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Volume 10
Issue 1, January 2019
47 articles
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Elevational patterns of bird species richness on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, Sichuan Province, China
Xingcheng He, Xiaoyi Wang, Shane DuBay, [...], Andrew Hart Reeve, Per Alström, Jianghong Ran, Qiao Liu, Yongjie Wu << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0140-7
Published: 03 January 2019
2019, 10 (1): 1
Downloads: 25 | Views: 515 | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Adaptation or ecological trap? Altered nest-site selection by Reed Parrotbills after an extreme flood
Laikun Ma, Jianwei Zhang, Jianping Liu, [...], Canchao Yang, Wei Liang, Anders Pape Møller << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0141-1
Published: 11 January 2019
2019, 10 (1): 2
Downloads: 15 | Views: 418 | PDF (920.8 KB)
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Mercury concentrations in blood and feathers of nestling Bald Eagles in coastal and inland Virginia
David E. Kramar, Bill Carstensen, Steve Prisley, Jim Campbell
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0142-0
Published: 19 January 2019
2019, 10 (1): 3
Downloads: 12 | Views: 393 | PDF (635 KB)
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Habitat use and diel activity pattern of the Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus): a case study using camera traps for surveying high-elevation bird species
Gai Luo, Chuangming Yang, Huaming Zhou, [...], Michael Seitz, Yongjie Wu, Jianghong Ran << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0144-y
Published: 04 February 2019
2019, 10 (1): 4
Downloads: 25 | Views: 564 | PDF (749.3 KB)
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Development and behavior of Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) nestlings and their Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) hosts
Odd Helge Tunheim, Bård G. Stokke, Longwu Wang, [...], Canchao Yang, Aiwu Jiang, Wei Liang, Eivin Røskaft, Frode Fossøy << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0143-z
Published: 07 February 2019
2019, 10 (1): 5
Downloads: 9 | Views: 401 | PDF (968.4 KB)
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Wintering Swan Geese maximize energy intake through substrate foraging depth when feeding on buried Vallisneria natans tubers
Yan Chen, Yong Zhang, Lei Cao, [...], Willem F. de Boer, Anthony D. Fox << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0145-x
Published: 25 February 2019
2019, 10 (1): 6
Downloads: 23 | Views: 834 | PDF (656 KB)
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Flight feather moult in Western Marsh Harriers during autumn migration
Juan Ramírez, Michele Panuccio
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0146-9
Published: 13 March 2019
2019, 10 (1): 7
Downloads: 8 | Views: 482 | PDF (654.8 KB)
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Correlates of extinction risk in Chinese endemic birds
Chuanwu Chen, Di Zeng, Yuhao Zhao, [...], Yiru Wu, Junfeng Xu, Yanping Wang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0147-8
Published: 16 March 2019
2019, 10 (1): 8
Downloads: 19 | Views: 434 | PDF (728.1 KB)
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Roost selection of the endangered Spotted Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) in critical habitat in the Inner Gulf of Thailand
Chenxing Yu, Dusit Ngoprasert, Philip D. Round, [...], Andrew J. Pierce, Tommaso Savini, George A. Gale << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0148-7
Published: 27 March 2019
2019, 10 (1): 9
Downloads: 11 | Views: 406 | PDF (495.4 KB)
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How can the home range of the Lesser Kestrel be affected by a large civil infrastructure?
Javier Vidal-Mateo, Marta Romero, Vicente Urios
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0149-6
Published: 04 April 2019
2019, 10 (1): 10
Downloads: 13 | Views: 446 | PDF (541.6 KB)
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Colour-ring wear and loss effects in citizen science mark-resighting studies
Andrew M. Allen, Bruno J. Ens, Martijn van de Pol, [...], Henk van der Jeugd, Magali Frauendorf, Henk-Jan van der Kolk, Kees Oosterbeek, Jeroen Nienhuis, Eelke Jongejans << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0151-z
Published: 15 April 2019
2019, 10 (1): 11
Downloads: 12 | Views: 500 | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Are diurnal time-budgets and activity patterns density-dependent in the Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) wintering in Algeria? An analysis across multiple temporal scales
Djamel Bensizerara, Haroun Chenchouni
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0152-y
Published: 16 April 2019
2019, 10 (1): 12
Downloads: 12 | Views: 425 | PDF (5.1 MB)
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Nest box selection and reproduction of European Rollers in Central Italy: a 7-year study
Flavio Monti, Luca Nelli, Carlo Catoni, Giacomo Dell'Omo
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0150-0
Published: 21 April 2019
2019, 10 (1): 13
Downloads: 13 | Views: 394 | PDF (707.3 KB)
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Hey mister Tambourine Dove, sing a song for me: simple but individually specific songs of Turtur tympanistria from Cameroon
Tomasz S. Osiejuk, Bartłomiej Żbikowski, Amie Wheeldon, Michał Budka
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0153-x
Published: 22 April 2019
2019, 10 (1): 14
Downloads: 12 | Views: 501 | PDF (700.5 KB)
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Multi-species habitat models highlight the key importance of flooded reedbeds for inland wetland birds: implications for management and conservation
Michelangelo Morganti, Milo Manica, Giuseppe Bogliani, [...], Marco Gustin, Federica Luoni, Paolo Trotti, Vincenzo Perin, Mattia Brambilla << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0154-9
Published: 01 May 2019
2019, 10 (1): 15
Downloads: 13 | Views: 441 | PDF (776.3 KB)
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Effects of capture and captivity on plasma corticosterone and metabolite levels in breeding Eurasian Tree Sparrows
Mo Li, Weiwei Zhu, Yang Wang, [...], Yanfeng Sun, Juyong Li, Xuelu Liu, Yuefeng Wu, Xuebin Gao, Dongming Li << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0155-8
Published: 08 May 2019
2019, 10 (1): 16
Downloads: 10 | Views: 523 | PDF (800.2 KB)
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Geographical location affects size and materials used in the construction of European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nests
Kevin B. Briggs, Lucia E. Biddle, D. Charles Deeming
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0156-7
Published: 15 May 2019
2019, 10 (1): 17
Downloads: 10 | Views: 409 | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Is male condition corrected with song features in Dusky Warblers (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
Jiaojiao Wang, Jianping Liu, Zhenqun Zhang, [...], Hongxin Ren, Lijie Gao, Jianhua Hou << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0158-5
Published: 20 May 2019
2019, 10 (1): 18
Downloads: 15 | Views: 422 | PDF (339.1 KB)
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Spring migration duration exceeds that of autumn migration in Far East Asian Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)
Xueqin Deng, Qingshan Zhao, Lei Fang, [...], Zhenggang Xu, Xin Wang, Haoren He, Lei Cao, Anthony David Fox << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0157-6
Published: 24 May 2019
2019, 10 (1): 19
Downloads: 9 | Views: 381 | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Multispecies hybridization in birds
Jente Ottenburghs
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0159-4
Published: 14 June 2019
2019, 10 (1): 20
Downloads: 22 | Views: 565 | PDF (639 KB)
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Bird diversity and waterbird habitat preferences in relation to wetland restoration at Dianchi Lake, south-west China
Kang Luo, Zhaolu Wu, Haotian Bai, Zijiang Wang
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0162-9
Published: 06 June 2019
2019, 10 (1): 21
Downloads: 17 | Views: 437 | PDF (1 MB)
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Using remotely sensed and climate data to predict the current and potential future geographic distribution of a bird at multiple scales: the case of Agelastes meleagrides, a western African forest endemic
Benedictus Freeman, Daniel Jiménez-García, Benjamin Barca, Matthew Grainger
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0160-y
Published: 10 June 2019
2019, 10 (1): 22
Downloads: 24 | Views: 600 | PDF (2 MB)
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Egg laying and incubation rhythm of the Chinese Grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi) at Lianhuashan, Gansu, China
Mei Shi, Yun Fang, Jin-ming Zhao, [...], Siegfried Klaus, Yingxin Jiang, Jon E. Swenson, Yue-Hua Sun << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0161-x
Published: 14 June 2019
2019, 10 (1): 23
Downloads: 13 | Views: 522 | PDF (487.2 KB)
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Function of the uropygial gland in eiders (Somateria mollissima)
Anders Pape Møller, Karsten Laursen
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0163-8
Published: 05 July 2019
2019, 10 (1): 24
Downloads: 8 | Views: 381 | PDF (650.5 KB)
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Spatiotemporal distribution of seasonal bird assemblages on land-bridge islands: linking dynamic and static views of metacommunities
Chuanwu Chen, Marcel Holyoak, Yanping Wang, [...], Xingfeng Si, Ping Ding << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0164-7
Published: 20 June 2019
2019, 10 (1): 25
Downloads: 9 | Views: 556 | PDF (1 MB)
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Diel and seasonal patterns of variation in the singing behaviour of Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Ines G. Moran, Katrina C. Lukianchuk, Stéphanie. M. Doucet, [...], Amy E. M. Newma, Heather Williams, D. Ryan Norris, Daniel J. Mennill << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0165-6
Published: 01 July 2019
2019, 10 (1): 26
Downloads: 19 | Views: 454 | PDF (836 KB)
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Size matters: wintering ducks stay longer and use fewer habitats on largest Chinese lakes
Fanjuan Meng, Hongbin Li, Xin Wang, [...], Lei Fang, Xianghuang Li, Lei Cao, Anthony David Fox << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0167-4
Published: 05 August 2019
2019, 10 (1): 27
Downloads: 15 | Views: 409 | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Migration routes and strategies of Grey Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola) on the East Atlantic Flyway as revealed by satellite tracking
Klaus-Michael Exo, Franziska Hillig, Franz Bairlein
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0166-5
Published: 02 August 2019
2019, 10 (1): 28
Downloads: 11 | Views: 459 | PDF (1 MB)
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Combined effects of habitat and interspecific interaction define co-occurrence patterns of sympatric Galliformes
Lijun Chen, Zufei Shu, Wutao Yao, [...], Yong Ma, Wenhong Xiao, Xiaoqun Huang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0169-2
Published: 31 July 2019
2019, 10 (1): 29
Downloads: 20 | Views: 515 | PDF (1.3 MB)
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A global consistent positive effect of urban green area size on bird richness
Lucas M. Leveau, Adriana Ruggiero, Thomas J. Matthews, M. Isabel Bellocq
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0168-3
Published: 21 August 2019
2019, 10 (1): 30
Downloads: 18 | Views: 522 | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Disturbance increases high tide travel distance of a roosting shorebird but only marginally affects daily energy expenditure
Hans Linssen, Martijn van de Pol, Andrew M. Allen, [...], Mitzi Jans, Bruno J. Ens, Karen L. Krijgsveld, Magali Frauendorf, Henk-Jan van der Kolk << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0171-8
Published: 22 August 2019
2019, 10 (1): 31
Downloads: 12 | Views: 372 | PDF (578.1 KB)
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Population dynamics and habitat use of the Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) in the Yarlung Tsangpo River basin, Tibet, China
Ru Jia, Tian Ma, Fengjiang Zhang, [...], Guogang Zhang, Dongping Liu, Jun Lu << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0170-9
Published: 23 August 2019
2019, 10 (1): 32
Downloads: 21 | Views: 475 | PDF (757.8 KB)
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Risk of predation: a critical force driving habitat quality perception and foraging behavior of granivorous birds in a Nigerian forest reserve
Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab, Samuel Temidayo Osinubi, Jacinta Abalaka
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0173-6
Published: 04 September 2019
2019, 10 (1): 33
Downloads: 8 | Views: 396 | PDF (3.7 MB)
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Bergmann's rule and Allen's rule in two passerine birds in China
Liqing Fan, Tianlong Cai, Ying Xiong, [...], Gang Song, Fumin Lei << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0172-7
Published: 13 September 2019
2019, 10 (1): 34
Downloads: 20 | Views: 530 | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Optimal analysis conditions for sperm motility parameters with a CASA system in a passerine bird, Passer montanus
Ying Yang, Yingmei Zhang, Jian Ding, [...], Shiwei Ai, Rui Guo, Xiaojuan Bai, Wenzhi Yang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0174-5
Published: 10 September 2019
2019, 10 (1): 35
Downloads: 12 | Views: 409 | PDF (1 MB)
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Species delimitation within the Glaucidium brodiei owlet complex using bioacoustic tools
Chyi Yin Gwee, James A. Eaton, Elize Y. X. Ng, Frank E. Rheindt
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0175-4
Published: 17 September 2019
2019, 10 (1): 36
Downloads: 19 | Views: 494 | PDF (823 KB)
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Egg recognition in Cinereous Tits (Parus cinereus): eggshell spots matter
Jianping Liu, Canchao Yang, Jiangping Yu, [...], Haitao Wang, Wei Liang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0178-1
Published: 04 October 2019
2019, 10 (1): 37
Downloads: 13 | Views: 505 | PDF (559.8 KB)
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Optimal diet strategy of a large-bodied psittacine: food resource abundance and nutritional content enable facultative dietary specialization by the Military Macaw
Sylvia Margarita de la Parra‑Martínez, Luis Guillermo Muñoz‑Lacy, Alejandro Salinas-Melgoza, Katherine Renton
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0177-2
Published: 14 October 2019
2019, 10 (1): 38
Downloads: 12 | Views: 503 | PDF (374 KB)
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Exotic parrots breeding in urban tree cavities: nesting requirements, geographic distribution, and potential impacts on cavity nesting birds in southeast Florida
Joshua M. Diamond, Michael S. Ross
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0176-3
Published: 14 October 2019
2019, 10 (1): 39
Downloads: 17 | Views: 469 | PDF (873.6 KB)
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Differential cell stress responses to food availability by the nestlings of Asian Short-toed Lark (Calandrella cheleensis)
Liang Zhang, Lidan Zhao, Xinjie Zhang, [...], Wei Liang, Shuping Zhang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0179-0
Published: 30 October 2019
2019, 10 (1): 40
Downloads: 18 | Views: 402 | PDF (465.3 KB)
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Avian influenza virus surveillance in migratory birds in Egypt revealed a novel reassortant H6N2 subtype
Ali M. Zanaty, Ahmed M. Erfan, Wessam H. Mady, [...], Fatma Amer, Ahmed A. Nour, Neveen Rabie, Mohamed Samy, Abdullah A. Selim, Wafaa M. M. Hassan, Mahmoud M. Naguib << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0180-7
Published: 31 October 2019
2019, 10 (1): 41
Downloads: 8 | Views: 377 | PDF (4.6 MB)
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Temporal patterns of three sympatric pheasant species in the Nanling Mountains: N-mixture modeling applied to detect abundance
Fasheng Zou, Qiang Zhang, Min Zhang, [...], Myung-Bok Lee, Xincai Wang, Yuening Gong, Changteng Yang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0181-6
Published: 04 November 2019
2019, 10 (1): 42
Downloads: 31 | Views: 477 | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Old nest material functions as an informative cue in making nest-site selection decisions in the European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Mingju E, Tuo Wang, Shangyu Wang, [...], Ye Gong, Jiangping Yu, Lin Wang, Wei Ou, Haitao Wang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0182-5
Published: 09 November 2019
2019, 10 (1): 43
Downloads: 20 | Views: 631 | PDF (273.4 KB)
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Drivers of nest survival rate in a southern Tunisian population of Laughing Doves (Spilopelia senegalensis)
Jihen Boukhriss, Slaheddine Selmi
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0183-4
Published: 11 November 2019
2019, 10 (1): 44
Downloads: 11 | Views: 437 | PDF (311.2 KB)
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Nest-site fidelity and breeding dispersal by Common Tailorbirds in a tropical forest
Changzhang Feng, Canchao Yang, Wei Liang
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0185-2
Published: 19 November 2019
2019, 10 (1): 45
Downloads: 14 | Views: 403 | PDF (233.6 KB)
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The role of temperature as a driver of metabolic flexibility in the Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
Danqi Cui, Na Wang, Jingru Ge, [...], Jiaying Xu, Weihong Zheng, Jinsong Liu << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0184-3
Published: 10 December 2019
2019, 10 (1): 46
Downloads: 38 | Views: 459 | PDF (1,003 KB)
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Egg rejection behavior does not explain the lack of cowbird parasitism on an eastern North American population of Red-winged Blackbirds
Justin J. Reel, Todd J. Underwood
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0186-1
Published: 26 December 2019
2019, 10 (1): 47
Downloads: 9 | Views: 412 | PDF (408.2 KB)