Automated bird sound recognition in ecology: A methodological review and application framework
September 2026
Automated bird sound recognition (ABSR) has emerged as a transformative tool for avian ecology and conservation, offering an unprecedented ability to monitor biodiversity non-invasively across vast...
Trapped in the cradle: Karst formation isolates an ancient lineage of wren-babbler (Gypsophila) leading to cryptic speciation
December 2026
Cryptic speciation from landscape fragmentation presents a major challenge for biodiversity inventories in the geologically complex karst regions of Southwest China. Despite recent discoveries of hidden...
Changes in avian communities following wildfires in Mediterranean pine forest: A passive acoustic monitoring approach across temporal and seasonal gradients
December 2026
Wildfires are major modifiers of Mediterranean forest ecosystems, with long-term impacts on biodiversity and ecological resilience. However, how fire-history contrasts and seasonal dynamics jointly...
Rainfall-driven movements and seasonal space use in Greater and Lesser Flamingos in western India
December 2026
The arid plains of western India support significant populations of the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) and the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor). “Flamingo City”, a seasonally flooded...
Migratory birds as global pathogen vectors: Ecological roles, transmission pathways, and emerging zoonotic risks
September 2026
Migratory birds have emerged as primary vectors of infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, vector-borne pathogens, and fungal pathogens, posing a considerable and geographically unrestricted...
Grassland birds in Asia: A review of their ecology, threats, and conservation
January 2027
Asian grasslands, including the vast Palearctic steppes and alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), form a vital part of the global temperate grassland biome. These open landscapes support...
Global change and threats to waterbirds in the Asian flyways
Available online 23 July 2026
Avian migration represents one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena, providing critical ecological services and acting as an indicator of environmental change. Flyways are geographical ranges through...
Scale-dependent landscape effects on soundscape: A case study in Guangzhou, China
December 2026
As a key acoustic indicator of ecosystem health and human well-being, acoustic indices have attracted growing interdisciplinary attention from the fields of ecology, urban planning and conservation...
AviFrugivores: A comprehensive trait database for global avian frugivores
January 2027
Amidst the global biodiversity crisis, trait-based approaches for assessing species extinction risk and quantifying their ecological roles have attracted increasing interdisciplinary interest. As pivotal...
Mimetic birdsong affects automated bioacoustic species classification: A case study using the Northern Mockingbird, a ubiquitous North American mimic
January 2027
While automated bioacoustic species classifiers play a growing role in avian population monitoring, they can produce false positive misclassifications by conflating acoustically similar sounds, including...
Temporal dynamics of bird species-habitat networks on forested islands
December 2026
Habitat fragmentation reshapes species spatial distributions and community dynamics. Species and their occupied habitats form associations that can be quantified as bipartite networks to reveal how...
Seasonal effects of urban park landscape structure on taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of birds
December 2026
Urban parks serve as important biodiversity refuges in highly urbanized landscapes, yet the landscape mechanisms shaping seasonal dynamics of multidimensional avian diversity remain poorly understood....
Toxicological impacts of persistent organic pollutants on avian physiology: A scientometric and systematic analysis
September 2026
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), primarily from industrial and agricultural sources, pose significant risks to birds due to their environmental pervasiveness, bioaccumulation, and toxicological...
Multidimensional beta diversity and its influencing factors of bird communities in urban parks of Nanjing, China
January 2027
Urbanization is one of the most extreme forms of land-use alteration that is reshaping bird community structure, yet the multidimensional patterns of bird beta diversity and their underlying drivers...
Migratory birds at the intersection of ecology and public health: Disseminating critical antimicrobial resistance genes across the globe
January 2027
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health threat, and migratory birds have emerged as unexpected yet key players in its ecology and dissemination. Acting as both reservoirs and long-distance...
A review of eDNA technology in avian monitoring: Current status, challenges and future perspectives
June 2025
In recent years, environmental DNA (eDNA) has garnered significant attention as a novel tool in biodiversity monitoring, recognized for its efficiency, convenience, and non-invasiveness. Despite its...
Global assessment of spatial and temporal filters on BirdNET performance for monitoring bird communities
January 2027
Recent advances in automated technologies, such as passive acoustic monitoring, provide a powerful framework for surveying bird communities at broad spatial scales. Among the most widely used artificial...
Negative effects of artificial nest boxes on birds: A review
2023
Artificial nest boxes are placed to attract birds to nest and breed in a specific location, and they are widely used in avian ecology research and in the attraction of insectivorous birds. There is...
Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds
2023
Vultures are the only obligate scavengers among extant vertebrates. They provide valuable ecological services in ecosystems through removing carcasses, thus preventing the growth of other scavenger...
Migration pattern of a population of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) breeding in East Asian tropical region
2024
Birds exhibit a high degree of migratory diversity, which is influenced by various ecological factors and life history strategies. Conducting studies on tropical bird migration, of which research is...
High individual consistency in migratory strategies of American Herring Gulls (Larus smithsonianus) across multiple years
January 2027
Migration is a fundamental component of the annual cycle of many bird species, largely driven by the need to access resources with seasonal availability. Birds employ diverse migratory strategies, undertaking...
Conserving waterbird diversity in fragmented agricultural wetlands: The roles of habitat heterogeneity and positive species associations in community persistence
December 2026
Agricultural expansion has caused rapid wetland loss globally, yet small isolated lakes within farmland remain critical but undervalued habitats for migratory waterbirds. Understanding how communities...
Spatial pattern and conservation challenges of migratory waterbirds in Asian flyways
March 2026
Migratory birds undertake regular seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding grounds each year, often spanning intercontinental distances. Several migratory waterbirds are declining globally,...
Waterbird diversity and its landscape associations across seasons and scales: Conservation and management implications for the Yellow River Basin
December 2026
Waterbird diversity and its landscape drivers along the YRB remain poorly understood across seasons and spatial scales. Waterbird observations from five synchronous surveys conducted between October...