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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

September 7, 2014 by David 2 Comments
The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) — that towering icon of modern anthropogenic extinctions — was a pigeon. Not, as Linneaus...
Birding

All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans

August 10, 2014 by David 7 Comments
Across the world’s northern oceans, 24 species of auklets, murres, puffins, guillemots, and related seabirds make a living catching...
Birding

Summer guide to bird taxonomy and systematics news

July 13, 2014 by David 2 Comments
It’s mid-July, which among other things means that those of us in North America are starting to check local...
Birding

The five most unique birds in the world

April 20, 2014 by David 10 Comments
What are the world’s most distinctive birds? That question could be answered in several ways, but a new paper...
Birding

Tiny Asian bird discovered as sole member of ancient family. Who’s next?

March 23, 2014 by David 4 Comments
Big news about a small bird broke earlier this month when bird researchers from several nations announced that the...
Birding

Mitochondrial mysteries and splitting-lumping Yellow-rumped Warblers

January 26, 2014 by David 1 Comment
The Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) complex is one of the most abundant and widespread representatives of the New World...
Common Firecrest by Opaluna
Birding

Royal lineage: Kinglets and crests in the bird family tree

December 29, 2013 by David 2 Comments
With the Audubon Christmas Bird Count season in full swing here in the Western Hemisphere, one of the birds...
Snowy Owl by Kate Ter Haar
Birding

Do Snowy Owls really belong in genus Bubo?

December 1, 2013 by David 3 Comments
Over the past two weeks, an incursion of Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) has spread rapidly across the Great Lakes...
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