German Ornithological Society
@dornitholges.bsky.social
The German Ornithological Society promotes all forms of #ornithology. Founded in 1850, we represent continuity and permanence in #avian #science.
You can also find us on Instagram @DOrnitholGes and you can check out our website www.do-g.de
You can also find us on Instagram @DOrnitholGes and you can check out our website www.do-g.de
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!
Drawn by Natalie Wellbrock
Drawn by Natalie Wellbrock
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!
Drawn by Natalie Wellbrock
Drawn by Natalie Wellbrock
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Seasonal variation in the foraging intensity of Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) at different habitat zones in a semi-arid savanna, Kenya
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Seasonal variation in the foraging intensity of Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) at different habitat zones in a semi-arid savanna, Kenya
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Seasonal variation in the foraging intensity of Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) at different habitat zones in a semi-arid savanna, Kenya - Journal of Ornithology
The population of Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) is rapidly declining due to ongoing threats, such as hunting, egg collection, habitat loss, and degradation. Conservation efforts are hampered...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Seasonal variation in the foraging intensity of Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) at different habitat zones in a semi-arid savanna, Kenya
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Seasonal variation in the foraging intensity of Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) at different habitat zones in a semi-arid savanna, Kenya
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✈️ Great news! Travel grants for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting are available thanks to the German Ornithologists’ Society (DO-G, @dornitholges.bsky.social), supporting early-career researchers attending #EOU26 in Gdańsk.
ℹ️ Details & eligibility: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/travel/
#Ornithology
ℹ️ Details & eligibility: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/travel/
#Ornithology
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
✈️ Great news! Travel grants for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting are available thanks to the German Ornithologists’ Society (DO-G, @dornitholges.bsky.social), supporting early-career researchers attending #EOU26 in Gdańsk.
ℹ️ Details & eligibility: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/travel/
#Ornithology
ℹ️ Details & eligibility: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/travel/
#Ornithology
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Experimental estimates of hydrogen isotope discrimination between blood and feather in two passerines: implications for studies of avian migration
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Experimental estimates of hydrogen isotope discrimination between blood and feather in two passerines: implications for studies of avian migration
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Experimental estimates of hydrogen isotope discrimination between blood and feather in two passerines: implications for studies of avian migration - Journal of Ornithology
The stable hydrogen isotope (δ2H) composition of feathers is commonly used to infer the geographic origin of birds. The comparison of δ2H data from multiple tissues can provide additional resolution o...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Experimental estimates of hydrogen isotope discrimination between blood and feather in two passerines: implications for studies of avian migration
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Experimental estimates of hydrogen isotope discrimination between blood and feather in two passerines: implications for studies of avian migration
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Less disturbance, more stress: adaptive physiological responses of a habitat-generalist bird inhabiting forests with different levels of modification
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Less disturbance, more stress: adaptive physiological responses of a habitat-generalist bird inhabiting forests with different levels of modification
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Less disturbance, more stress: adaptive physiological responses of a habitat-generalist bird inhabiting forests with different levels of modification - Journal of Ornithology
Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is a widespread environmental stressor affecting wildlife physiology, often influencing immune function and stress-related indicators. In birds, variation in leukocyt...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Less disturbance, more stress: adaptive physiological responses of a habitat-generalist bird inhabiting forests with different levels of modification
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Less disturbance, more stress: adaptive physiological responses of a habitat-generalist bird inhabiting forests with different levels of modification
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How does chick-rearing affect fledging success in Yelkouan shearwaters? Proxies for diet varied between colonies, while fledglings grounded on first flight were more likely to have been poorly fed. Published in Marine Biology: doi.org/10.1007/s002... Funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social and EU LIFE
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How does chick-rearing affect fledging success in Yelkouan shearwaters? Proxies for diet varied between colonies, while fledglings grounded on first flight were more likely to have been poorly fed. Published in Marine Biology: doi.org/10.1007/s002... Funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social and EU LIFE
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Vocal variation in female Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus): geographic, ecological and morphological perspectives
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Vocal variation in female Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus): geographic, ecological and morphological perspectives
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Vocal variation in female Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus): geographic, ecological and morphological perspectives - Journal of Ornithology
The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is an obligate brood parasite in which females typically specialize in a particular host species. While previous studies have focused extensively on the species-spe...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Vocal variation in female Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus): geographic, ecological and morphological perspectives
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Vocal variation in female Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus): geographic, ecological and morphological perspectives
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A particular food source exploited by juvenile Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus feldeggii) in Central Italy
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A particular food source exploited by juvenile Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus feldeggii) in Central Italy
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A particular food source exploited by juvenile Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus feldeggii) in Central Italy - Journal of Ornithology
The study deals with the simultaneous observation of two juveniles of Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus feldeggii), in the Italian provinces of Pesaro and Urbino (Marches region) and Chieti (Abruzzo regi...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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A particular food source exploited by juvenile Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus feldeggii) in Central Italy
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A particular food source exploited by juvenile Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus feldeggii) in Central Italy
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The DOG is awarding travel grants of 400€ each to young scientists presenting a talk or a poster at the EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk in March 2026.
Here you can find their website: eounion.org/fledglings/
Applications for the travel grant are open until 20.02.2026.
Photo: H.-J. Fünfstück
Here you can find their website: eounion.org/fledglings/
Applications for the travel grant are open until 20.02.2026.
Photo: H.-J. Fünfstück
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The DOG is awarding travel grants of 400€ each to young scientists presenting a talk or a poster at the EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk in March 2026.
Here you can find their website: eounion.org/fledglings/
Applications for the travel grant are open until 20.02.2026.
Photo: H.-J. Fünfstück
Here you can find their website: eounion.org/fledglings/
Applications for the travel grant are open until 20.02.2026.
Photo: H.-J. Fünfstück
We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, Franziska Tanneberger (@tannebergerf.bsky.social)!
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November 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, Franziska Tanneberger (@tannebergerf.bsky.social)!
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🎉 Abstract submission is open for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 in Gdańsk, Poland (27–29 March 2026)!
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
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📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
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📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉 Abstract submission is open for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 in Gdańsk, Poland (27–29 March 2026)!
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
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Haemosporidian infections in three sympatric Phylloscopus species: does host or environment determine parasite prevalence?
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Haemosporidian infections in three sympatric Phylloscopus species: does host or environment determine parasite prevalence?
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Haemosporidian infections in three sympatric Phylloscopus species: does host or environment determine parasite prevalence? - Journal of Ornithology
Host relatedness has been hypothesized to cause similarities in parasite assemblages and prevalence; we investigate this hypothesis in the ecologically diverse Caucasus Mountain region. Three Phyllosc...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Haemosporidian infections in three sympatric Phylloscopus species: does host or environment determine parasite prevalence?
Open access
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Haemosporidian infections in three sympatric Phylloscopus species: does host or environment determine parasite prevalence?
Open access
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We’re so excited to launch the website for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 and to share that pre-registration is officially open! 🎉
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We’re so excited to launch the website for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 and to share that pre-registration is officially open! 🎉
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Burning the candle at both ends: two sympatric thrushes are equally detectable and sing at similar rates at dawn and dusk
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Burning the candle at both ends: two sympatric thrushes are equally detectable and sing at similar rates at dawn and dusk
Open access
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Burning the candle at both ends: two sympatric thrushes are equally detectable and sing at similar rates at dawn and dusk - Journal of Ornithology
Many birds sing prolifically during the dawn chorus and a subset of these species also sing at dusk. How vocal activity varies between these two periods has not been examined in many species. In this ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Burning the candle at both ends: two sympatric thrushes are equally detectable and sing at similar rates at dawn and dusk
Open access
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Burning the candle at both ends: two sympatric thrushes are equally detectable and sing at similar rates at dawn and dusk
Open access
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We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, Björn Köhler!
Photo: Gerlinde Kruse
Photo: Gerlinde Kruse
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, Björn Köhler!
Photo: Gerlinde Kruse
Photo: Gerlinde Kruse
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Cryptic diversity in the Amazonian Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Swainson 1838 with a neotype designation and revalidation of Tachyphonus saucius Strickland 1844
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Cryptic diversity in the Amazonian Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Swainson 1838 with a neotype designation and revalidation of Tachyphonus saucius Strickland 1844
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Cryptic diversity in the Amazonian Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Swainson 1838 with a neotype designation and revalidation of Tachyphonus saucius Strickland 1844 - Journal of Ornitho...
The Amazon is home to the greatest bird diversity in the world, but its avian diversity is still underestimated, partially due to cryptic diversity. An accurate assessment of cryptic species is necess...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Cryptic diversity in the Amazonian Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Swainson 1838 with a neotype designation and revalidation of Tachyphonus saucius Strickland 1844
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cryptic diversity in the Amazonian Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Swainson 1838 with a neotype designation and revalidation of Tachyphonus saucius Strickland 1844
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Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Spring-accelerated loop migration in the Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
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Spring-accelerated loop migration in the Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
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Spring-accelerated loop migration in the Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator - Journal of Ornithology
The Woodchat Shrike is a long-distance migrant bird whose European populations have declined over the past decades. To inform conservation efforts, we tracked five breeding male individuals from south...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Spring-accelerated loop migration in the Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
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Spring-accelerated loop migration in the Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
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Behavioural responses of the Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) to different human disturbances
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Behavioural responses of the Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) to different human disturbances
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Behavioural responses of the Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) to different human disturbances - Journal of Ornithology
Human disturbances can have large impacts on wildlife and their behaviour. The extent of the effects of different kind of disturbances during different seasons is, however, less well known. Here, we a...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Behavioural responses of the Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) to different human disturbances
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Behavioural responses of the Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) to different human disturbances
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Assessing climate change impact on the distribution of the endemic White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) using citizen science data
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Assessing climate change impact on the distribution of the endemic White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) using citizen science data
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Assessing climate change impact on the distribution of the endemic White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) using citizen science data - Journal of Ornithology
The White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) is an endemic, vulnerable bird species restricted to arid and semi-arid landscapes of India, with disjunct populations in the western and southern regions. ...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Assessing climate change impact on the distribution of the endemic White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) using citizen science data
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Assessing climate change impact on the distribution of the endemic White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) using citizen science data
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The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆
Women in ornithology? Absolutely essential! Unfortunately, they remain underrepresented. Our president @dorit-vlh.bsky.social and second chair Sylke Frahnert went on a mission to uncover and highlight forgotten female contributors to ornithology.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Women in ornithology? Absolutely essential! Unfortunately, they remain underrepresented. Our president @dorit-vlh.bsky.social and second chair Sylke Frahnert went on a mission to uncover and highlight forgotten female contributors to ornithology.
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is able to adjust the nest defense to perceived risk
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Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is able to adjust the nest defense to perceived risk
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Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is able to adjust the nest defense to perceived risk - Journal of Ornithology
Shorebirds experience high rates of nest predation due to their ground-nesting, leading to diverse antipredator behaviors to mitigate this risk. Accurate predator recognition enables birds to adjust t...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is able to adjust the nest defense to perceived risk
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Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is able to adjust the nest defense to perceived risk
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) prefer to forage on rat-free islets at Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia
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Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) prefer to forage on rat-free islets at Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia
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Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) prefer to forage on rat-free islets at Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia - Journal of Ornithology
Among several threats, the food availability at stopover and wintering sites contributes to the decline of shorebird species. It is the case in the Pacific region, where the overwater journey for the ...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) prefer to forage on rat-free islets at Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia
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Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) prefer to forage on rat-free islets at Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia
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Congratulations to Angela Schmitz Ornés – an outstanding ornithologist and scientist, who has been honored with the Hans-Löhrl-Award by the German Ornithologists’ Society. She is an inspiration to everyone who is passionate about science, conservation, and the world of birds.
Photo: Christoph Unger
Photo: Christoph Unger
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Congratulations to Angela Schmitz Ornés – an outstanding ornithologist and scientist, who has been honored with the Hans-Löhrl-Award by the German Ornithologists’ Society. She is an inspiration to everyone who is passionate about science, conservation, and the world of birds.
Photo: Christoph Unger
Photo: Christoph Unger
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Movements throughout the full annual cycle of three migratory swift species breeding in the Levant
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Movements throughout the full annual cycle of three migratory swift species breeding in the Levant
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Movements throughout the full annual cycle of three migratory swift species breeding in the Levant - Journal of Ornithology
Movements throughout the annual cycle evolved as an adaptation to seasonality across different bird species with a continuum of migration strategies and behaviours at the non-breeding range. Swifts ar...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Movements throughout the full annual cycle of three migratory swift species breeding in the Levant
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Movements throughout the full annual cycle of three migratory swift species breeding in the Levant
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