Save the date: 15 October for the next BOW Seminar: Demystifying Birding in Asia with James Eaton. Besides demystifying the continent, his presentation will showcase the must-see birds (family-listers, take heed!). Register in advance: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/bow...

Birds of the World - BOW Seminar: Demystifying Birding in Asia with James Eaton

James Eaton has traveled thousands of miles through Asia and will give us an overview of the captivating biodiversity of the region.

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We have hosted many inspiring webinars over the last 5 years, but none has brought me to my knees like today's featuring the Bustards Without Borders team and Nigel Collar (BirdLife) giving a awe-inspiring, and deeply sobering look at bustards and what is happening across their wide range.

Don't forget to register to learn more about the recently released Multi-species Action PLan for the world's bustards. Thursday at 9 am ET. We welcome Nigel Collar, Mimi Kessler, Eva Fejes, and Rainer Raab.

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Birders and conservationists will *love* the upcoming BOW Discovery seminar on an iconic group of birds: the bustards. "Diversity and Conservation of the World's Bustards" happens next Thursday at 9:00 Eastern Time. We will welcome a panel of distinguished experts! Register now.

More team connecting and teaching, this time in Kenya at Birdlife's Global Partnership Meeting, where we hosted a workshop discussing the science publishing process. Africa is home to more than 2300 bird species, and many are on the brink – for others, we still don't have enough information #science

Birders and conservationists will *love* the upcoming BOW Discovery seminar on an iconic group of birds: the bustards. "Diversity and Conservation of the World's Bustards" happens next Thursday at 9:00 Eastern Time. We will welcome a panel of distinguished experts! Register now.

Birds of the World - BOW Seminar: Diversity and Conservation of the World's Bustards

We welcome Bustards Without Borders in a discussion about the diversity and conservation of the world's bustards and how, thanks to a new Multi-species Action Plan, this iconic species has received a ...

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Our team gets around! Here's Fernando Medrano hosting a BOW content workshop at the Spanish/Portuguese conference of ornithology a week ago. These workshops show people how to contribute their expertise to BOW species accounts. Have you ever thought of contributing data/content to BOW?

Stand up and click LIKE if you are part of the global ornithological research community! Did you know the Cornell Lab offers small grant opportunities for life history content (BOW), nesting biology (NestWatch), and community engagement (Engagement in Nature). birdsoftheworld.org/bow/support/...

Armenian Gull, Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Russet-crowned Motmot, and Lesser Cuckoo made an appearance on last week's Recently Updated list. Give them a gander!

Zoinks! Lab servers will be undergoing maintenance on 19 August from 04:00–08:00 Eastern time. Birds of the World and other Lab websites will be completely unavailable during this time. Get your bird fix in now! Here's a 'Strange-tailed Tyrant' for you! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

We're preparing a new slate of webinars for next season and invite you to submit your ideas and wish list for topics. Do you know of someone doing particularly interesting research with a global perspective? Submit their name or yours here! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/support/...

Bustards rank very high in our book! Well, all the birds do. But next month, join us for the next Birds of the World seminar featuring the Bustards Without Borders team as they discuss the diversity and conservation of these iconic species. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/bwb...

Birds of the World - BOW Webinar: Diversity and Conservation of the World's Bustards

We welcome Bustards Without Borders in a discussion about the diversity and conservation of the world's bustards and how, thanks to a new Multi-species Action Plan, this iconic species has received a ...

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The Cornell Lab invites applications for Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowships. These competitive awards support innovative, independent research by early-career scholars of exceptional promise. Two to four awards are made in each cycle. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32334

A most interesting thing about the rediscovery of the Red Weaver by James Apolloh Omenya & Simon Odhiambo in Kenya is that they had taken the Sound Recording workshop offered by eBird and captured the FIRST audio of the bird ever, using equipment donated by Cornell Lab! ebird.org/news/red-wea...

Documenting a Lost Bird: First-ever Recordings of Red Weaver Collected with Merlin Bird ID - eBird

Kenyan birders James Apolloh Omenya and Simon Odhiambo located the Red Weaver, a species that hadn’t been documented since 2014. They collected the first known recordings of the species using the Merl...

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The American Ornithological Society meeting (#AOS26) is off to a great start! Come say hi and see what's new! WE.HAVE.NEW.STICKERS!

Welcome to Amherst, #AOS26 attendees! Join us at 7pm in the Campus Center Auditorium for our Land Acknowledgment by Dara Bramson, followed by our Keynote address by David Sibley! meeting.americanornithology.org/program/keyn...

Raise your hand if you're at the #aos26 meeting! Our able and fearless Birds of the World team will be joined by a rep from Bird Academy! Develop your skills, feed your curiosity with Bird Academy courses and quizzes! academy.allaboutbirds.org

Bird Academy | The Cornell Lab | Courses Tutorials Videos

Bird Academy’s self-paced online courses, videos, and free webinars help you learn bird identification, behavior, art, photography, and more. Develop your s ...

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Good morning! Great image of the Red-headed Barbet taken by Robert Lewis. This spectacularly colored bird appears on the montane slopes of NW South America all the way in to Panama and Costa Rica. What's your favorite Neotropical bird? Post a photo below.

🧵 The Search for Lost Birds is looking for young, adventurous birders to lead expeditions to find “lost” bird species. Currently, 121 birds lack any scientific documentation for a decade or longer (70+ are entirely missing from the Macaulay Library!) Continued... searchforlostbirds.org

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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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Reminder: Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer is an annually versioned work-in-progress + depends on new data and insights from researchers to guide its next evolution. Share your insights/feedback on our feedback form! @eliotmiller.bsky.social birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogeny

Phylogeny Explorer - Birds of the World

The Phylogeny Explorer offers a captivating experience for exploring avian evolution, discovering closely related species, and grasping the timescales at which they evolved.

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And thanks to the dozens of people who have submitted their ideas already!

With no confirmed sightings of a Ghana Cuckooshrike in 13 years, they knew the odds of seeing one slim. But after a long day of hiking and driving, the team...read on for more!

Lost bird found: Ghana Cuckooshrike documented in Taï National Park, Ivory Coast

20 July, 2026By David GoodmanGhana Cuckooshrike (Lobotos lobatus) in Taï National Park, Ivory Coast. Photo by Stephanie Bartlett. The Upper Guinea rainforests of West Africa once stretched unbroken ac...

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🔊 We're getting ready to update the @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #phylogeny & #taxonomy! Please please please! If you have a phylogeny published in the last year, or you've noticed one we're missing, let us know via the feedback form at the top of the page. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogen... @world

Reminder: Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer is an annually versioned work-in-progress + depends on new data and insights from researchers to guide its next evolution. Share your insights/feedback on our feedback form! @eliotmiller.bsky.social birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogeny

Phylogeny Explorer - Birds of the World

The Phylogeny Explorer offers a captivating experience for exploring avian evolution, discovering closely related species, and grasping the timescales at which they evolved.

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The Macaulay Library is seeking individuals with bird sound editing experience in part-time contractor roles to archive historical recordings of bird sounds. The goal of this effort is to expand the archive with high priority recordings to support scientific research. ebird.org/about/jobs

Forest Owlet. "Some species invoke a certain frisson, a tingling excitement conjured simply by imagining the sight or sound of one. The Forest Owlet is one of those species. Its mystique does not arise from gaudy plumage, peculiar anatomy, or a fascinating life style. Rather .... read more below:

Find another round of content updates from the BOW author community online at birdsoftheworld.org/latest-updates

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.

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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/...

In partner news, Bustards without Borders developed a andmark global action plan to safeguard bustards worldwide - and it was adopted at birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/lan...

Birds of the World - Landmark global action plan to safeguard bustards worldwide adopted at CMS COP15

The plan establishes a coordinated, science-based global framework to protect all 26 species of bustards. The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology provided life history data from Birds of the World and p...

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AVIAN PHYLOGENY researchers! A call for new data!

Eliot Miller@eliotmiller.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🔊 We're getting ready to update the @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #phylogeny & #taxonomy! Please please please! If you have a phylogeny published in the last year, or you've noticed one we're missing, let us know via the feedback form at the top of the page. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogen... @world