Czech Centre of Cognitive Ethology
@ckecz.bsky.social
🐦 Team from the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic 🐦⬛ Investigating cognition and behavioral ecology of birds🦉Predator-Prey Interactions 🦅 Brood Parasitism 🪺 Bioacoustics ♪ Foraging 🌰 Competition ⚔️ https://cke.cz/en_GB/
From rivals ⚡️ to neighbours 🤝 🤔 How has the #competition between the two #woodpecker species changed over the last 20 years? 👩🏻🔬 Alena & team found that while D. major has adapted to coexist, D. medius still behaves aggressively. 💪 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #rivals #newpaper 🥳
❗️New PhD position in our lab ❗️ Nest defence in passerines: parental quality, investment and fitness 🐦 ➡️ 4 years, fully funded position 🗓️ Start: July 2026 ⏳ Application deadline: May 10, 2026 ✉️ veselp03@jcu.cz, krausl07@jcu.cz #PhD #PhDjobs #ornithology #ethology #cognition
🐦⬛🔊 How do phylogeny, morphology and ecological factors affect the structure of the #corvids vocalizations? 🤔 ➡️ Find out in our new paper 🤩 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Corvidae #AlarmCalls #Morphology #Phylogeny #Ecology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #NewPaper
Acoustic variation in alarm calls of Corvidae–effect of morphology, ecology and phylogeny - Animal Cognition
Bioacoustic parameters of vocalization are generally well adapted to the environment that the species inhabits and are influenced by the morphology and life history of the species. These effects are f...
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🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology: “A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.” Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @themanybirds.bsky.social
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia
Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...
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😍🦅 An absolutely fantastic project and the best collaboration. I am very happy that it was successful on such a scale. We are glad that we could contribute on behalf of our Czech team from @prfju.bsky.social 🪶 🙏 #BirdCognition @ckecz.bsky.social
ManyBirds Project@themanybirds.bsky.social · 10mo ago🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology: “A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.” Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @themanybirds.bsky.social
🎓✨ It’s official – I am now a Ph.D. 🎓✨ After years of research, fieldwork, writing, and countless discussions, I successfully defended my dissertation on predator recognition in birds. I couldn’t have done this without the support of my colleagues, mentors, friends, family and birds. Thank you! 🦅🙏
Our new review on numerical cognition in birds, just out in Nature Reviews Psychology! 🐦🧠 Behavior, neurobiology & field studies across avian species Very fond of the neurobiology part :) 📖 Read it here: rdcu.be/eyErI
Numerical cognition in birds
Nature Reviews Psychology - Birds demonstrate complex numerical abilities at levels similar to primates. In this Review, Regolin and colleagues describe the contribution of laboratory, field and...
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Food availability affects parental anti-predator behaviour in red kites | doi.org/10.1002/jav.... | Journal of Avian Biology | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶
Food availability affects parental anti‐predator behaviour in red kites
Parental investment theory proposes two non-mutually exclusive hypotheses to explain variation in anti-predator behaviour in relation to the age of offspring: the ‘reproductive value of offspring' hy...
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Selection Shapes Diverse Animal Minds: our special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org Phil Trans B on the diverse evolutionary processes underlying cognitive evolution is out today. Thanks to all our contributors! royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1929
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😍 Thank you, Maja, for the wonderful summary of our research. I would like to add that this is not all—another batch of crazy bird scarecrows will be coming soon. Stay tuned 🤩🪶🦅🧪 @ckecz.bsky.social #BirdCognition #Ornithology
Maja Mielke (she/her)@maja-mielke.bsky.social · last yr.A kestrel with a pigeon beak? A pigeon with sparrowhawk talons? To study predator recognition, researchers prepare the most hilarious mixed-species #bird dummies. 🪶🧪 Want to see some photos & learn about the #science behind these experiments? Have a look: beaksandbones.substack.com/p/kestrel-re...
Goffins, shrikes, tits — I had the pleasure of talking about all of them at #VetMedUni in Vienna! 🇦🇹🪶🦜🦅 Thanks to @mohara.bsky.social and @bmioduszewska.bsky.social for the invitation. 🤩 It was fantastic to catch up with this wonderful group of brilliant people over good 🍻 #ComparativeCognition
Horror monsters for birds By modifying the eyes of the sparrowhawks, great tits find them: either harmless like a pigeon (with no eyes), or absolutely terrifying (with frontal eyes in line or under the beak). (paper) www.researchgate.net/publication/... @laniusondrej.bsky.social
1/7 Alternatives for a complex mind Look at the image, it shows the proportion of neurons in the pallium (in blue) and in the cerebellum (red). Primates (including humans) have a rodent-like proportion (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... by @gallinaciega.bsky.social via @Raccoonologist
🧠🦅 Facial configuration matters 🦅🧠 We tested if wild #GreatTits recognise predators not just by what facial elements are present (eyes, beak), but also how they’re arranged. 👁️🔄 Rotate the eyes 90° = more fear 👁️↩️ Rotate them 180° = same fear 👁️🚫 No eyes/beak = no fear #BirdCognition 🐦🪶🧪 #JCOMP
Our paper, on viewing condition and the evolution of plumage colour, is published! This was several years of work, building on our study of woodcock communication. Working with @sheardcat.bsky.social and John was a particular privilege. 🪶🧪#ornithology royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Viewing conditions predict evolutionary diversity in avian plumage colour | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Animals communicate using multiple sensory channels, including via vision. The colourful plumage of birds is a model system to study visual communication, having evolved through a complex interplay of...
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🧠🦅 Czech interview about bird intelligence in Czech Radio České Budějovice 🦅🧠 @irozhlas.cz budejovice.rozhlas.cz/moudry-jako-... #Ornithology #AnimalCognition 🪶
❗️🧠 I'm reminding this starter pack, anyone who wants to be added, let me know. #BirdCognition 🧪🪶🦜🦅🦉🐦⬛🦆🐥
Ondrej Fiser@laniusondrej.bsky.social · last yr.🦅🧠 Bird Cognition 🧠🦅 Anyone who studies or is just fascinated by how birds perceive, learn, remember and solve problems 🐦 Let's all meet in this cool new #starterpack 🤩 Let me know if you want to join in too 🦜🦤🦉🦆🐣🪺🪶🧪 🔗 go.bsky.app/V2K7HQM #Ornithology #Birds #AnimalBehaviour
Coming later this year, the 10th hole-nesting bird conference, from 10-12 Sept in beautiful Olomouc, Czech Republic. Held every 3-4 years, this is a great meeting bringing all those interested in cavity-nesting birds (natural & artificial) together. #ornithology zoologie.upol.cz/hnb-2025/
🐝 According to the discovery of a new fossil hoverfly with a well-preserved mimetic color pattern, the occurrence of accurate wasp mimics preceded the dominance of passerine birds in Europe. 🐦 Read more in a new paper ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
‼️ CogEvo 2025 🧠 🚨 A unique workshop on cognition, neuroscience, evolution and development organized by the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences. 🗓️ July 17-18, 2025 📍 Rovereto, Italy 🇮🇹 🔗 Registration: event.unitn.it/cogevo/ #CogEvo2025 #CogEvo #Cognition #Neuroscience
CogEvo 25 - Workshop on Cognition and Evolution
CogEvo 25 Workshop on Cognition and Evolution will be held in Rovereto from 17 to 18 July 2025
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🦅🧠 Bird Cognition 🧠🦅 Anyone who studies or is just fascinated by how birds perceive, learn, remember and solve problems 🐦 Let's all meet in this cool new #starterpack 🤩 Let me know if you want to join in too 🦜🦤🦉🦆🐣🪺🪶🧪 🔗 go.bsky.app/V2K7HQM #Ornithology #Birds #AnimalBehaviour
Have you ever wondered why #woodpeckers don't get stuck in trees? I answer that question in the latest post of my newsletter “Beaks & Bones”. 🪶🧪 You can read it here for free: beaksandbones.substack.com/p/woodpecker... #birds #ornithology #biology #nature
Why do woodpeckers not get stuck in trees?
Well, they actually do get stuck in trees quite often—but they free themselves within a blink of an eye. Here's how.
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Check out the way this Long-eared Owl changes the shape of its facial disk when it hears a rodent below it:
🥳 Successfully passed state doctoral examinations 🥳 Thank you to all the examiners and everyone who has helped me on this dream journey 🙏 🦅 All that's left is the dissertation. Let's do it! 💪 #AnimalBehaviour @malavika-m.bsky.social @sangeeth-sailas.bsky.social @ckecz.bsky.social
Der Erfindergeist der Tiere It is the first book by cognitive biologist Alice Auersperg (@auersperga.bsky.social), about the inventive capacity of other species. From bees to, of course, Goffin's cockatoos! Recommended for those who speak German www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
Are you my successor? The @ibisjournal.bsky.social are looking for their next social media support officer to help deliver conferences, promote #ornithology and grow engagement across social media platforms Very happy to chat more about the role, just comment 👇 or message me! ☺️ 🧪 #AcademicSky #ECR
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU)@bou.org.uk · last yr.📢 VACANCY Could you be our next Social Media Support Officer? We're looking for a social media whizz to support our output across multiple platforms Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶
We have an exciting new position in our lab for a PhD on parrot tool use! See below
After your tea, why not learn about what makes #woodpeckers so darned cool! Watch my brand new animated bird guide episode here youtu.be/GEQBrT-587Q?...
