New blog post!🚨 Antica Čulina tells the story of how a something that bugged them 15 years ago was finally formalised in a paper on a Risk of Bias assessment in ecological and evolutionary meta-analysis 🌍 🧪 Read the blog here 👇 buff.ly/si6MLJq

Its never too late – Risk of Bias in ecology and evolutionary biology

Post provided by Antica Čulina Hi, I am Antica. I work as a senior researcher at the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Croatia. This is a story about how something that bugged me 15 years ago was finally…

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Something nice to read over your Sunday coffee - we just published an updated gang-gang cockatoo chapter with @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Read about these gorgeously silly birds - some cute videos in there too. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Gang-gang Cockatoo - Callocephalon fimbriatum - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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One thing about scrub birds that I think is pretty cool is that they have a little shield over their nostrils which I suspect helps them prevent getting twigs up their noses as they scramble around in the super dense scrub they love 🛡️ it makes their nostrils point backwards 👃

We have been out catching rufous scrub-birds again this week which requires a blood sacrifice to the forest gods for success

For Canberra’s gang-gang Cockatoos, habitat quality isn't just about having hollows, it's about having the right hollows. New research by DBRG @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social, lead by Stacey Taylor, highlights why protecting known nesting trees matters. Read the article: bit.ly/gangganghollows

Speckled Warbler (from southeast Australia). #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz

New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Congratulations to our friend Nicole on her new book - get this for the kids in your life!

Nic Gill@tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Preorders are now open! The first book in the new SNIFF SQUAD series, "Maya Follows Her Nose" can now be pre-ordered from UWA Publishing! 🐨🐶📚🥳 uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/may...

Preorders are now open! The first book in the new SNIFF SQUAD series, "Maya Follows Her Nose" can now be pre-ordered from UWA Publishing! 🐨🐶📚🥳 uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/may...

Maya Follows Her Nose

Sniff Squad book 1 by Nic Gill and Jake A Minton. When Maya the border collie is abandoned at the local animal shelter, she’s scared she’ll never find a forever home. But just as her hope starts to fa...

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Dr swift parrot@teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 4w ago

we just published some new research! Gang-gang cockatoos love living in urban Canberra, but they are very fussy about the hollows they select as nests. Only a fraction of hollows are the right shape for these picky parrots! read about it here: academic.oup.com/jue/article/...

we just published some new research! Gang-gang cockatoos love living in urban Canberra, but they are very fussy about the hollows they select as nests. Only a fraction of hollows are the right shape for these picky parrots! read about it here: academic.oup.com/jue/article/...

Huge property for sale in Tasmania in core swift parrot breeding habitat if there’s any philanthropists out there seeking to protect some birds and bush! Lake Leake is an important site for parrots but the broader landscape is being savagely logged www.realestate.com.au/property-lif...

Our latest: Hummingbird and hawkmoth wing shape: Analyzing functional convergence in analogous structures, by Benton Walters @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social, with help from Yuming Liu, Iman Fadel @ferronhg.bsky.social @emilyrayfield.bsky.social and myself.

Hummingbird and Hawkmoth Wing Shape: Analyzing Functional Convergence in Analogous Structures

Synopsis. Similar wing planform shapes have independently evolved in both hummingbirds and hawkmoths, indicating convergence. Functional analysis of bird w

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The choughs must be building a new nest, and frankly they look like shit 🤣🥲 such good birds

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

Delighted that we have just published a new profile for the regent parrot with @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social - check it out for a nice read about a fabulous bird birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Regent Parrot - Polytelis anthopeplus - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Less than 100 King Island scrubtits remain. New ANU research from the Difficult Bird Research Group has revealed serious inbreeding in this critically endangered bird, but also a genetic rescue strategy that could help save it from extinction. Read the full story: @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social

Genetic rescue plan offers hope for critically endangered King Island scrubtit

New research funded by the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species program has revealed alarming levels of inbreeding among the last remaining populations of the King Island scrubtit, a critical...

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The most depressing thing about swift parrots is that this same story has been told repeatedly for the entire 16 years I’ve been working on them - same terrible conservation outcomes again and again with no changes to Tasmanian forest management www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe

It was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".

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Death by continual cuts... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe

It was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".

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Neil the seal - what a unit! 👑

Immediately stop what you’re doing and watch this video of stone curlews

Paula Wasiak@paulawasiak.bsky.social · 2mo ago

14 more bush stone-curlews are now home on Milawul! Our most ambitious release yet: 30 experiment days, 200hrs of behaviour data, & a new trial releasing birds with flight feathers intact (less time on roads, faster dispersal, we hope 🤞) Sourced from partners Australia-wide for genetic diversity.

hey twitter margaret kudelka and a bunch of @kudelka.bsky.social’s family and friends are doing dry july, raising money for canteen who do incredible work supporting young people affected by cancer. if you have a few spare bucks you should chuck them here: www.dryjuly.com/users/margar...

Support Margaret Kudelka this Dry July and make a donation.

I have signed up for Dry July to raise money for people affected by cancer. Please show your support and make a donation.

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A delicate and mysterious denizen of the highest canopy, almost otherworldly in the hand. Meant to be glanced only briefly… backlit and cryptic against the sky blue. An immense privilege to breathe the same air, if only for a moment. 🩵

Check out this extensive lit review of Superb Parrot in Birds of the World. Thanks to Dejan Stojanovic and team for their focus on this great species from Down Under.

Dr swift parrot@teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We published a new literature review of superb parrots in @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Have a read and learn about what I think is my favourite bird 💚 birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

We published a new literature review of superb parrots in @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Have a read and learn about what I think is my favourite bird 💚 birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Superb Parrot - Polytelis swainsonii - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Two king parrots eating elm seeds - fantastic birds ❤️💚

This reminds me of the time i watched two lesbian galahs have sex literally for 30 mins while a male sat nearby and watched. Happy pink polycule 🤣

🌈 Dr Ross Brooks@rossbrooks.co.uk · 3mo ago

Three Lions #England #WorldCup 🏳️‍🌈⚽

Three Lions #England #WorldCup 🏳️‍🌈⚽

stumbling upon happy king parrots just quietly hanging out eating weeds 🥲

No words 😶 (Golden-hooded Tanager)