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Birds is an international #peer-#reviewed #open #access journal, including #BirdEcology, #Conservation and #BehavioralEcology.

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We are pleased to present Five Years of Birds Development, a comprehensive report meticulously prepared by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Jukka Jokimäki. This publication captures the key advancements in Birds over the past year.

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#AnnualReport #Birds #MDPI

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🐦 Discovering the unexpected in a well-known species.

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🎶 Crabtree et al. uncover a previously undescribed vocal behavior in Pine Grosbeaks, linked to group foraging dynamics.

#BirdsJournal #AnimalBehavior #BirdResearch #Bioacoustics

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🧬 Two centuries of bird classification-still incomplete?

📖 https://t.co/mWF0bEQZHi

This paper explores the history of Pelecaniformes and argues for comprehensive morphological analyses to complement molecular evidence.

#BirdsMDPI #Phylogeny #Ornithology #EvolutionaryBiology

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🕊️ Speed, endurance, or distance - which defines a champion racing pigeon?

📖 https://t.co/W5WApnr6HX

🐦 Cobanoglu et al. used machine learning to uncover distinct flight-performance strategies in pigeons.

#Birds #MDPI #RacingPigeons #MachineLearning

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🕊️ The European Turtle Dove remains a conservation priority across Europe.

📖 Read more: https://t.co/wV1hY4nTnH

🌿Tarricone et al. estimated abundance and identified habitats linked to species occurrence in Apulia.

#Birds #Conservation #BirdMonitoring

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🐦 Looking for the latest advances in avian research?

💡Explore Birds, Volume 7, Issue 1 (March 2026) featuring 22 peer-reviewed open-access articles covering bird behavior, ecology, conservation, and more.

📖 Read the issue: https://t.co/Edi4j6UsST

#Birds #Ornithology #MDPI

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🎉 Birds continues to strengthen its impact!

📈 2025 Journal Impact Factor: 1.7
🏆 Ranked Q1 in Ornithology
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A big thank you to our authors, reviewers, editors, and readers for making this achievement possible!

#Birds #AcademicPublishing #Ornithology

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🚀New in #Birds Research

New Avian Records Along the Elevation Gradient of the Cyclops Mountains, New Guinea, Revealed by Camera Trapping

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Rethinking Solitary Living in the True Shrikes (Family Laniidae): Territoriality, Cognitive Innovation, and Vulnerability

https://t.co/QFOCqCxAFP

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Death Cause of Eastern Red-Rumped Swallows (Cecropis daurica) in a Mass-Mortality Event in Autumn Migration from Southern China

https://t.co/CeDJtmrDVH

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Wind Speed Influences Vigilance in Sentinels of a Cooperative Breeder

https://t.co/zDu2X13CnB

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Past Distribution of Bustards (Otidiformes Wagler, 1830) in Bulgaria

https://t.co/mii3BbtNsk

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Visibility, Sound Propagation and Exposure to Predators: Effect of Height on Birds’ Perch Use in a Meadow Habitat

https://t.co/kjGBAjqjIG

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Prophylactic Mobbing via Chick-a-Dee Calls in Wintering Willow Tits (Poecile montanus)

https://t.co/5mV1mMTuHp

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Potential Distribution, Density and Abundance Estimate of the European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) in Apulia

📷https://t.co/pahSbllzKd

#Dove #farmlandbirds #conservation

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Migratory Status Shapes Exploratory Behavior but Not Learning Performance in Hummingbird Color Discrimination
📷https://t.co/ZJoT54m9zk

#Hummingbirds

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Wing Shape and Size Variation in Migratory Sylviid Warblers: Links to Ecology and Migration

📷https://t.co/j4zVQXK639

#wingmorphology

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Correlates of Bird Visits to One Single Tree in Durban, South Africa: Ecological and Birdwatching Implications

📷https://t.co/Gph5QOQUgp

#birdwatching

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🚀New in #Birds Research

Anthropogenic and Environmental Factors Influence Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) Survival in a Conservation-Reliant Coastal Population

📷https://t.co/DPtUgutTPU

#Climaticfactors #Shorebirds

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🚀New in #Birds Research
Fecal Microbiota of the Yellow-Headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) in Northern Mexico: An Ecological and One Health Perspective

📷https://t.co/vwmaWUaFqa

#avianmicrobiota #OneHealth

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🚀New in #Birds
Research Combined Effects of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) and Yak Grazing (Bos grunniens) on Habitat Suitability for Alpine Passeridae Birds in Xizang Plateau, China
https://t.co/sD35LhqlFS

#snowfinch