Get a load of the eyebrows on this sweet little collared bush robin! This very special friend likes hanging out amongst the greenery in Taiwan, and is a very handsome fellow indeed.

I’m still making my way through my curated list of Robin Species I Would Like To Paint, so expect more robins where this lip guy came from (as in my studio, not geographical habitat distribution, because there are many different robins across a bunch of continents)

#birdart #robin #ornithology #art #birds

Nest-building birds help disperse cotton further than wind, study suggests

Birds play a larger role in the dispersal of wild cotton than previously assumed. This is shown by a study in the journal Oikos, carried out in southern Africa. Researchers discovered that birds actively collect wild cotton as nesting material and in doing so move seeds over distances of more than a kilometer. Cotton fibers were long seen as something that evolved to disperse seeds by wind, but birds also take them to their nests and in this way help disperse the seeds much further.

Phys.org
Start the weekend with some good news (courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting): The first condor egg in Northern California in over a century. #ornithology

Northern California condors su...
Northern California condors suspected to be tending region’s first egg in more than a century

A pair of condors, one of which was bred at the Oregon Zoo, are believed to be tending Northern Californias first egg in more than 100 years.

OPB

Today's fun discovery; the Merlin Bird ID app. Now, every time I hear some bird calls, I whip it out to take a recording.

It identifies well even against strong winds, loud wind chimes, and shouty kids.

Let's see if I can haul my arse out of bed to record the dawn chorus this weekend.

🐦‍⬛#BirdLife #Birding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #MerlinBirdID

Belgium, Wemmel : Jackdaw ( Corvidae, Coloeus monedula ) #belgium #wemmel #garden #bird #ornithology #corvidae #jackdaw
Looking for opportunities for a graduate degree focused on #ornithology? Check out our free, volunteer-compiled Guide to Graduate Studies!

Guide to Graduate Studies in O...
Guide to Graduate Studies in Ornithology in the United States and Canada

Information for undergraduates about graduate degree programs in ornithology.

Wilson Ornithological Society

Parrots Reveal The Ancient Evolutionary Origin Of Birds

"Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification, whereas estimates based on molecular dating favor an earlier avian diversification in the Cretaceous. So which is it?"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Evolution #birds #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-reveal-the-ancient-evolutionary-origin-of-birds-bbcd19ed596e

Parrots Reveal The Ancient Evolutionary Origin Of Birds

"Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification, whereas estimates based on molecular dating favor an earlier avian diversification in the Cretaceous. So which is it?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Evolution #birds #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-reveal-the-ancient-evolutionary-origin-of-birds-bbcd19ed596e

Parrots Reveal The Ancient Evolutionary Origin Of Birds

"Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification, whereas estimates based on molecular dating favor an earlier avian diversification in the Cretaceous. So which is it?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Evolution #birds #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-reveal-the-ancient-evolutionary-origin-of-birds-bbcd19ed596e

Latest articles from the WJO: Ant-dominated diet suggests year-round trophic specialization in White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus) in the seasonally flooded northern Pantanal. #ornithology 📷️ Hector Bottai doi.org/10.1080/1559...