Wednesday, April 6, 2022

new information on bird population declines

Approximately 40% of our birds are declining; this is yet another report of declines in yet another area (Panama; a country that has been known for an incredibly rich avian variety). Additional articles are found below. Learn more at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/bird-populations-in-panama-rainforest-in-severe-decline-study-finds?fbclid=IwAR3w_BpH5-qGXeXixETeztKENVf9Q4lLX_GiM2kfReMbJPGE1dyEgyycJuY Anthropogenic drivers of avian community turnover from local to regional scales: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.15967 Understanding widespread declines for Common Terns across inland North America: productivity estimates, causes of reproductive failure, and movement of Common Terns breeding in the large lakes of Manitoba: https://www.ace-eco.org/vol17/iss1/art14/ Hunting for solutions to the loss of avian diversity: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/hunting-for-solutions-to-the-loss-of-avian-diversity/581F3AD4330D5BA31647E26C6E549DD3
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan - ph. by Charles J. Sharp; Wikim. Commons