ornithology – Sivu 2

2024-05-20 @ 18.43.15 ∈ Suomeksi

BirdLife Suomi | Suomelle uudet lintulajit havaittiin Keski-Pohjanmaalla ja Pohjois-Savossa

Suomessa on havaittu kaksi maalle uutta lintulajia toukokuussa. Luodossa havaittiin tummajunkko ja Kuopiossa eskimohanhi. Molemmat lajit ovat kotoisin Pohjois-Amerikasta.

2024-04-03 @ 16.14.06 ∈ In English

After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

2024-03-25 @ 18.23.53 ∈ Suomeksi

Lehtopöllön vaaleanharmaalla värillä on yhteys pöllön kylmässä selviytymiseen

Ilmaston lämmetessä tummanruskea höyhenpuku todennäköisesti yleistyy Suomessa ja muilla kylmillä alueilla elävillä lehtopöllöillä.

2024-03-03 @ 8.23.18 ∈ Suomeksi

Lintujen kevätmuutto on tänä vuonna aikaisessa – kylmyys voisi käännyttää linnut uudelleen pois Suomesta

Kiuruja on havainnoitu lounaisimmassa ja eteläisimmässä Suomessa satojen lintujen kertyminä. […] Lappeenrannassa on havaittu kiurua, jokunen pulmunen, uuttukyyhky ja kottarainen.

2024-01-24 @ 20.24.39 ∈ Suomeksi

Suomesta löytyi jo kolmas lunni – eläinlääkärikin epäili, voiko se olla totta

Lunnit löytyivät Ylläkseltä ja Savukoskelta Lapissa sekä Pohjois-Karjalasta, josta Yle kertoi tiistaina.

2024-01-19 @ 16.49.20 ∈ In English

Brambling 'mega flock' wows crowds in Switzerland

The incredible congregation, which is estimated to contain between one and four million individuals, gathers in the evening ahead of roost near Langenthal, in the canton of Bern in the north of the country.

2023-12-12 @ 20.01.13 ∈ In English

Extremely rare half female, half male bird captured on film

A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist.

2023-11-02 @ 19.04.40 ∈ In English

Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds—and stop naming them after people

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. […] Rather than review each bird named after a person individually, all such birds will be renamed, the organization announced.

2023-08-29 @ 17.37.55 ∈ In English

A case of melanism found in a wild gentoo penguin living in Antarctica

[The] research team found no evidence of the extra coloring on its white front making the penguin any more susceptible to predators—and it did not seem to bother the other penguins in its colony.

2023-06-15 @ 17.05.41 ∈ In English

Urban great tits less stressed than their countryside cousins, finds study

"The great tit's high cognitive capacity means it is highly adaptable, and urban great tits seem to have adapted so well to the new environment that they are not stressed by high population density. Another possible explanation is that it was the most intelligent and most flexible individuals who succeeded in colonizing urban environments in the first place," says Anders Brodin, biologist at Lund University.