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Bird Conservation International

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Bird Conservation International is BirdLife International's journal, promoting worldwide research and action for the conservation of birds and their habitats.

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Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⏰ Urgent research and action is needed for the Endangered Giant Nuthatch! 🪹 So, we've investigated nesting characteristics in northern Thailand, with the largest known sub-population: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Nuthatch #Thailand #Endangered

Giant Nuthatch, Endangered bird species, sitting on large pine tree facing right with grey-brown trunk behind © Atiwich Kaewchum/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📅 It's #WorldCurlewDay! 🎉 Celebrate these extraordinary wading birds often found passing through wetlands and coastal habitats with our special collection: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Curlews #BirdBehaviour #Shorebirds #Marine #Birders

Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) on tidal mudflats in Cairns, Queensland, Australia - large brown bird with long curved beak walking right against background of blue water and mud © Jukka Jantunen/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🦜 Exploring patterns in poached parrots, such as Turquoise-fronted Amazon 📝 Analysing admission data from Tangara Wildlife Rescue Centre in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Parrots #poaching #rescue #Brazil #amazon

Turquoise-fronted Amazon, green parrot flying against mid-blue sky © Lars Petersson - My World of Bird Photography

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The present state and future prospects of bird monitoring in Africa! 🌍 🗣️ A collaborative paper involving responses from 46 countries including 24 in-depth interviews: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Africa #monitoring #interview

Superb Starlings sitting in a tree in Kenya: bright blue birds with reddish-orange bellies on bright green leaves and branches against soft brown-green background © Danita Delimont/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📍 Where do Little Blue Herons go across the year? 🗺️ Annual cycle movement patterns of wintering birds on Florida's Gulf Coast: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #LittleBlueHeron #Florida #GulfCoast #movements

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🦚 What is the status of Green Peafowl in Thailand? 📊 Estimating the populations of two strongholds, OpLuang National Park and the Phnom Dangrek Range: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Green #Peafowl #Thailand #stronghold

Green Peafowl in Ban Hong Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand – green bird in dry forest with grassy ground and brown trunks behind © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

😷 Unmasking the gaps! 🗺️🆚🔎 Comparing Red-backed Shrike density estimates from large-scale monitoring and targeted field surveys: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Redbacked #Shrike #Europe #Poland

Male Red-backed Shrike, sitting on foliage looking right against mid-green background. © Lars Petersson - My World of Bird Photography

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚗 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

Asian Crested Ibis, grey bird with red face patch and lonk black beak walking left against bright green background. © Wang LiQiang/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📝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

A Little Bustard in a field of grasses and wildflowers with purple and green background © Paolo-manzi/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 8mo ago

💧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

Illustration of Whiskered Tern fitted with bio-logger over wetland habitat with nest and eggs below. Crop of graphical abstract from BCI paper First-ever data on space use by breeding Whiskered Terns Chlidonias hybrida using bio-logging. © Jean-Marc Paillisson, Alexandre Corbeau, Rémi Chambon, Françoise Amélineau, Christophe De Franceschi, Océane Bégassat and Laura Beau.

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🧮 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

Arctic Jaeger or Arctic Skua sitting on ice against soft blue background. Updated population estimate published in new BCI paper. © Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🫗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

Two Pied Avocets standing in shallow water against green background with muddy bank in foreground. © Wang LiQiang/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

👀 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

BCI BirdLife Discoveries icon - Arctic Tern flying against plain blue background with 'BirdLife Discoveries' text

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌱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

Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) male demonstrating display flight against plain green background © CORDEANT PHOTOGRAPHY/Shutterstock

Graphical abstract of new paper ‘The importance of extensively managed grasslands and protected areas for a flagship steppe bird, the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax, on a Mediterranean island’ published in Bird Conservation International © Andrea Santangeli et al

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

☠️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

Three birds - Gyps tenuirostris (Slender-billed), G bengalensis (White-rumped) & G fulvus (Eurasian Griffon) - at Koshi Tappu, Nepal, April 1999. © Andy & Gill Swash (WorldWildlifeImages.com)

Graphical Abstract for The continued threat of toxic NSAIDs to Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in South Asia © Mallord et al, Bird Conservation International

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

Critically Endangered Hooded Grebe swimming on blue water surrounded by waterplants, on the high altitude plateau of Buenos Aires, Patagonia National Park entrance La Ascension, in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina. © Rob Jansen/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🏠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

Cock-tailed Tyrant perched on branch against plain green background. Vulnerable South American bird species studied in BCI © Nick Athanas/Tropical Birding Tours

Graphical abstract for Assessment of habitat suitability for the globally threatened Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) - research paper published in Bird Conservation International.

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🌊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

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel, small brown seabird flying across open sea. Seasonal migratory movements investigated in BCI study © feathercollector/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🪹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

Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture walking on ground in Africa © Mogens Trolle/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌏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

Latham's Snipe on algae-covered ground at Fox Lake, Robe, Australia. The species' non-breeding range in the country investigated in new BCI research. © Martin Pecheur/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🥚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

Graphical abstract of BCI paper Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🗺️ 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

Male Red-backed Shrike sitting on branch against green background. Local extinction studied in Bird Conservation International paper. © Golore1955/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🎉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

Sandhill Crane, head against a plain black background. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · last yr.

👪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

A pair of Puerto Rican Amazon parrots at the top of trees against clear blue sky. Critically Endangered species researched in Bird Conservation International. © Julio Salgado/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · last yr.

📆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

Common Pochard swimming across still water. Vulnerable species analysed in terms of declining population in Republic of Korea by study published in Bird Conservation International © John Caddick https://johncaddick.co.uk

Tundra Swan swimming on still water with grassy background. Least Concern species analysed in terms of declining population in Republic of Korea by study published in Bird Conservation International. © Lars Petersson - My World of Bird Photography

White-naped Crane walkinga cross grassy field. Vulnerable species analysed in terms of increasing population in Republic of Korea by study published in Bird Conservation International. © Christoph Moning

Oriental Stork walking through water with reeds in background. Endangered species analysed in terms of increasing population in Republic of Korea by study published in Bird Conservation International. © Christoph Moning

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 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

Hooded Vulture head and neck against a dark background; Critically Endangered species found across Africa. © Barend van Germeden

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · last yr.

🔬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

Cherry-throated Tanager perched on a lichen-covered branch; Critically Endangered bird species endemic to south-eastern Brazil. New research into breeding biology now published in Bird Conservation International journal © Jens Bokelaar (CC BA-SY)

BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍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

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · last yr.

❄️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

Ski slope, a type of location investigated in Bird Conservation International research for mountain birds in relation to spring snowmelt and foraging opportunities © Dmitry Rukhlenko/Shutterstock

Carrion Crow - the most commonly recorded bird species in spring snowmelt and mountain birds: foraging opportunities along ski-pistes research in Bird Conservation International © John Navajo/Shutterstock

Water Pipit - regularly recorded species in research of spring snowmelt and mountain birds: foraging opportunities along ski-pistes research published in Bird Conservation International © Rock Ptarmigan/Shutterstock

Bird Conservation International @bci-journal.bsky.social · last yr.

🌀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

Plain Pigeon, found across Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti
Jamaica and Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico subspecies (Patagioenas inornata wetmorei) status is assessed after Hurricanes Irma and María in new research published in Bird Conservation International © Julio Salgado/Shutterstock