Endoparasites Infected 71.2% of Tropical House Geckos in Western Pará
Researchers found endoparasites in 71.2% of 156 wild tropical house geckos from urban and peri-urban sites in western…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Seven Wild White-faced × Fulvous Whistling-Duck Hybrids Documented in Brazil and Argentina
A 2026 short communication assembled seven wild apparent White-faced × Fulvous Whistling-Duck hybrid records from Brazil and Argentina.…
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Great Egret Was Photographed on Remote Trindade Island 1,140 km from Brazil’s Mainland Coast
A preprint posted in June 2026 documents the first photographic evidence of a great egret on Trindade Island,…
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Turkey Vulture Tongue Anatomy Was Consistent With Rapid Carrion Handling
A 2026 anatomical study of four adult turkey vultures found a short concave tongue with backward-directed papillae and…
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Great Egret Hearts Revealed Elastic Cartilage in the Pulmonary-Valve Support
Microscopy of eight great-egret hearts found elastic cartilage in the pulmonary-valve commissures of six birds, while the other…
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House Crow Recorded in Brazil for the First Time Near the Port of Itaguaí
An adult house crow photographed near the Port of Itaguaí in April 2025 provided the first confirmed record…
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Anurans Were the Main Assimilated Food Source for Cattle Egret Chicks in Southern Brazil
Stable-isotope and food-remains analyses from a mixed heron colony in southern Brazil showed that western cattle egret chicks…
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