Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination of the global tropics outpaces our understanding
of its consequences for biodiversity. Knowledge gaps of pollution exposure could obscure …

Abstract “The biodiversity of the Caatinga is poorly known” has been a mantra among
studies on biodiversity in Brazil, including birds. However, species richness in semiarid …

Airspace fragmentation caused by human activity threatens wildlife. Wind turbines occupy a
range of altitudes frequently used by many flying vertebrates, potentially leading to collisions …

ABSTRACT Endemic to Patagonia, the White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus
albogularis) is one of the least studied caracara species, with several aspects of its ecology …

Model organisms help us understand biological processes and provide insights applicable
to other organisms. Birds are commonly used as model organisms. However, since most …

Standardized taxonomies and lists of birds were created to improve communication. They
are linguistic infrastructure―biodiversity indices and dictionaries―that have been …

We studied the return rate, apparent survival, and probability of recapture of the Saffron
Finch (Sicalis flaveola pelzelni), a thraupid with sexual dichromatism and age-related male …

Abstract Knowledge on the reproductive biology of neotropical bird species is still scarce.
Many species lack basic information regarding descriptions of nests and eggs, incubation …

Non-conventional literature refers to documents that are hardly acquired through the usual
publishing channels, thus with limited circulation, and are often referred to as unpublished …

ASTUDILLO, Pedro X. et al. Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat
affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern …