Do birders get annoyed whenever they see the most common bird species in their area?
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“research is part of the #Bird 10,000 Genomes (#B10K) Project, which aims to sequence the #genomes of all living bird species and involves scientists from many countries working together for nearly a decade now.

The team plans to continue its efforts to construct a complete picture of #BirdEvolution. Biologists are working on sequencing the genomes of additional #BirdSpecies in the hopes of expanding the family tree to include thousands of bird genera.” #BirdsOfMastodon https://mastodon.green/@mongabay/112257413826540855

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An international team of scientists has created the largest and most detailed bird family tree ever, spanning 93 million years and representing 92% of bird families species, using cutting-edge computational methods and a supercomputer to analyze vast amounts of genomic data. By Liz Kimbrough https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/a-new-and-improved-bird-family-tree-shows-rapid-post-dinosaur-evolution/ #News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Birds

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#UrbanSprawl and #agricultural #development have dramatically changed the #landscape of California. #Urbanization and much hotter and drier conditions in L.A. have driven #declines in more than one-third of #BirdSpecies in the region over the past century. “The #CentralValley had winners and losers. Whereas in L.A., we saw mostly losers,” because of #LandUse #changes.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/98030

Personal #birdspecies of the year 2023 #42 :
The feral pigeon (Columbia livia 'domestica'), a very underrated #bird in my opinion and fellow critter to most urban dwellers, here encountered in #Freiburg

If you are missing an image: you find these nice fellows in nearly every city, hard to miss ;)

#FeralPigeon #ColumbiaLiviaDomestica #birding