Kestrels Had More Densely Packed Mucous Glands Than Storks
A small study in Türkiye found roughly twice the density of mucus-producing glands in common kestrels’ windpipes as…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Golden Jackals Ate Fruits or Seeds From 20 of 25 Woody Plant Species in Trabzon
In a 426-hectare landscape in Trabzon, Türkiye, camera traps and 21 scat samples showed that golden jackals consumed…
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Four Parasitic Worm Species Were Reported From Eurasian Magpies for the First Time
Among 53 Eurasian magpies from Bursa Province, 40 carried helminths and ten parasite species were identified; four had…
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Four Trematode Species Found in One Red-crested Pochard, Two New for Türkiye
Among 57 wild birds from the Kızılırmak Delta, one red-crested pochard carried 14 notocotylid trematodes belonging to four…
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A 120,000-year-old Fallow Deer Population Matched the Mitochondrial Diversity of the Modern Range
Ten mitochondrial genomes from roughly 120,000-year-old fallow deer in Germany showed that one ancient local population held about…
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Young Shikras Can Be Separated From Levant Sparrowhawks by Iris, Undertail and Wing Structure
An analysis of images of 75 first-calendar-year shikras and 93 levant sparrowhawks found useful differences in iris colour,…
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Across 2022–2023, 61.1% of Monitored Great Cormorant Eggs on Giresun Island Produced Fledged Young
Across 525 monitored Great Cormorant nests on Giresun Island in 2022–2023, 1,116 eggs produced 816 hatchlings and 682…
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Hybrid-type Collared Doves Dominated Puerto Rico and Were Common in the Canary Islands
Photo-based classification found hybrid-type Eurasian–African collared doves in about 90% of sampled birds in Puerto Rico and 43.8%…
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Antibodies Indicated Trichinella Exposure in 24% of Wild Boar Despite No Detectable Larvae
Among 100 wild boar from Türkiye's Central Black Sea Region, 24% were antibody-positive for Trichinella, while neither larvae…
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Thrush Nightingales Crossed Deserts by Flying at Night and Remaining Almost Inactive by Day
Multisensor loggers showed that thrush nightingales crossed the Sahara and Arabian Desert through consecutive nocturnal flights, with daytime…
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Helminths Were Found in 70.6% of 109 European Hares Examined in Türkiye
A survey of 109 European hares from Sivas Province found at least one helminth species in 70.6% of…
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Ring Recoveries Mapped Two Major African Flyways for Western Palearctic Common Terns
Thousands of ringing recoveries showed western-breeding common terns mainly used the East Atlantic flyway, while central and eastern…
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Red Foxes Carry Rüppell’s Fox Mitochondrial Lineages From at Least Two Introgression Events
A 2026 mitogenomic study found two deeply divergent Rüppell’s fox mitochondrial lineages among red foxes, consistent with at…
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Urban Chaffinches Stayed Aggressive During a Repeated Intrusion
Male common chaffinches at an urban site maintained territorial aggression on a second trial, while rural males reduced…
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Five European Honey-buzzards from One Polish Population Used Four Migration Flyways
Five adult male European honey-buzzards breeding within 60 km of one another in north-eastern Poland used four distinct…
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European Rollers Used Grasslands From Breeding Grounds to African Wintering Areas
European rollers from the Carpathian Basin used grasslands in breeding areas, at migration stopovers and especially across their…
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Red-crested Pochards Bred at a Newly Documented Site in Southeastern Türkiye
Observations from four shallow ponds near the Devegeçidi Dam documented red-crested pochard breeding at a newly identified site…
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