Sightings of 84 Spoon-billed Sandpipers Eurynorhynchus pygmeus at two coastal wetland sites in Myanmar have cast new light on the winter distribution of this Endangered species, and confirmed that these wetlands are of international importance for their biodiversity. The known global population of Spoon-billed Sandpiper has plunged alarmingly in the last few years to only […]
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The changing face of Britains skies
If you’re a bird-lover and you want to see nesting snow buntings in the mountains of Scotland, or pintail ducks breeding in the fens of East Anglia, go now; their time here is limited. Research shows that British and European birds face a potentially disastrous future thanks to climate change during the coming century. Three-quarters […]
Dimas calls for more nature conservation in the fight against climate change
Yesterday, BirdLife International presented ?A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds? at a high-level event in the Headquarters of the European Commission, in the presence of the Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Stavros Dimas. read more at birdlife
A new subspecies of bird discovered at Koshi Tappu in Nepal
The bird was first recorded by Ornithologist and Chairman of Nepal Rare Birds Committee (NRBC) Mr Suchit Basnet and Mr Badri Chaudhary on 1 April 2005 at Koshi Tappu. The bird was identified as Rufous-vented Prinia bringing Nepal’s total bird list to 862 species. The bird is known as Prinia burnesii to scientific community. The […]
Modern Birds Appeared 100 Million Years Ago! – So says their DNA
The oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx, lived 150 million years ago, but this species and its relatives can be hardly differentiated from dinosaurs. And for about 90 million years on, fossil birds had been toothed, being very different from the modern types. Fossils resembling modern birds started to appear around the demise of the dinosaurs. read […]
A bird-watcher?s tips for conservation goals
Ornithologist Peter Kaestner has suggested reaching out to the ?aam aadmi? (common man) through ?charismatic mega fauna? such as the tiger and the elephant for long-term conservation goals in India. Conservation should be presented to the public in such a manner that they would understand it and relate it to their lives and ethos, he […]
A Greener View: Bird count needs more bird-watching participants for research
This year the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Feb. 15 to Feb. 18. It is an annual four-day period when bird-watchers create a snapshot of the birds’ locations across the continent. Anyone can be a bird-watcher for those four days. A “backyard” can be anywhere you happen to be – a schoolyard, a local […]
Florida?s Threatened Endemic Scrub-Jays in Decline
Populations of threatened Florida scrub-jays are declining, according to the latest annual Nature Conservancy study of jay populations across Central Florida. The scrub-jay is Florida?s only endemic bird, but these small, light blue birds are disappearing at 40 percent of their population sites, volunteer jay counters observed. read more at wildlifeextra
Quick Feather Test Determines Sex Of Chicks
Scientists in Germany are reporting development of test that can answer one of the most frustrating questions in the animal kingdom: Is that bird a boy or a girl? Their study is a potential boon to poultry farmers and bird breeders. read more at sciencedaily
Pelican May Get Off Endangered List
The brown pelican, once on the brink of extinction, has become so abundant that it should be removed from the list of endangered species, U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said on Friday. Under government supervision, the brown pelican has made a strong comeback after the species vanished from the state in the 1960s because of […]