Why is the House Sparrow disappearing from our cities? 🐦🏘️ Our new research in Spain reveals a worrying trend: annual survival is declining, with adult females and juveniles hit the hardest. A thread on the survival of our iconic urban neighbor. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.25225/jvb...

Happy 100th birthday to the living legend and national treasure that is Sir David Attenborough. Few figures alive have done as much for nature and conservation as Sir David, and we've been very lucky to work with him over the years. #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough100 #Nature #PlanetEarth

World Sparrow Day

Edgar Bernat-Ponce@edberpon.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Just published! 🐦📄 Our new review “From pardal to etxe-txolarrea” brings together 40 years of scientific research on the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in the Iberian Peninsula. doi.org/10.32800/abc... 📝Number of accumulated peer-reviewed articles in the Iberian Peninsula

🥤Plastic pollution is everywhere... even in terrestrial birds🐦 In our new study from Mediterranean olive orchards in Spain, we found microplastics in 100% of wintering thrushes examined. 🧵👇 📄: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #BirdEcology #Ecotoxicology

Wintering Thrushes as Microplastic Pollution Sentinels in the Ground-Foraging Guild of Mediterranean Olive Plantations - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

Plastic pollution is a growing global environmental problem, and evidence shows that many wildlife species ingest plastic. In terrestrial environments, thrushes are indicators of microplastics polluti...

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New paper: a review of how skeletal muscles support long-distance bird migration, highlighting their plasticity, coordination via endocrine signals, and interactions with other organ systems. ➡️ vist.ly/4sdqf #ornithology #birds #migration #physiology #signals #adaptation #evolution

New paper: in urban great tits, epigenetic changes in the DRD4 gene help explain tolerance to human disturbance, influencing vigilance and return behavior after disruption ➡️ vist.ly/4qssv #ornithology #birds #urbanization #epigenetics #behaviour

NEW on #theBOUblog from Fabio Marcolin Are parrots filling ecological niche space?: How non-native parrots become established in urban bird communities bou.org.uk/blog-marc... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... #ornithology 🪶

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! The constrained evolution of a hybrid species, the Italian Sparrow avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2021/11/27/t... #ornithology

The constrained evolution of a hybrid species, the Italian Sparrow

Unraveling the complex interplay between standing genetic variation and genetic incompatibilities.

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New paper out! 🐦📊 We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources. Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Bernat-Ponce et al. (2026) From pardal to etxe-txolarrea: An integrative review of the house sparrow Passer domesticus knowledge in the Iberian Peninsula - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation doi.org/10.32800/abc...

For a seed to be dispersed during a migratory flight, the 🍒 must be eaten close to sunset, since thrushes migrate at night. That is feasible according to ingestion times. Moreover, data from our feeding experiments in captivity indicate that a song thrush can eat up to 113 fruits/day (mean 54)!

PAISAJE lab@paisaje-lab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🧵 1/n Paper out in Proceedings B! @royalsocietypublishing.org How far can frugivorous birds disperse seeds during migration? 📸 Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) equipped with one of the satellite GPS tags used to track its migratory movements (credit: Sascha Rösner) doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

📢 NEW PAPER OUT! Excited to share our review on Iberian House Sparrows, bringing together decades of research and setting the stage for a more integrated understanding of the species in the region. Big thanks to all contributors for their dedication & teamwork! doi.org/10.32800/abc...

Just published! 🐦📄 Our new review “From pardal to etxe-txolarrea” brings together 40 years of scientific research on the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in the Iberian Peninsula. doi.org/10.32800/abc... 📝Number of accumulated peer-reviewed articles in the Iberian Peninsula

📢 Thrilled to share our new paper 🌍 We found synthetic debris in nearly 1/4 of Eurasian otter spraints examined across five European countries, revealing how plastics infiltrate freshwater ecosystems. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #plasticpollution

Nuevo grupo de trabajo AEET Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana @igue-aeet.bsky.social

Enjoy our latest paper in Eco. Appli. 😉 🔓Threshold responses of birds to agricultural intensification in Mediterranean olive groves | esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🐦 🌸 🐜 🌳

Growing up with chronic traffic noise exposure leads to transient but not long-term noise tolerance in a songbird | royalsocietypublishi... | Biology Letters | #ornithology 🪶

🎉 New Publication Alert! 🚨 Seasonal diversity, daily use and behaviour of birds using a green roof in a Mediterranean city. 🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rsos... 🦉🌎 #urbanecology

Have you ever wondered how a #shearwater fledgling flies from its nest to the places where they are grounded by #LightPollution? We've used GPSs with remote download to track their flights & published this paper doi.org/10.3389/fevo... #seabirds #seabirdersaturday

📢 Urban Areas & Urban Wildlife: The Impact of Processed Food! 🍔🍟🍕 Have a look at our study that investigates the effects of urban diets on the House Sparrow, an urban bioindicator species. 🐦🏙️ #ornithology #science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Eating in the city: Experimental effect of anthropogenic food resources on the body condition, nutritional status, and oxidative stress of an urban bioindicator passerine

Urban diets impact House Sparrows. This study examines how bar snack food and pet food affect physical condition, nutrition, and oxidative stress in captive sparrows. Bar snack food causes anemia and...

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🌍 "Do #birds select the plastic debris used for nest construction? A case study in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape". The impact of plastic extends beyond oceans, it's shaping terrestrial life too. #science #nature www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Do birds select the plastics debris used for nest construction? A case study in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape

Plastic pollution is becoming a global problem due to its ubiquitous occurrence and the impacts detected for many species. However, the research about…

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