Balancing energy efficiency and avian conservation: divergent nest-site selection responses of Barn Swallows and Red-rumped Swallows to attached sunspaces in cold rural landscapes
March 2026
Human-modified landscapes serve as ecological filters, determining species distributions and persistence. Energy-efficient technologies, while crucial for climate change mitigation, represent novel...
Urbanization alters the seasonality of bird communities across China
March 2026
Urbanization has profoundly reshaped biodiversity, yet its impacts on community seasonal changes remain poorly understood. Here, we used citizen science data from 839 bird species in 37 cities and their...
Escape behavior and refuge selection preferences by two common urban birds
March 2026
Urbanization destroys wildlife habitats, fragmenting them into small patches with poor connectivity, leading to population declines in species sensitive to such changes. Escape is the most common anti-predator...
Patterns and drivers of beta diversity in bird communities associated with blue-green infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing landscapes
March 2026
Habitat loss driven by land-use change is a major factor shaping the dynamics of urban bird community structures. However, the potential mechanisms by which the spatial configuration and composition...
The satellite tracking of Great Snipes from European Russia reveals low migratory connectivity
March 2026
Great Snipe (Gallinago media) is a shorebird which has a Near Threatened status on the global scale. However, little is known about its migration strategy from the breeding range in Russia. This study...
Are the impacts of artificial light exposure at night on bird's cognitive performances always negative?
March 2026
Artificial light at night (ALAN), as an emerging pollutant, disrupts wild animals' nocturnal behaviours and physiological processes. Recent evidence indicates that ALAN can also impair diurnal cognition,...
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,...
Coping with extremes: diet and phylogeny shape gut microbiota in six passerine species inhabiting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
March 2026
Understanding how diet and host phylogeny shape gut microbiota is fundamental to elucidating host-microbe interactions in extreme environments. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), characterized by harsh...
Satellite tracking reveals a migratory divide and population-specific migratory strategies in White-naped Cranes
March 2026
Migratory divides, where individuals from distinct breeding populations within a species exhibit divergent migratory routes and strategies, play a critical role in shaping avian ecology and evolution....
Hide-in-Bird Pond: A new pathway to synergize biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in China
March 2026
Reconciling biodiversity conservation with economic advancement represents a defining challenge of the Anthropocene epoch. Although ecotourism is widely promoted as a strategy capable of delivering...
No egg or nestling-retrieval behavior in a cavity-nesting cuckoo host
March 2026
The arms race between avian brood parasites and their hosts provides a classic model for studying coevolution. In one of the most widespread obligate brood parasites, the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus),...
Effects of photoperiod on basal metabolism and substrate metabolism in Zebra Finches
March 2026
Photoperiod serves as an essential environmental cue that facilitates seasonal acclimatization and thermoregulation in birds. However, its effects on basal and substrate metabolism in Zebra Finches...
Cell-autonomous determination of sex dimorphism in neuromodulation of a gynandromorphic Zebra Finch
March 2026
Gynandromorphs, rare in vertebrates, exhibit distinct sex-determining gene expression on each side of the body despite sharing a uniform hormonal environment. This provides a unique opportunity to investigate...
Step-by-step to success: Multi-stage learning driven robust audiovisual fusion network for fine-grained bird species classification
December 2025
Bird monitoring and protection are essential for maintaining biodiversity, and fine-grained bird classification has become a key focus in this field. Audio-visual modalities provide critical cues for...
Duets encode morphological information from both partners in Rufous Horneros
December 2025
Acoustic signals in birds are often influenced by body and beak size (the morphological constraint hypothesis) and may also reflect the sender's condition (the condition dependence hypothesis). However,...
Quantifying avian wing shapes: Evaluating indices, their relationships, and ecological correlates
December 2025
Avian wings are central to their remarkable flight ability and diverse life history strategies, including behaviors such as fighting and mating. These multifaceted functions are intricately tied to...
Density dependence and weather drive dabbling duck spatiotemporal distributions and intercontinental migration
December 2025
Understanding migratory waterfowl spatiotemporal distributions is important because, in addition to their economic and cultural value, wild waterfowl can be infectious reservoirs of highly pathogenic...
Multidimensional nestedness patterns and underlying processes of bird assemblages in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China
December 2025
Nestedness is one of the important patterns in island biogeography, community ecology and conservation biology. However, most previous nestedness studies focus on the taxonomic dimension while neglecting...
Dynamic evolution of olfactory receptor genes in the Turkey Vulture and Black Vulture
December 2025
Olfactory receptors (ORs), the largest vertebrate multigene family, exhibit wide copy number variation among taxa, ranging from ∼100 to 4000. The ecological importance of smell has been suggested to...
Effects of individual and group factors on the social relationships of Budgerigars
December 2025
Social animals often form dynamic relationships with group members, which have been associated with increased social learning, survival and reproductive success. Social relationships can be shaped by...
Avian phylogenetic and functional diversity and their influencing factors in urban parks of Nanjing, China
December 2025
The acceleration of global urbanization has caused habitat loss, fragmentation, and decrease of habitat quality, often leading to a decline in biodiversity. However, most previous urbanization studies...
Strengthening flyway conservation through NGOs' engagement: Case of Hanns Seidel foundation
December 2025
Rapid male plumage evolution drives sexual dichromatism in Ficedula flycatchers
December 2025
Sexual dichromatism represents a major form of phenotypic differentiation between the sexes in birds, and its evolution is likely shaped by the interplay between sexual and natural selection. The genus...
Visual cues modulate nest defense behavior in Japanese Tits: Insights from the appearance, posture and size of snake dummies
December 2025
Predator dummies are usually used to explore the impact of predator features on the anti-predator behavior of birds. Previous studies have shown that the morphology and behavior of aerial predators...