Ben Sheldon
@sheldonbirds.bsky.social
Ornithologist and Evolutionary Ecologist at the University of Oxford - natural history, science, cycling
'an almost Shakespearean decline'... seems rather revealing of his inflated sense of his own importance.
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
'an almost Shakespearean decline'... seems rather revealing of his inflated sense of his own importance.
Truly the year that keeps on giving!
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Truly the year that keeps on giving!
I've always been tempted by them!
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I've always been tempted by them!
We are working on the merch...😉 But this artwork is from Kristen's Lab
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We are working on the merch...😉 But this artwork is from Kristen's Lab
Quite a masterpiece of economy of information to length there!
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Quite a masterpiece of economy of information to length there!
Are you sure about the Crossbills? The current AviList checklist has Parrot and Scottish still as distinct (as well as Cassia, Red & Hispaniolan)
www.avilist.org/checklist/v2...
www.avilist.org/checklist/v2...
The Checklist v2025
The AviList team worked for four years to harmonize the global checklist of birds. The final product includes a consensus taxonomy combined with a full set of taxonomic and nomenclatural components, t...
www.avilist.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Are you sure about the Crossbills? The current AviList checklist has Parrot and Scottish still as distinct (as well as Cassia, Red & Hispaniolan)
www.avilist.org/checklist/v2...
www.avilist.org/checklist/v2...
Interesting: it immediately ID-d an inland bird (here in Oxford) a couple of weeks ago. We had a wintering one for 3-4 weeks back in 2023; perhaps that is enough to tip the algorithm
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Interesting: it immediately ID-d an inland bird (here in Oxford) a couple of weeks ago. We had a wintering one for 3-4 weeks back in 2023; perhaps that is enough to tip the algorithm