Per Alström
@peralstrom.bsky.social
Ornithologist
Uppsala University webpage: https://www.uu.se/en/contact-and-organisation/staff?query=N99-636
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Per-Alstroem-2
ornithology, birds, mammals, evolution, speciation, conservation, ecology
Uppsala University webpage: https://www.uu.se/en/contact-and-organisation/staff?query=N99-636
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Per-Alstroem-2
ornithology, birds, mammals, evolution, speciation, conservation, ecology
I was honoured to be invited to give a talk on AviList, the new unified global checklist of birds, at the Delta Birding Festival 2+ weeks ago, and the organizers just sent me a link to a YouTube video of my talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5x... #birds #ornithology #taxonomy
AviList: a unified global bird checklist - Per Alström
YouTube video by Delta Birding Festival
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October 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I was honoured to be invited to give a talk on AviList, the new unified global checklist of birds, at the Delta Birding Festival 2+ weeks ago, and the organizers just sent me a link to a YouTube video of my talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5x... #birds #ornithology #taxonomy
Just published: Conservation genomics of two
endangered buntings reveal genetic diversity
before and after severe population declines. doi.org/10.1186/s129... Despite severe population declines, both species retained high genetic diversity but experienced increased inbreeding. #ornithology #birds
endangered buntings reveal genetic diversity
before and after severe population declines. doi.org/10.1186/s129... Despite severe population declines, both species retained high genetic diversity but experienced increased inbreeding. #ornithology #birds
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just published: Conservation genomics of two
endangered buntings reveal genetic diversity
before and after severe population declines. doi.org/10.1186/s129... Despite severe population declines, both species retained high genetic diversity but experienced increased inbreeding. #ornithology #birds
endangered buntings reveal genetic diversity
before and after severe population declines. doi.org/10.1186/s129... Despite severe population declines, both species retained high genetic diversity but experienced increased inbreeding. #ornithology #birds
As part of the Delta Bird Festival, I participated on a boat trip, where we saw a staggering c. 250 European Storm Petrels and lots of other birds and some Bottle-nosed Dolphins: ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds #ornithology
eBird Checklist - 21 Sep 2025 - Delta de l'Ebre--Pelàgica Golf de St. Jordi - 24 species (+1 other taxa)
Submitted by Per Alström.
ebird.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
As part of the Delta Bird Festival, I participated on a boat trip, where we saw a staggering c. 250 European Storm Petrels and lots of other birds and some Bottle-nosed Dolphins: ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds #ornithology
The large newspaper El País published a paper on the Delta Bird Festival:
elpais.com/espana/catal...
(where a photo of me looks like I'm asleep😀). Kudos to singer-songwriter Bonner Black (www.bonnerblack.com) for sharing her interest in birding with her many fans! #birds #ornithology
elpais.com/espana/catal...
(where a photo of me looks like I'm asleep😀). Kudos to singer-songwriter Bonner Black (www.bonnerblack.com) for sharing her interest in birding with her many fans! #birds #ornithology
El búho chico, la melena de Sargatal y el trino de la cantante pajarera de Tennessee
El XI Delta Birding Festival cierra con 4.500 visitantes, cifra récord de la cita ornitológica de las tierras del Ebro
elpais.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The large newspaper El País published a paper on the Delta Bird Festival:
elpais.com/espana/catal...
(where a photo of me looks like I'm asleep😀). Kudos to singer-songwriter Bonner Black (www.bonnerblack.com) for sharing her interest in birding with her many fans! #birds #ornithology
elpais.com/espana/catal...
(where a photo of me looks like I'm asleep😀). Kudos to singer-songwriter Bonner Black (www.bonnerblack.com) for sharing her interest in birding with her many fans! #birds #ornithology
I'm too inexperienced w Bluesky to know whether my comment on Delta Bird Festival, where I gave a talk on AviList (avilist.org), the unified global list of birds, is visible, so here's a link to paper where we present the work behind and future of AviList: doi.org/10.1007/s105... #birds #ornithology
Home
AviList is a collaborative global effort to produce a single current consensus taxonomy for the birds of the world, along with key information on taxonomy and nomenclature. The checklist is free for d...
avilist.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm too inexperienced w Bluesky to know whether my comment on Delta Bird Festival, where I gave a talk on AviList (avilist.org), the unified global list of birds, is visible, so here's a link to paper where we present the work behind and future of AviList: doi.org/10.1007/s105... #birds #ornithology
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📆 Saturday, September 20th, at Marquee 1, we’ll be joined by Prof. @peralstrom.bsky.social, ornithologist and former core member of the AviList team.
📔 He will present the new unified global bird taxonomy known as AviList, which aims to be the definitive tool for ornithological classification.
📔 He will present the new unified global bird taxonomy known as AviList, which aims to be the definitive tool for ornithological classification.
July 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
📆 Saturday, September 20th, at Marquee 1, we’ll be joined by Prof. @peralstrom.bsky.social, ornithologist and former core member of the AviList team.
📔 He will present the new unified global bird taxonomy known as AviList, which aims to be the definitive tool for ornithological classification.
📔 He will present the new unified global bird taxonomy known as AviList, which aims to be the definitive tool for ornithological classification.
I'm proud to be part of this project, which was launched today after several years of hard work by an international team – AviList, a unified list of the world's species of birds (11,131, including 151 extinct ones since 16th Century): www.avilist.org #birds #taxonomy
Home
AviList is a collaborative global effort to produce a single current consensus taxonomy for the birds of the world, along with key information on taxonomy and nomenclature. The checklist is free for d...
www.avilist.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm proud to be part of this project, which was launched today after several years of hard work by an international team – AviList, a unified list of the world's species of birds (11,131, including 151 extinct ones since 16th Century): www.avilist.org #birds #taxonomy
More from Somaliland: Probably first-ever video of Lesser Hoopoe-Lark – frustratingly with microphone switched off!... Luckily, several decent sound recordings separately + photos of different individuals. search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxo... #birds # ornithology @animecol-uu.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
More from Somaliland: Probably first-ever video of Lesser Hoopoe-Lark – frustratingly with microphone switched off!... Luckily, several decent sound recordings separately + photos of different individuals. search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxo... #birds # ornithology @animecol-uu.bsky.social
Congratulations to all — especially my good friend Claire!
🎉🏆🏆🏆We're delighted to announce 3 new @royalsociety.org Fellows here in Zoology!
Dr Gregory Jefferis, Prof Claire Spottiswoode and Dr Marta Zlatic are all now FRS.
Many, many congratulations!
Read more: bit.ly/3H4rCCk
Dr Gregory Jefferis, Prof Claire Spottiswoode and Dr Marta Zlatic are all now FRS.
Many, many congratulations!
Read more: bit.ly/3H4rCCk
May 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Congratulations to all — especially my good friend Claire!
More from my recent trip from Somaliland. Possibly first-ever video of Somali Lark (plus some photos and sound recordings): lnkd.in/dsFDW4s6 #birds #ornithology @animecol-uu.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
More from my recent trip from Somaliland. Possibly first-ever video of Somali Lark (plus some photos and sound recordings): lnkd.in/dsFDW4s6 #birds #ornithology @animecol-uu.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS, Bridget Ogolowa, to an excellent thesis! Thanks, Alex Kirschel for inviting me and @borjamila.bsky.social to examine it, and for your great company. Some photos of birds on eBird: ebird.org/checklist/S2...
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
May 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
CONGRATULATIONS, Bridget Ogolowa, to an excellent thesis! Thanks, Alex Kirschel for inviting me and @borjamila.bsky.social to examine it, and for your great company. Some photos of birds on eBird: ebird.org/checklist/S2...
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
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In India’s Assam, women have joined forces to save the resident greater adjutant stork which was long considered a “dirty, smelly bird” that villagers would attack.
The population rise linked to these efforts has caused them to be reclassified by the IUCN from endangered to near threatened.
The population rise linked to these efforts has caused them to be reclassified by the IUCN from endangered to near threatened.
In India, folklore is a tool that helps women save the greater adjutant stork
Come hear the hargila’s speech With a cry of the heart’s eyes Hear o hear me out Please do not chop down our trees Do not erase our forests How are we going to keep living How are we going to keep…
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May 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
In India’s Assam, women have joined forces to save the resident greater adjutant stork which was long considered a “dirty, smelly bird” that villagers would attack.
The population rise linked to these efforts has caused them to be reclassified by the IUCN from endangered to near threatened.
The population rise linked to these efforts has caused them to be reclassified by the IUCN from endangered to near threatened.
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Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
Repeatability of evolution and genomic predictions of temperature adaptation in seed beetles - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors compare genomic and phenotypic changes between genetic backgrounds of seed beetles evolved at hot or cold temperatures. Despite phenotypic changes being more rapid and predictable at hot t...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
I was in Somaliland in late March/early April, primarily to study larks. Here's one of the ones I was extremely happy to see: probably first video and some of first sound recordings of this species: Collared Lark search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxo...
May 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I was in Somaliland in late March/early April, primarily to study larks. Here's one of the ones I was extremely happy to see: probably first video and some of first sound recordings of this species: Collared Lark search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxo...
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Your daily Avian Hybrids story!
Are Snow Bunting and McKay’s Bunting different species?
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#ornithology
Are Snow Bunting and McKay’s Bunting different species?
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#ornithology
Are Snow Bunting and McKay’s Bunting different species?
A genetic study explores the demographic history of these white passerines. The description of McKay’s Bunting (Plectrophenax hyperboreus) on Wikipedia reads: “This species closely rese…
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March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Your daily Avian Hybrids story!
Are Snow Bunting and McKay’s Bunting different species?
buff.ly/UIKUc6M
#ornithology
Are Snow Bunting and McKay’s Bunting different species?
buff.ly/UIKUc6M
#ornithology
Avian Research (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/avia...) is planning a Virtual Special Issue on “Asian Flyways under Global Change: Movement Ecology and Emerging Threats”. Read more here: www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/...
Free, Open Access, ranked #4 in ornithology!
#ornithology #birds #ecology
Free, Open Access, ranked #4 in ornithology!
#ornithology #birds #ecology
Virtual Special Issue on “Asian Flyways under Global Change: Movement Ecology and Emerging Threats” | KeAi Publishing
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March 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Avian Research (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/avia...) is planning a Virtual Special Issue on “Asian Flyways under Global Change: Movement Ecology and Emerging Threats”. Read more here: www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/...
Free, Open Access, ranked #4 in ornithology!
#ornithology #birds #ecology
Free, Open Access, ranked #4 in ornithology!
#ornithology #birds #ecology
Jag intervjuades nyligen av Fågelpodden om mitt liv som fågelskådare och fågelforskare. Hör två avsnitt som jag medverkar i här: patreon.com/fagelpodden #fåglar
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March 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Jag intervjuades nyligen av Fågelpodden om mitt liv som fågelskådare och fågelforskare. Hör två avsnitt som jag medverkar i här: patreon.com/fagelpodden #fåglar
A short walk in Uppsala this morning produced, e.g. a Tawny Owl (kattuggla) in a tree hole and a drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (mindre hackspett). See video of former and eBird report here: ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds
eBird Checklist - 9 Mar 2025 - Sunnerstaviken - 18 species
Submitted by Per Alström.
ebird.org
March 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A short walk in Uppsala this morning produced, e.g. a Tawny Owl (kattuggla) in a tree hole and a drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (mindre hackspett). See video of former and eBird report here: ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds
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🐺 Today, the Bern Convention's decision to weaken #wolf protection officially enters into force.
Wolves in Europe are still far from a favourable conservation status: this move threatens their fragile recovery instead of promoting true coexistence and listening to science.
#SavetheWolf
Wolves in Europe are still far from a favourable conservation status: this move threatens their fragile recovery instead of promoting true coexistence and listening to science.
#SavetheWolf
March 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🐺 Today, the Bern Convention's decision to weaken #wolf protection officially enters into force.
Wolves in Europe are still far from a favourable conservation status: this move threatens their fragile recovery instead of promoting true coexistence and listening to science.
#SavetheWolf
Wolves in Europe are still far from a favourable conservation status: this move threatens their fragile recovery instead of promoting true coexistence and listening to science.
#SavetheWolf
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🔥Yesterday, along with Oxfam, WWF, Fern, BAN and T&E we gathered in front of the European Parliament to demand an end to public funding for harmful bioenergy.
Read our joint open letter "Beyond Bioenergy - A Civil Society Statement on EU Bioenergy policy" here: www.eubioenergy.com/wp-content/u...
Read our joint open letter "Beyond Bioenergy - A Civil Society Statement on EU Bioenergy policy" here: www.eubioenergy.com/wp-content/u...
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🔥Yesterday, along with Oxfam, WWF, Fern, BAN and T&E we gathered in front of the European Parliament to demand an end to public funding for harmful bioenergy.
Read our joint open letter "Beyond Bioenergy - A Civil Society Statement on EU Bioenergy policy" here: www.eubioenergy.com/wp-content/u...
Read our joint open letter "Beyond Bioenergy - A Civil Society Statement on EU Bioenergy policy" here: www.eubioenergy.com/wp-content/u...
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We are one of 48 scientific society signatories on a letter from the Union of Concerned Scientists calling on Congress to take action to support federal research funding, and oppose cuts to workforces of federal science and funding agencies.
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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We are one of 48 scientific society signatories on a letter from the Union of Concerned Scientists calling on Congress to take action to support federal research funding, and oppose cuts to workforces of federal science and funding agencies.
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
HUGE CONGRATS to @axeljensen.bsky.social for a truly awesome PhD thesis and an excellent defense of the same (and a great party afterwards)! And thanks to @joanameier.bsky.social for an excellent "opposition"! And without supervisor @kguschan.bsky.social this thesis would never have happened!
Yesterday @axeljensen.bsky.social absolutely rocked his PhD defense, with brilliant opposition by @joanameier.bsky.social! There’s no better feeling for a #proudPI #PhDone @animecol-uu.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
HUGE CONGRATS to @axeljensen.bsky.social for a truly awesome PhD thesis and an excellent defense of the same (and a great party afterwards)! And thanks to @joanameier.bsky.social for an excellent "opposition"! And without supervisor @kguschan.bsky.social this thesis would never have happened!