ARAA
@araa.at
Avian Research Association of Austria. Our aim is to bring together avian researchers to improve the exchange of ideas, increase knowledge, and promote mentorship throughout Austria. If you're a member, DM us your new papers or positions to share.
“The study found commercial wildlife trafficking is the primary driver of the species’ decline, while Indigenous communities are often disproportionately blamed for the loss of wild cockatoo populations.“ As always. So many pet parrots stolen from the wild 😞
ARAA@araa.at · yesterdaySome heartening news. Really great initiative! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Some heartening news. Really great initiative! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo
An Indigenous community in Indonesia has found a way to protect one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition, offering a new model for conservation. ...
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#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ “Ravens (Corvus corax) use conspecifics and heterospecifics to navigate risky foraging scenarios”🐦⬛ July 2026. Behavioral Ecology. @silviadamini.bsky.social, A. Lindeman , @awanib.bsky.social, @pesumas.bsky.social & T. Bugnyar doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-10290-0
Subtle differences in family size mediate object play in young ravens (Corvus corax) - Communications Biology
The social environment at upbringing influences offspring’s social experience and competence development across species. In ravens, even minor differences in family size affect juveniles’ opportunitie...
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Rooftop meet up at Brandauer Gerngroß. Luckily a bit of wind so the 30C evening weather wasnt too oppressive! 🌡️🌝
Our book, "Nature Beats" is finally out. It talks all about how we can study rhythm across species and what that can tell us about the evolution of music. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The European Central Bank is redesigning the Euro banknotes and has a shortlist of 10 designs, 5 of which are bird themed! Now they're running a public survey to help them decide on the winner. If you're of the correct opinion that birds absolutely should be on our money, go vote for the birdies:
surveys.ecb.europa.eu
the most realistic scene in Jurassic Park is when two scientists make a questionable decision — traveling to an undisclosed location with a strange man — on the promise of three years of modest funding
Thank you @araa.at It was lovely to be there 😊
ARAA@araa.at · 3w agoIt was our pleasure to have a guest talk on macaw numerical cognition from @jimeloism.bsky.social, visiting us from Uni Buenos Aires. Had a great roundtable after about international differences in academia and then a fun time at Nice Guys pub (they were in fact, nice guys)! Thx UBB for hosting 😊
I was so pleased that so many folks turned out on a very hot and muggy Friday in July to give @jimeloism.bsky.social such a warm welcome to our city. I was also very lucky to get to spend some time with her one on one 🥰 Shes an extremely cool person 😁
ARAA@araa.at · 3w agoIt was our pleasure to have a guest talk on macaw numerical cognition from @jimeloism.bsky.social, visiting us from Uni Buenos Aires. Had a great roundtable after about international differences in academia and then a fun time at Nice Guys pub (they were in fact, nice guys)! Thx UBB for hosting 😊
It was our pleasure to have a guest talk on macaw numerical cognition from @jimeloism.bsky.social, visiting us from Uni Buenos Aires. Had a great roundtable after about international differences in academia and then a fun time at Nice Guys pub (they were in fact, nice guys)! Thx UBB for hosting 😊
#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ “Subtle differences in family size mediate object play in young ravens (Corvus corax)”🐦⬛🪀 July 2026. Communications Biology. P.H. Boucherie, @valentine-comin.bsky.social & T. Bugnyar doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-10290-0
Subtle differences in family size mediate object play in young ravens (Corvus corax) - Communications Biology
The social environment at upbringing influences offspring’s social experience and competence development across species. In ravens, even minor differences in family size affect juveniles’ opportunitie...
doi.org
New preprint from our Galápagos Yellow Warbler project! Functions of duet answering seem to be sex specific in this species. doi.org/10.64898/202... @caglarakcay.bsky.social @klf-univienna.bsky.social
2nd European Bird Song Network Meeting Austria 2026, Nov 2-4 More info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🥳 GOOD NEWS! Montenegro’s government has adopted its proposal for the Natura 2000 ecological network, placing more than half the country's land territory, and its most valuable marine areas, on a path toward formal protection under the EU's flagship conservation framework.
⏳ Just 120 days to go until #ABL2026! Join us on 12 November 2026 for a full day dedicated to "Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World" 🐾🌍 🆓 FREE & fully online 📢 Abstract submissions are open 📄 Register & submit your abstract: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org #AnimalBehaviour #ABL2026 #Ethology
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#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ “Communal Use of Dust-Bathing Sites by Galápagos Short-Eared Owls (Asio flammeus galapagoensis) in Fine Volcanic Soils.”🦉🌋 July 2026. Journal of Raptor Research. @pesumas.bsky.social, @johannes-ploderer.bsky.social, @josueatyoshi.bsky.social, S. Kleindorfer & S.C. Sumasgutner
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Great news everyone! #Behaviour2027 will be at UniWien. How awesome we get to have such a big conference locally, I highly recommend that everyone attends.
Behaviour 2027@behaviour2027.bsky.social · 4w agoWe are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!
We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!
#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ “Do animals treat their minds? From wild stories to lab-built realities.” 🧠 May 2026. Journal of Comparative Psychology. @auersperga.bsky.social doi.org/10.1037/com0...
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Dream PhD opening! Innovation in wild falcons! Application deadline Aug 1🦅
I was interviewed by The Indian Express about recent interesting discoveries regarding communication in zebra finches, as well as our hopes of having a future conversation with another species. indianexpress.com/article/expl...
#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ "Animal empathy reconsidered: A multidimensional profile account“ 🐀🦍🐕🐦⬛ June 2026. Biological Reviews. Albert Newen, Maja Griem, Ludwig Huber, Thomas Bugnyar, @aaronblaisdell.bsky.social, Simone Pika doi.org/10.1002/brv....
Animal empathy reconsidered: a multidimensional profile account
Empathy is the glue that holds societies together and yet several fundamental questions about empathy persist. What is empathy (the definitional question)? Is it uniquely human and, if not, which non....
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#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ "Humans but not Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Consistently Prefer Sounds with Clear Harmonic Spectra“ 🎶🦜 June 2026. Music Perception. Oliver Tab Bellmann, Melina Witt, Bernhard Wagner, Marisa Hoeschele doi.org/10.1525/mp.2...
Humans but not Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Consistently Prefer Sounds with Clear Harmonic Spectra
Comparing parallels between species that share music-like abilities with humans can illuminate and reveal selective pressures that shaped the origins of music. For instance, human vocalizations featur...
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We have an exciting new position in our group for a PhD on parrot innovation !!! The position will be part of our new @fwf-at.bsky.social Emerging Fields project with @barbaraklump.bsky.social , @mohara.bsky.social , @christophvoelter.bsky.social and Justus Piater. Apply & share!!
Call for #ViCAS 2027-2028 Fellowships now open ✨ 🔍 Fellowships for two career stages: Advanced and mid-career fellowships 👩🔬👨🔬 🏛️ Residencies starting: 1 October 2027 (4 or 9 months) or 1 March 2028 (4 months) 📅 Application deadline: Friday, 28 August 2026 ➡️ Apply now! For further information: ⤵️
Becoming a fellow
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Decades of the trade have pushed African grey parrots toward extinction. Now, seizures in Cameroon reveal a macabre shift: poachers are harvesting parrot blood for religious and medicinal practices, complicating enforcement as traffickers pivot to covert, highly fluid products.
Seizures reveal macabre grey parrot blood trade in Cameroon
The blood of African grey parrots is emerging as a new, macabre illegal wildlife product traded in Cameroon, analysts from TRAFFIC, a nonprofit that monitors wildlife trafficking, reported. This grim…
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New study: Ravens don’t follow a predictable “weekend effect”. Instead of reacting to weekly human routines, they flexibly adjust to real-time disturbance. @varalikajain.bsky.social @pesumas.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @matthiasloretto.bsky.social doi.org/10.1186/s404... 📸 Daniel Koch
🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are looking for Marine Sites Science Officer to support our Marine Programme by analysing seabird tracking data to identify important areas ⏱️Deadline: 03/07/2026 🐧Fixed term 2 years, 35 hrs/pw 📌Cambridge/ Hybrid Come join our fantastic team! Details ➡️ tinyurl.com/marinesitesj...
Marine Sites Science Officer - BirdLife International
We are looking for a Marine Sites Science Officer to support the implementation and progression of BirdLife’s Marine Programme.
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A feral population of 200 yellow-crested cockatoos in urban Hong Kong holds unexpectedly high genetic diversity. Representing 10% of the global population, these birds preserve rare lineages now extinct in their native Indonesia, offering a potential "genetic rescue." @npbrao.bsky.social reports.
Hong Kong’s urban cockatoos could be a genetic lifeline for Indonesian ancestors
A noisy population of feral yellow-crested cockatoos living in the dense, urban landscape of Hong Kong may hold the genetic key to saving the species from extinction in Indonesia, according to a new…
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