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The effects of climate and land use change on the potential distribution and nesting habitat of the Lesser Adjutant in Nepal

Hem Bahadur Katuwal, Hari Prasad Sharma, Prashant Rokka, [...], Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Sabina Koirala, Sandeep Chhetri Luitel, Shailendra Yadav, Ganesh Sah, Hem Sagar Baral, Laxman Prasad Poudyal, Lin Wang, Rui-Chang Quan << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100105

Published: 14 May 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100105

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Bare-throated spurfowl (Pternistis spp.) males across Africa impress females with bright throat colours during courtship

Johann H. van Niekerk

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100106

Published: 27 May 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100106

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Relative importance of tidal flats and artificial habitats for two spoonbill species and related interspecific differences

Takehiko Shimizu, Masayuki Senzaki, Yuichiro Fujioka, Satoquo Seino

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100107

Published: 20 May 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100107

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Effects of diet shift on the gut microbiota of the critically endangered Siberian Crane

Wenjuan Wang, Yafang Wang, Qing Chen, Huifang Ding

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100108

Published: 25 May 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100108

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Habitat-dependent breeding biology of the Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) across a continuous and heterogeneous Mediterranean woodland

Jorge Garrido-Bautista, Carmen Hernández-Ruiz, José Luis Ros-Santaella, [...], Eliana Pintus, Nicola Bernardo, Mar Comas, Gregorio Moreno-Rueda << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100109

Published: 30 May 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100109

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Responses of breeding waterbird communities to environmental changes in subsidence wetlands in the North China Plain

Guangyao Wang, Jinming Zhao, Weiqiang Li, [...], Xiangrong Song, Yong Zhang, Chunlin Li, Willem F. de Boer << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100110

Published: 01 June 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100110

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Egg recognition and nestling discrimination in the Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus): Size matters

Jinmei Liu, Fangfang Zhang, Yuran Liu, Wei Liang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100111

Published: 01 June 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100111

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Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanism in a Chinese Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) population

Jianping Liu, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100112

Published: 09 June 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100112

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Migration routes and differences in migration strategies of Whooper Swans between spring and autumn

Ji-Yeon Lee, Hyung-Kyu Nam, Jin-Young Park, [...], Seung-Gu Kang, Nyambayar Batbayar, Dong-Won Kim, Jae-Woong Hwang, Otgonbayar Tsend, Tseveenmyadag Natsagdorj, Jugdernamjil Nergui, Tuvshintugs Sukhbaatar, Wee-Haeng Hur, Jeong-Chil Yoo << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100113

Published: 26 June 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100113

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Altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, China

Ian Haase, Zhengwei Liu, Shangmingyu Zhang, [...], Zhehan Dong, Yuwen Cheng, Kaize Feng, Kexin Peng, Jianghong Ran, Yongjie Wu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100114

Published: 30 June 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100114

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Reevaluation of dialect boundaries in the Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) based on citizen science data: Should we split or lump?

Lucie Diblíková, Pavel Pipek, Stanislav Vosolsobě, [...], Adam Petrusek, Tereza Petrusková << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100115

Published: 03 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100115

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Large-brained birds lay smaller but heavier clutches

Shaobin Li, Xiaoman Liu, Guopan Li, Xiaolong Du

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100116

Published: 03 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100116

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Data reliability of the emerging citizen science in the Greater Bay Area of China

Xilin Huang, Yihong Wang, Yang Liu, Lyu Bing Zhang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100117

Published: 16 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100117

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Physiological strategies of moult-migrating Black-necked Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) in a polluted staging site according to blood chemistry

Juan A. Amat, Nico Varo, Marta I. Sánchez, [...], Andy J. Green, Dámaso Hornero-Méndez, Juan Garrido-Fernández, Cristina Ramo << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100118

Published: 13 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100118

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Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?

Pan Chen, Yanhong Chen, Huimin Chen, [...], Taiyu Chen, Bin Liu, Manyu Zhang, Silu Wang, Changhu Lu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100119

Published: 14 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100119

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The effects of anthropogenic noise on nest predation with respect to predator species across different habitats and seasons

Xiaogang Yao, Neng Wu, Yan Cai, Canchao Yang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100121

Published: 19 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100121

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The Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater): Geographic variation, taxonomy, a "new" population, and an enduring mystery in migration

Leo Joseph, Julian Teh, Paul Sweet, Phil Gregory

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100122

Published: 17 July 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100122

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Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands

Zhijun Ma, Chi-Yeung Choi, Xiaojing Gan, [...], Jing Li, Yang Liu, David S. Melville, Tong Mu, Theunis Piersma, Zhengwang Zhang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100123

Published: 04 August 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100123

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Mongolian Lark as an indicator of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of steppe birds

Zheng Han, Xi Yang, Xueqi Zhao, [...], Frédéric Jiguet, Piotr Tryjanowski, Haitao Wang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100124

Published: 02 August 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100124

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Moult intensity constraints along the complete moult sequence of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Santi Guallar, Javier Quesada

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100125

Published: 03 August 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100125

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Effects of constant light and dark conditions on the locomotor activity, body mass, and body temperature rhythms of Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)

Lirong Zuo, Ibrahim M. Ahmad, Yuanyuan Liu, [...], Limin Wang, Shu Fang, Dongming Li << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100126

Published: 15 August 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100126

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Does cryptic dichromatism exist in the Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)? Colorimetric variables and the avian visual model

Lorena Cruz-Bernate, Camilo Espinosa-Bravo, Héctor Fabio Rivera-Gutiérrez

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100127

Published: 16 August 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100127

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Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds

Yanhong Chen, Ling Xiang, Pan Chen, Huabin Zhao

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100128

Published: 19 August 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100128

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Open Access Erratum

Corrigendum to "Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands" [Avian Res. 14 (2023) 100123]

Zhijun Ma, Chi-Yeung Choi, Xiaojing Gan, [...], Jing Li, Yang Liu, David S. Melville, Tong Mu, Theunis Piersma, Zhengwang Zhang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100133

Published: 04 September 2023

2023, 14 (3): 100133

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