Of all living creatures, birds are the group that is most at risk from environmental deterioration caused by human activity. Even the remotest ecosystem is affected in some way, raising the possibility that isolation will afford insufficient protection to any species; migrants are at special risk, because they travel through areas where resting and feeding stopovers have diminished or disappeared. Degraded wetlands, remnants of natural woodlands, the large-scale replacement of coastal vegetation by concrete inevitably will reduce the diversity of ecosystems whose features cannot be replicated by open waters created for leisure, by single-species woodland plantations or by gardens and parks, although these do offer advantages to adaptable bird species. Species that are habitat specialists can all too easily be driven to extinction. Although mankind and birds have co-existed remarkably well in many parts of the world until recently, it can be argued that the relentless pace of extinction of bird species is symptomatic of world-wide ‘simplification’ of plant, insect, mammal, and fish species as a consequence of industrial-scale mass production of food for humankind, whose vulnerability to catastrophe would appear to be increasing because food ‘crops’ are monocultures produced at densities not tolerated in nature and potentially at risk from disease evolution. In the Palearctic, Nearctic and Oriental regions, primary habitats for birds are diminishing at rates that are often severe and increasing. Thousands of insect species are believed to have become extinct before they have been described, putting many hundreds of bird species at risk as one of their primary food sources reduces. However, it is likely that the more subtle effects of removing insect species from complex ecosystems, especially the forced changes to the food chains, few of which have been studied at all, will have severe and unpredictable effects in the longer term. The 5th International Eurasian Ornithology Congress aims to bring together ornithologists and bird lovers in general, to create a platform of knowledge exchange and to discuss the problems and their solutions. This Congress welcomes all humanitarians who care about nature, particularly avifauna. All subjects related to birds will be dealt in Congress sessions; there will be no other restriction on the topic of a presentation. ... [Information of the supplier]
Held every four years, this premier ornithological conference brings together leading scientists, researchers, students and world experts in the field of ornithology. The conference is planned by a Steering Committee made up of representatives from various ornithological groups including: American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU), Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Birds Caribbean, Society of Canadian Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society. Originally created with a focus on North America, the NAOC has now expanded to include groups from all over the Western Hemisphere, making it one of the largest ornithological conferences ever held. Ornithological research and conservation are required to ensure the persistence of the remarkable animals. The conference will feature lectures by world experts, workshops, round table discussions and interactive sessions and symposia on a vast array of topics such as systematics and taxonomy, reproductive biology, population and community ecology, ecotoxicology and conservation biology to name a few. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Bird Guide is part of a comprehensive offering of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and presents a taxonomic database of the most abundant bird species of North America. A search in the database can be made with English or scientific names; browsing in the species list is only possible with English names. Because of this, a video gallery of some bird species is shown alongside the database. ... [Editorial staff vifabio]
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a not-for profit organization whose mission is to conserve native birds and their habitats throughout America. We envision an America-wide landscape where diverse interests collaborate to ensure that native bird species and their habitats are protected, where their protection is valued by society, and they are routinely considered in all land-use and policy decision-making. ABC is the only U.S.-based group with a major focus on bird habitat conservation throughout the entire America. ABC acts across the full spectrum of threats to birds to safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats, and reduce threats, unifying and strengthening the bird conservation movement. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The meeting of the American Ornithological Society will be held in Anchorage, Alaska, from June 22 - 28, 2019. Details forthcoming. [Information of the supplier]
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists–Société de Ornithologistes du Canada (SCO–SOC) invite you to a joint meeting of our Societies. This will be the 139th annual meeting of AOS and the 39th annual meeting of SCO–SOC. After the great success of the virtual NAOC 2020, and with uncertainty about the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2021, we are taking next year's annual meeting—originally planned to convene in London, Ontario—fully virtual. ... [Information of the supplier]
The American Ornithological Society (AOS), Para la Naturaleza, and BirdsCaribbean invite you to a joint meeting of our Societies. This will be the 140th annual meeting of AOS. [Information of the supplier]
Please join us for the inaugural meeting of the newly formed American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists/Société des ornithologists du Canada! This joint meeting will offer a great opportunity for sharing and discussing scientific research in all areas involving birds, including research focused on our meeting’s theme of Birds in the Anthropocene. A major challenge is to understand how individuals, populations and communities respond to novel environments and what conservation strategies to implement in a rapidly evolving world. We envision a broad discussion of research that spans the breadth of modern ornithology through symposia, workshops, and contributed papers and posters. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Birds of North and Middle America Checklist is the official source on the taxonomy of birds found in North and Middle America, including adjacent islands. This list is produced by the North American Classification Committee (NACC), an official committee of the American Ornithologists' Union. The geographic area covered includes North and Central America from the North Pole to the boundary of Panama and Colombia, including the adjacent islands under the jurisdiction of the included nations; the Hawaiian Islands; Clipperton Island; Bermuda; The West Indies, including the Bahama Islands, the Greater Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles (ending with Grenada); and Swan, Providencia, and San Andrés Islands in the Gulf of Mexico. Greenland is not included in the coverage of the Seventh Edition of the Check-list, although it was included in earlier editions and will be in the next edition. ... [Information of the supplier]
The ABBA Project has, since 1984, been collecting information on the status and distribution of Arabian breeding birds for the purposes of compiling a definitive atlas of the breeding range of these birds. In 1995 "An Interim atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia" was published and work is now continuing on the final atlas. This is being written with the help of a number of authors with a special knowledge of Arabian birds. Each year the project publishes a newsletter The Phoenix (ISSN 0268-487X), which is available on subscription. This site aims to: Further the collection of data on Arabian breeding birds by enabling individuals to forward information and reports in the required format to the project Co-ordinator. Provide information and resources in respect of Arabian birds, particularly breeding birds and bird habitats. ... [Information of the supplier]