conservation #Research #AndeanCondor

Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites. This species needs multiple disappearing habitats: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #ConservationScience #Research #EuropeanNightjar

'Covering the costs of publishing #openaccess papers in #BirdConservation International' by, @bci-journal.bsky.social Read the blog here >> cup.org/4iEjfLP 🐦

Differences in breeding phenology between two geographically separated populations of the ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis). Understanding these differences is vital for conservation: doi.org/10.1017/S095... Photo credit: Brenda Zaun/USFWS #ornithology #research #hawaii #seabirds

🚨 New Publication: Spatial and temporal variation in farmland bird nesting ecology: implications for effective Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) conservation. Investigating spatial and temporal variation in breeding phenology, nest habitat and survival. #ornithology #research #farmland #europe

New blog post: Covering the costs of publishing open access papers in BCI. Explaining publishing routes and funding options offered by Cambridge to support BCI authors. Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20... #ornithology #research #journal #author #paper

New publication: Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus. Led by the International Snowy Owl Working Group to present a broad review and status assessment of the species. Read here: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #ornithology #research

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