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1. Knemidokoptiasis in a Wild Bird, the Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra cinereicollis), in Sumatra, Indonesia

Author:
Janra, Muhammad N.; Herwina, Henny; Febria, Fuji A.; Darras, Kevin; Mulyani, Yeni A.
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.2 pp. 509-511
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Nectariniidae; males; microscopy; Indonesia;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... We report knemidokoptiasis in a wild male Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra cinereicollis; family Nectariniidae; order Passeriformes) from Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia, in September 2017. Microscopic examination of a scraping from its leg lesion revealed the presence of Knemidocoptes jamaicensis as the cause of the condition. ...
DOI:
10.7589/2018-02-054

2. Intensity dependent disruptive effects of light at night on activation of the HPG axis of tree sparrows (Passer montanus)

Author:
Zhang, Xinjie; Yang, Wenyu; Liang, Wei; Wang, Yong; Zhang, Shuping
Source:
Environmental pollution 2019 v.249 pp. 904-909
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Passer montanus; adults; estradiol; females; genes; luteinizing hormone;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Artificial light at night (ALAN) has become increasingly recognized as a disruptor of the reproductive endocrine process and behavior of wild birds. However, there is no evidence that ALAN directly disrupt the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, and no information on the effects of different ALAN intensities on birds. We experimentally tested whether ALAN affects reproductive endocrine acti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.008

3. Song recognition and heterospecific associations between 2 fairy-wren species (Maluridae)

Author:
Johnson, Allison E; Masco, Christina; Pruett-Jones, Stephen
Source:
Behavioral ecology 2018 v.29 no.4 pp. 821-832
ISSN:
1465-7279
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Maluridae; animal communication; kin recognition;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Interactions between species can be beneficial to one or both species and such interactions may be facilitated by recognition of group members. Splendid and variegated fairy-wrens often share overlapping, co-defended territories. We show for the first time that these species discriminate among heterospecific individuals. Long-term heterospecific associations are likely more widespread than previou ...
DOI:
10.1093/beheco/ary071

4. Nuclear species in Peruvian Amazonian mixed-species flocks are differentially attractive to transient species and to each other

Author:
Williams, Sean M.; Lindell, Catherine A.
Source:
The Wilson journal of ornithology 2018 v.130 no.1 pp. 131-139
ISSN:
1559-4491
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; flocks; vocalization; Amazonia; Peru;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... In resident Amazonian mixed-species flocks, the pattern of attraction of transient species to nuclear Dusky-throated Antshrikes (Thamnomanes ardesiacus) and Long-winged Antwrens (Myrmotherula longipennis) and the pattern of heterospecific attraction between the nuclear species are undocumented. Patterns of attraction can help elucidate the nature of interspecific relationships (i.e., whether they ...
DOI:
10.1676/16-130.1

5. An analysis of trends, uncertainty and species selection shows contrasting trends of widespread forest and farmland birds in Europe

Author:
Gregory, Richard D.; Skorpilova, Jana; Vorisek, Petr; Butler, Simon
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; agricultural land; biodiversity; confidence interval; environmental indicators; forests; issues and policy; uncertainty; Europe;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... 1. Composite, multispecies biodiversity indices are increasingly used to report against international and national environmental commitments and targets, the Wild Bird Index being a prominent example in Europe, but methods to assess trends, error and species selection for such indices are poorly developed.2. In this study, we compare methods to compute multispecies supranational indices and explor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.064

6. High prevalence and narrow host range of haemosporidian parasites in Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii) in northern China

Author:
Liu, Boye; Deng, Zhuqing; Huang, Wei; Dong, Lu; Zhang, Yanyun
Source:
Parasitology international 2019 v.69 pp. 121-125
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Emberiza; coevolution; geographical distribution; host range; host specificity; hosts; parasites; surveys; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Avian haemosporidian parasites are highly diverse, have a wide range of host specificity, and reveal diverse compatibility with regard to host range and geographical distribution. Therefore, understanding haemosporidian parasite diversity in different host species and different regions is crucial. A survey of the haemosporidian parasite in 186 Godlewski's buntings in Beijing was conducted to compa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2018.09.004

7. Social context modulates how the winner effect restructures territorial behaviour in free-living woodpeckers

Author:
Miles, Meredith C.; Fuxjager, Matthew J.
Source:
Animal behaviour 2019 v.150 pp. 209-218
ISSN:
0003-3472
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Melanerpes carolinus; cognition; females; males; models; monogamy; probability; territoriality; vocalization; woodpeckers;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Animal interactions such as competition are mediated by complex social strategies, which consist of behaviours and cognitive mechanisms that guide their production. As a result, behaviour is highly flexible. This poses a challenge to understanding how competition plays out in natural systems, because the course of a contest can essentially be rewritten by prior experience and/or changes in social ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.02.011

8. A global paucity of wild bird feeding policy

Author:
Baverstock, Sinéad; Weston, Michael A.; Miller, Kelly K.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.653 pp. 105-111
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; ambient temperature; human-wildlife relations; humans; issues and policy; linear models; social factors;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Feeding wild birds is a common and popular human-wildlife interaction throughout the world. However, controversy exists over the benefits and costs to the birds and humans involved. This bibliometric study documents wild bird feeding policies around the globe and examines environmental and socio-cultural factors which may influence the position adopted by these policies. We located 412 policies fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.338

9. Heat dissipation rate constrains reproductive investment in a wild bird

Author:
Nord, Andreas; Nilsson, Jan‐Åke
Source:
Functional ecology 2019 v.33 no.2 pp. 250-259
ISSN:
0269-8463
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; body temperature; heat transfer; life history; nestlings; parents; plumage; reproduction;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The “heat dissipation limit” theory (HDL) posits that animals with higher capacity to dissipate metabolic heat can increase reproductive investment. This theory remains untested in the wild. We recently showed that increased workload in a small bird causally relates to maximum body temperature. Here, we have expanded this approach by experimentally facilitating sensible heat transfer rate in nestl ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.13243

10. New records of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Egyptian pigeons and doves (Columbiformes), with description of one new species

Author:
Adly, Eslam; Nasser, Mohamed; Soliman, Doaa; Gustafsson, Daniel R.; Shehata, Magdi
Source:
Acta tropica 2019 v.190 pp. 22-27
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Amblycera; Columba livia; Columbicola; Streptopelia; doves; hosts; lice; new species; pigeons; Egypt;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Little information is available about the chewing lice of wild birds of Egypt, including common groups such as pigeons and doves (Columbiformes). Through this work, parasitic chewing lice of common columbiformes of Egypt were revised including new data. Three species of pigeons and doves (Streptopelia decaocto Frivaldszky 1838, Spilopelia senegalensis Linnaeus 1766 and Columba livia Gmelin 1789) w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.10.016

11. Where the wild birds go: explaining the differences in migratory destinations across terrestrial bird species

Author:
Somveille, Marius; Manica, Andrea; Rodrigues, Ana S. L.
Source:
Ecography 2019 v.42 no.2 pp. 225-236
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Geographical Locations; additive effect; breeding; geography; habitats; migratory behavior; migratory birds; models; prediction; temperature;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Given their large movement capacities, migratory birds have in principle a wide range of possible geographical locations for their breeding and non‐breeding destinations, yet each species migrates between consistent breeding and non‐breeding ranges. In this study, we use a macroecological approach to search for the general factors explaining the location of the seasonal ranges of migratory bird sp ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.03531

12. Microfilarial infections associated with body mass loss of Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus

Author:
Atawal, Andong F; Mgbeahuruike, Anthony C; Hammers, Martijn
Source:
Ostrich 2019 v.90 no.1 pp. 41-44
ISSN:
1727-947X
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Ploceus cucullatus; bird diseases; blood sampling; hematocrit; host-parasite relationships; wildlife diseases;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Haemoparasitic infections in wild birds have been widely studied in order to understand parasite–host relation- ships, but our understanding of their impact on the host's fitness is still limited. In this study, we quantified the associations between microfilarial infections and body mass and between microfilarial infections and haemato- crit values in Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus. We screen ...
DOI:
10.2989/00306525.2018.1539418

13. Evaluation of genotyping by sequencing for population genetics of sibling and hybridizing birds: an example using Syrian and Great Spotted Woodpeckers

Author:
Gurgul, Artur; Miksza-Cybulska, Anna; Szmatoła, Tomasz; Semik-Gurgul, Ewelina; Jasielczuk, Igor; Bugno-Poniewierska, Monika; Figarski, Tomasz; Kajtoch, Łukasz
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2019 v.160 no.1 pp. 287-294
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; genotype; genotyping by sequencing; introgression; nucleotide sequences; phenotype; population genetics; urban population; woodpeckers;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Recent high-throughput genotyping technologies allow for comprehensive genomic analyses on an unprecedented scale. However the advantages of the most commonly used tools are strongly limited in non-model organisms, including wild birds. In this study we attempt to test the utility of genotyping by sequencing (GBS) without relying on the reference genome sequence in selected pairs of sibling bird s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-018-1601-9

14. Wild rufous hummingbirds use local landmarks to return to rewarded locations

Author:
Pritchard, David J.; Scott, Renee D.; Healy, Susan D.; Hurly, T. Andrew
Source:
Behavioural processes 2016 v.122 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
0376-6357
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; hummingbirds; mammals;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Animals may remember an important location with reference to one or more visual landmarks. In the laboratory, birds and mammals often preferentially use landmarks near a goal (“local landmarks”) to return to that location at a later date. Although we know very little about how animals in the wild use landmarks to remember locations, mammals in the wild appear to prefer to use distant landmarks to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.beproc.2015.11.004

15. Novel viruses in birds: Flying through the roof or is a cage needed?

Author:
Bodewes, R.
Source:
The veterinary journal 2018 v.233 pp. 55-62
ISSN:
1090-0233
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; cages; emerging diseases; flight; rapid methods; viruses;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Emerging viral diseases continue to have a major global impact on human beings and animals. To be able to take adequate measures in case of an outbreak of an emerging disease, rapid detection of the causative agent is a crucial first step. In this review, various aspects of virus discovery are discussed, with a special focus on recently discovered viruses in birds. Novel viruses with a potential m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.12.023

16. The effectiveness of bird feeder cleaning methods with and without debris

Author:
Feliciano, Lisa M.; Underwood, Todd J.; Aruscavage, Daniel F.
Source:
The Wilson journal of ornithology 2018 v.130 no.1 pp. 313-320
ISSN:
1559-4491
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Salmonella enterica; bleaching agents; cleaning; disease transmission; soaps;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although feeders provide supplementary food to wild birds, they can be a site of disease transmission. Periodic cleaning of bird feeders is recommended to prevent disease transmission, but little is known about which cleaning methods are most effective. We determined the effectiveness of 3 cleaning methods (scrubbing with soap and water, bleach soak, and scrubbing with soap and water followed by a ...
DOI:
10.1676/16-161.1

17. Detecting fluoxetine and norfluoxetine in wild bird tissues and feathers

Author:
Whitlock, Sophia E.; Pereira, M. Glória; Lane, Julie; Sleep, Darren; Shore, Richard F.; Arnold, Kathryn E.
Source:
Environment international 2019 v.126 pp. 193-201
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Sturnus vulgaris; body weight; brain; captive animals; drugs; feathers; humans; kidneys; liver; lungs; risk; tail; tissues; wildlife;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The contamination of the environment with human pharmaceuticals is widespread and demand for such products is mounting globally. Wild vertebrates may be at particular risk from any effects from pharmaceuticals, because of the evolutionary conservation of drug targets. However, exposure of wildlife to pharmaceuticals is poorly characterised, partly due to challenges associated with detecting rapidl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.083

18. Spotlight on avian pathology: fowlpox virus

Author:
Giotis, Efstathios S.; Skinner, Michael A.
Source:
Avian pathology 2019 v.48 no.2 pp. 87-90
ISSN:
1465-3338
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Fowlpox virus; Reticuloendotheliosis virus; flocks; insects; mutation; pathogens; penetrance; phylogeny; poultry; risk; sequence analysis; serotypes; vaccination; viruses;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fowlpox virus is the type species of an extensive and poorly-defined group of viruses isolated from more than 200 species of birds, together comprising the avipoxvirus genus of the poxvirus family. Long known as a significant poultry pathogen, vaccines developed in the early and middle years of the twentieth century led to its effective eradication as a problem to commercial production in temperat ...
DOI:
10.1080/03079457.2018.1554893

19. Early‐life telomere length predicts lifespan and lifetime reproductive success in a wild bird

Author:
Eastwood, Justin R.; Hall, Michelle L.; Teunissen, Niki; Kingma, Sjouke A.; Hidalgo Aranzamendi, Nataly; Fan, Marie; Roast, Michael; Verhulst, Simon; Peters, Anne
Source:
Molecular ecology 2019 v.28 no.5 pp. 1127-1137
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; adulthood; breeding; early development; fledglings; life history; longevity; nestlings; nucleoproteins; philopatry; population growth; probability; reproductive success; telomeres;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Poor conditions during early development can initiate trade‐offs that favour current survival at the expense of somatic maintenance and subsequently, future reproduction. However, the mechanisms that link early and late life‐history are largely unknown. Recently it has been suggested that telomeres, the nucleoprotein structures at the terminal end of chromosomes, could link early‐life conditions t ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.15002

20. Multiyear monitoring of bird communities in chlorpyrifos‐treated orchards in Spain and the United Kingdom: Spatial and temporal trends in species composition, abundance, and site fidelity

Author:
Dittrich, Ralf; Giessing, Benedikt; Benito, María M.; Russ, Anja; Wolf, Christian; Foudoulakis, Manousos; Norman, Steve
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2019 v.38 no.3 pp. 616-629
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
wild birds,   etc   ; Citrus; animal welfare; breeding; chlorpyrifos; ciders; models; monitoring; orchards; philopatry; population size; risk; species diversity; Spain; United Kingdom;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The relationship between agricultural practices and the welfare of wild birds has gained increased attention over the last decades. To assess the potential effects of chlorpyrifos on the bird community, a multiyear, multisite monitoring program was carried out in treated cider orchards (in the United Kingdom) and treated citrus orchards (in Spain). Constant‐effort mist netting was used over severa ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.4317