Newly released dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,000 birds
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Why Çağan Şekercioğlu spent last spent 26 years assembling BIRDBASE and how it will help research into avian conservation.
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As climate warms, migratory songbirds’ fall feather molt advances by a day every year
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Study by U biologists taps data from 22,000 songbirds captured at Bonderman Field Station to reveal changes in how they replace their feathers
Read MoreDiscovering the traits of extinct birds
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Analysis by U biologists found birds endemic to islands, lacking flight, with large bodies and pointy wings are the most vulnerable.
Read MoreCoffee plantations limit birds’ diets
Habitat disruption and changes in diet threaten bird species’ survival.
Read MoreWhy lists of worldwide bird species disagree
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Data gaps and species similarities may lead to undercounting biodiversity.
Read MoreCommunity science birding data does not yet capture global bird trends
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More observations and more focus on common birds could fill the data gap.
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