Landfills as food sources for storks: an opportunity or a threat? Foraging in landfills changed the diet of the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), exposing them to new threats as the ingestion of inorganic material and kleptoparasitism by kites. Landfills are places for...
Vineyard characteristics influence the potential of birds as allies in pest control Smaller vineyards surrounded by heterogeneous landscapes are potentially more protected from insect pests because they promote greater functional diversity of birds. Landscape...
Flying back and forth: songbirds promote connectivity between riparian galleries and adjacent habitats Riparian galleries are highly vulnerable habitats due to increasing freshwater demanding and pressures on riverside vegetation. Because elements of these linear...
Natural expansion of the exotic red-billed leiothrix in Europe Wild populations of an exotic bird species in Europe almost doubled its distribution between 2000 and 2017, indicating natural expansion rather than new introductions by humans. That is the red-billed...
Impact of red-billed leiothrix song in native birds Some native birds sing less in the presence of exotic birds, what can change their daily routines, affecting communication and access to food. Exotic species are plants or animals that, due to human action, are...
O primeiro Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal é uma obra que deve orgulhar quem nela participou. Foi um projecto de muitos ornitólogos, amadores e profissionais. Cada um, à sua medida, deu um contributo significativo para o maior trabalho ornitológico...
