News Archive

2012
12/28
Piksi barbarulna, Eurolimnornis corneti, and Palaeocursornis corneti are probably pterosaurs
(Read about it: DML)

Birdsong stimulates avian brains similarly to how music stimulates those of Homo sapiens
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

12/20
Mathematical model for how avians learn to sing
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Copulation calls of male Pavo cristatus attract distant females
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/19
Endocranial anatomy of therizinosaurs
(Read about it: Laelaps, Theropoda)

Mixed species bird flocks tend to be based on phenotypic similarity
(Read about it: PubMed)

12/18
Male Taeniopygia guttata in poor condition don't try to fool familiar females
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Population trends in boreal avians
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/14
Gallus gallus domesticus digit identity review
(Read about it: DML)

Species interaction constrains geographic range in furnariids
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

12/12
Forelimb of Anthropornis nordenskjoeldii
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

12/10
Endocranial anatomy of charadriiforms
(Read about it: The Integrative Paleontologists)

12/5
Claw curvature of avians and other coelurosaurs
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking, Tetrapod Zoology)

12/4
Theory of mind in Garrulus glandarius
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Use of cigarette butts as nesting material by urban avians
(Read about it: Nature News and Comment)

12/2
Youngest Taeniopygia guttata are most explorative
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

11/30
Numida meleagris unlikely to be effective for controlling ticks
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

11/27
No directional evolution in size for oviraptorosaurs and therizinosaurs
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking)

11/26
Hip injuries in Cygnus olor
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

11/23
Influence of psittaciform social structure on evolution of vocal mimicry
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

11/21
Wing feather arrangement of Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

Importance of sea ice for Aptenodytes forsteri
(Read about it: Penguinology)

11/20
Pyrocephalus rubinus sing longer songs in noisy environments
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

11/19
Genetic diversity in Meleagris gallopavo
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

11/16
Model for huddling sphenisciforms
(Read about it: Inkfish)

11/15
Columba livia effectively learn flight paths by traveling alongside more experienced individuals
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/14
Large avian footprints from the Eocene
(Read about it: Laelaps)

11/8
Malurus cyaneus use vocal passwords to identify brood parasites
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Zoologger, Nature News and Comment)

11/7
Avians in urban environments have different escape strategies from those that don't
(Read about it: Inkfish)

Haemorhous mexicanus avoid sick individuals of their species
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/5
Cacatua goffiniana observed making and using tools spontaneously
(Read about it: The Thoughtful Animal)

Importance of aeroelasticity in avian flight
(Read about it: DML)

11/1
Avian diversity over space and time
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Anser indicus prefer to fly through valleys rather than over summits
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Alex the Psittacus erithacus could infer the relationship between cardinal and ordinal numbers
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Why malurids are blue
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/24
Corvus moneduloides fail the string-pulling test if food doesn't come toward them
(Read about it: ABC Science)

Ficedula speciation
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

10/23
New alvarezsaur Alnashetri cerropolicensis
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

10/19
New avialan Shengjingornis yangi
(Read about it: Theropoda)

10/18
Parus major good at solving problems more likely to desert nests
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/17
Corvus brachyrhynchos can spread prions in their feces
(Read about it: Endless Forms)

Phoenicopteriform twig nest from the Miocene
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

10/16
Trochilids have multiple tongue mechanisms for feeding
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

10/15
Bite force of Erlikosaurus andrewsi
(Read about it: DML)

10/11
Ontogeny of enantiornithine sterna
(Read about it: Nature Communications)

10/9
Corvus moneduloides is physically adapted for tool-using
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Nature Research Highlights)

10/8
Large molecule-based avian phylogeny study
(Read about it: 10,000 Birds)

Pelagic behavior of Puffinus puffinus
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/3
Strigops habroptila was a pollinator of Dactylanthus taylorii
(Read about it: Extinction Countdown, Laelaps)

Evolution and development of avian limb skeletal traits
(Read about it: DML)

10/2
Erythrura gouldiae choose mates using their right eye
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

9/28
Avialan material from the Peirópolis site
(Read about it: DML)

9/27
New specimen of Mei long
(Read about it: Theropoda, Evolutionary Routes, Dinosaur Tracking)

Backwards flight of trochilids is efficient
(Read about it: 80 Beats)

9/26
Garrulus glandarius change foraging and hoarding tactics based on social hierarchy
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

9/22
Climactic niches of Australian avians shifting
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

9/17
Corvus moneduloides use causal reasoning
(Read about it: ScienceNOW, 10,000 Birds, 80 Beats, Why Evolution is True)

Role of brain circuits for memorizing birdsong in Taeniopygia guttata
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

9/15
Mechanisms for development of unique feather types in Mesozoic aviremigians
(Read about it: Geosciences)

9/13
Genetic evidence of vicariance in palaeognaths and an Early Cretaceous origin of neornithines
(Read about it: DML)

Social networking in Corvus moneduloides
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Tyto alba furcata feed on polychrotids
(Read about it: Anole Annals)

9/11
Corvus brachyrhynchos can use preexisting memories to recognize faces
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

9/8
Primary feather lengths in Mesozoic avialians may not correlate with flight styles
(Read about it: DML)

Halobaena caerulea use sense of smell to find compatible mates
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

9/5
MHC diversity and mate choice in Spheniscus magellanicus
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Soaring cycle of Diomedea exulans
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

9/4
Female Gallus gallus domesticus with larger combs produce more eggs
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

9/1
Aphelocoma californica react to their dead
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

8/29
New therizinosaur Martharaptor greenriverensis
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

Decline in breeding Pygoscelis antarcticus
(Read about it: Penguinology)

8/27
New specimen of Sapeornis
(Read about it: The Theropod Database Blog)

8/22
Review of paravian phylogeny
(Read about it: The Theropod Database Blog, Theropoda)

8/18
Geospiza fortis genome sequenced
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

New avialians Ninox leventisi and Ninox rumseyi
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

8/16
Microcerculus philomela songs do not follow Western musical scales
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

8/14
Elevated levels of glucocorticoid hormones are beneficial to young Catharus ustulatus
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

8/13
Late Cretaceous avialian tracks from Tunisia
(Read about it: DML)

8/11
Anser brachyrynchus actively avoid wind farms
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

8/10
Adaptive sleep loss in Calidris melanotos
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, ScienceNOW)

8/9
Earliest record of domesticated Mexican Meleagris gallopavo
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Psittacus erithacus can use inferential reasoning
(Read about it: Nature News and Comment)

8/7
Avian diversity is greater in agroforests than in open farms
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Aggression-specific cell type found in Uraeginthus granatinus
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

New avialian Capito fitzpatricki
(Read about it: Round Robin)

8/5
New papers on ratite phylogeny
(Read about it: DML)

Oldest anseriform fossil from Australia
(Read about it: DML)

8/4
Avians that live with varying weather have more flexible songs
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

8/3
Polymorphism helps Cuculus canorus avoid mobbing by hosts
(Read about it: Zoologger, 80 Beats)

Change in extinction patterns of New Zealand avians
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

8/2
Female Erythrura trichroa can change the sex ratio of their offspring
(Read about it: ABC Science)

8/1
The brain and senses of Paraptenodytes antarcticus
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

7/27
Investigating global dispersal of Gallus gallus domesticus with mitochondrial DNA
(Read about it: ABC Science)

7/26
Migratory avians follow consistent schedules
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

7/21
New avialian Australopicus nelsonmandelai
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

7/20
Aptenodytes patagonicus cope with continuous human disturbance
(Read about it: Inkfish)

7/19
Hydrobates pelagicus can recognize close relatives through smell
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

7/18
Shock-absorbing feathers and postural changes protect trochilids from heavy rain
(Read about it: ScienceNOW, Nature News Blog)

Melospiza lincolnii sing at dawn because their songs sound more attractive in the cold
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

7/16
Infidelity is cost-effective for Diomedea exulans
(Read about it: Zoologger)

7/13
Webbed avialian footprints from Late Cretaceous China
(Read about it: DML)

Urban noise may be increasing mortality rate in young Passer domesticus
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

7/11
Leucophaeus pipixcan can sense day lengths even prior to hatching
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Cancer-fighting lysin found in Gallus gallus domesticus
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

7/9
Closely-related avians in the same region tend to have divergent calls and colors
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

7/7
Larus fuscus benefit from climate change
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

7/5
Hormones control when Puffinus puffinus chicks leave the nest
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

7/3
Lagopus muta use the same amount of energy for running whether with summer or winter fat reserves
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

7/2
Model for the origin of avian flight
(Read about it: DML)

6/30
Using coprolites to determine the lifestyle of Megalapteryx didinus
(Read about it: Inkfish)

6/27
New avialian Lutetodontopteryx tethyensis
(Read about it: DML)

6/26
Completeness of the Mesozoic avian fossil record
(Read about it: Aero Evo)

6/25
Parental behavior of male Cyanistes caeruleus determined by female ornamentation
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

6/24
Columba livia can recognize familiar faces
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

6/23
Alaskan therizinosaur track
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking)

6/21
Benefits of long-term monogamy to Branta bernicla nigricans
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Accuracy of vocal mimicry in Menura novaehollandiae
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Avians learn songs least degraded by environmental transmission
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

6/20
Redescription of Chaoyangia beishanensis
(Read about it: Theropoda)

6/14
New material of Gargantuavis philoinos
(Read about it: DML)

Decline in Pygoscelis antarcticus
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

6/13
Solid wing bones of Machaeropterus deliciosus help generate sounds
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

6/10
Impact of heavy rainfall on waterfowl communities
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Evidence of sexual selection in anseriforms
(Read about it: Denim and Tweed)

6/7
Molothrus rufoaxillaris are more effective than Molothrus bonariensis at brood parasitizing Agelaioides badius
(Read about it: Nature News and Comment)

6/6
Color of Erythrura gouldiae heads indicates their personalities
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

6/1
Cynanthus latirostris threatened by early blooming of Erythronium grandiflorum
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

5/31
Functional analysis of the furcula in Mesozoic avialians
(Read about it: DML)

5/28
Avians have paedomorphic skulls
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

5/26
Neck flexibility of Andalgalornis steulleti
(Read about it: DML)

5/25
Evidence that avian bill coloration is an indicator of health
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

5/24
The invasive Zosterops japonicus is the only avian species increasing in the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

5/23
Promiscuity can be costly for Melospiza melodia
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

5/22
Avian legs key to evolutionary success
(Read about it: DML)

Scaling of the avian pelvic limb
(Read about it: DML)

5/21
Covert learning skill in Lonchura striata domestica
(Read about it: Nature News and Comment)

New species of Microraptor M. hanqingi
(Read about it: DML)

5/17
Enantiornithine coracoid from the Kaiparowits Formation
(Read about it: DML)

5/16
Alle alle are adapting to climate change
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

New deinonychosaur Yurgovuchia doellingi
(Read about it: The Theropod Database Blog, Theropoda, Archosaur Musings)

5/15
Brightness of egg colors determines male parental investment in Turdus migratorius
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

5/14
Enantiornithine breeding colony
(Read about it: Tetrapod Zoology, Domain of the C-Rex, Laelaps)

5/12
Corvus corone recognize vocalizations from familiar members of other species
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

5/11
Avians with color variations evolve more quickly than those that don't
(Read about it: Cosmos)

Long-term changes in drinking habits of Pygoscelis adeliae
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

5/4
New avialian Xiangornis shenmi
(Read about it: DML)

Gallus gallus embryos display waking-like brain activity long before hatching
(Read about it: 80 Beats)

Molothrus ater females prefer less intensive courtship displays
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

5/1
Diomedea exulans breeding earlier
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

4/29
Unenlagiine from the Bauru Group
(Read about it: Theropoda)

4/27
Marine avians important in dispersal of parasites
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Neural correlates of magnetic sense in Columba livia identified
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, ScienceNOW, Nature News and Comment)

4/26
Parus major more likely to join defensive mobs that contain familiar neighbors
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

4/25
Arctic avians in decline
(Read about it: Nature News Blog)

Day length affects gene activity in Parus major
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

4/24
Avians with pheomelanin more susceptible to cataracts
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

Ptilonorhynchus maculata cultivate Solanum ellipticum for sexual display
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

4/23
New deinonychosaur Philovenator curriei
(Read about it: DML)

Phylogenetic assessment of Yixianosaurus longimanus
(Read about it: DML)

4/20
Anseriforms spread Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Read about it: Extinction Countdown)

Long-term memory for affiliates in Corvus corax
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Why avians in areas with high radiation contamination call more frequently
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

4/18
Reasons for decline of Chaetura pelagica
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, ScienceNOW)

4/17
Change in egg color of Prinia subflava and Anomalospiza imberbis over time
(Read about it: Inkfish)

4/14
Aptenodytes fosteri population counted from space
(Read about it: ScienceNOW, Inkfish)

4/13
Breeding provenance of Zonotrichia atricapilla
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Accipiter gentilis target odd-colored Columba livia
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

4/12
"Neurons" in Columba livia beaks not for navigation, and are actually macrophages
(Read about it: 80 Beats)

Reasons for divorce in Calidris alpina
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

4/11
New avialian Crypturellus reai
(Read about it: PalArch)

4/4
Production of iridescence in anseriform wing patches
(Read about it: Interface)

4/3
Review of Chilean dinosaur fossils (including maniraptors)
(Read about it: DML)

4/2
Change in Zonotrichia leucophrys calls in an urban environment
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

3/30
Troglodytes aedon invest more in offspring when ill
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

3/28
Tracking of avian climactic niche boundaries
(Read about it: Journal of Morphology)

Basal and maximal metabolic rates of avians
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

3/27
Differences in crop bacteria of Opisthocomus hoazin based on geographic location
(Read about it: Nothing in Biology Makes Sense!)

3/24
Sphenisciform emissions contribute to acidifying air
(Read about it: Penguinology)

Male and female Puffinus mauretanicus migrate to different locations during summer
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

New avialian Otus mauli
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

3/23
Many new studies on Korean maniraptor tracks
(Read about it: DML)

3/21
Luscinia megarhynchos is more competitive when singing at similar heights in a tree
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

Effect of global warming of sphenisciform breeding cycles
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

3/17
Trochilids pay more attention to flower location than to color
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

3/16
Avians may be able to see the Earth's magnetic field
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Function of the mask of Lanius nubicus
(Read about it: Zoologger)

Limitations on the spread of Zavattariornis stresemanni
(Read about it: Wildlife Extra)

Logging affects sex ratio in Seiurus aurocapilla
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

3/14
Flocking Sturnus vulgaris behave like magnets
(Read about it: Wired Science)

Blind spots of Gyps fulvus and Gyps africanus
(Read about it: Nature News and Comment)

Where Cypseloides niger borealis migrate to
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

3/11
New avialians Brodavis mongoliensis, Brodavis americanus, Brodavis varneri, and Brodavis baileyi
(Read about it: DML)

3/10
Fatal collisions during Morus serrator plunge diving
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

3/9
Microraptor had iridescent feathers
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, ScienceNOW, Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking, SOFT DINOSAURS, Archosaur Musings)

3/8
Defeaning causes song of Taeniopygia guttata to degrade
(Read about it: The Scicurious Brain)

3/7
New study on whether Cuculus canorus select hosts based on egg appearance
(Read about it: Denim and Tweed)

Young Coracias garrulus use projectile vomit as defense
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Triumph displays in Eudyptula minor are informative to eavesdropping individuals
(Read about it: Inkfish, ScienceNOW)

3/4
Evidence Velociraptor scavenged on azhdarchid pterosaurs
(Read about it: Archosaur Musings, Dinosaur Tracking)

Poleward shift of foraging range in Aptenodytes patagonicus
(Read about it: Penguinology)

2/28
New avialians Kairuku waitaki and Kairuku grebneffi
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

New deinonychosaur tracks from China
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking)

2/25
Melopsittacus undulates responds to rhythmic beats
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Influence of climate change on avian migration patterns
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

2/24
Tolerance for female cobreeders in Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
(Read about it: Zoologger)

2/23
Urban landscapes cause avians to sing at a higher pitch
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

2/22
Aptenodytes patagonicus has high genetic diversity
(Read about it: 80 Beats, March of the Fossil Penguins)

2/21
The last experiment involving Alex the Psittacus eithacus published
(Read about it: Nature News Blog)

2/19
New avialian Picavus litencicensis
(Read about it: DML)

2/17
Doubt on finding of dinosaur feathers in amber
(Read about it: The Bite Stuff)

Fluctuating environments more likely to cause infidelity in "monogamous" avian species
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

2/16
Role of keratin in stress dissipation of the Padda oryzivora beak
(Read about it: Interface)

2/15
Barriers to gene flow in Foudia
(Read about it: Evolution)

Cross-hemisphere migration in Oenanthe oenanthe
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

2/12
New avialian Schizooura lii
(Read about it: Theropoda)

Liaoningornis longidigitrus revised as an enantiornithine
(Read about it: DML)

2/9
New specimens of Nemegtomaia barsboldi
(Read about it: The Bite Stuff, Theropoda)

2/7
Evolution of avian eggshell structure
(Read about it: DML)

2/4
Campephilus principalis likely extinct
(Read about it: BirdWatching)

2/3
New enantiornithine specimen from the La Colonia Formation
(Read about it: DML)

Mechanics of uncinate processes in Mesozoic maniraptors
(Read about it: DML)

Using ontogeny to understand avian evolution
(Read about it: DML)

2/2
Lack of food reduces territorial behavior in Turdoides bicolor
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

1/31
New assemblage of Raphus cucullatus
(Read about it: Naturwissenschaften)

1/28
Complete Linhenykus foot described
(Read about it: Archosaur Musings)

Taeniopygia guttata observe breeding success of others to select mates for next season
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

1/27
Avians target specific trees when foraging for insects
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

1/26
First probable South American dromaeosaurid tracks
(Read about it: DML)

Amount of time needed for Coragyps atratus to find and consume Homo sapiens carcasses
(Read about it: 80 Beats)

1/25
Color of original Archaeopteryx lithographica feather investigated
(Read about it: The Loom, ScienceNOW, Nature News and Comment)

Athene noctua and Otus scops use the alarm calls of other species to find suitable nesting territories
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

1/24
More on stiffness of Mesozoic avialian wing feathers
(Read about it: DML)

1/21
Mortality factors of Gymnogyps californianus
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

New research on Tyto alba wings
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

1/20
Manorina melanocephala recognizes individual voices among its own species
(Read about it: Cosmos)

Changes in molting patterns of native Hawaiian avians
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

Chlamydera nuchalis uses optical illusions in nest construction
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, ScienceNOW)

Genetics of domesticated Columba livia
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

1/19
Critical speed of avians
(Read about it: ScienceDaily)

1/13
Increased wind speed has improved Diomedea exulans foraging performance
(Read about it: ScienceNOW, Tetrapod Zoology)

Phoebastria nigripes and Phoebastria immutabilis clean parasites off Mola mola
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Tetrapod Zoology)

1/10
Taeniopygia guttata lifespan predicted by length of telomeres
(Read about it: ScienceNOW, Nature News and Comment)

1/5
Sequencing DNA of extinct avians from eggshells
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

How dromaeosaurids used their tails for jumping
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Nature News and Comment, ScienceNOW)

Osteoarthritis in Caudipteryx
(Read about it: DML)

1/4
Evidence for explosive radiation of neoavians
(Read about it: DML)

Taeniopygia guttata brain synapses capable of synthesizing estrogen
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

2011
12/29
Review of Chinese enantiornithines
(Read about it: DML)

12/28
Evaluating the conservation of Aphelocoma insularis
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/27
Mystery Illinois trochilid identified
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/25
Research on how sphenisciforms communicate underwater
(Read about it: Penguinology)

12/23
Predicting environmental change impact on Iberian avians
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

Genetic study on black Gallus gallus
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Global marine avian response to fish depletion
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Columbiforms do abstract math
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

12/22
Clutch size of Ficedula hypoleuca determined by those of competing species
(Read about it: Nature)

Increased predatory behavior in Gyps fulvus
(Read about it: DML)

Model for reproductive behavior of Remiz pendulinus
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/21
Evolution of long necks in various taxa (including maniraptors)
(Read about it: DML)

Mixed-species colonies of Falco naumanni and Corvus monedula
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

12/20
Convergence between pelecanids and balaenopterids
(Read about it: Laelaps)

12/17
New alvarezsauroid Bonapartenykus ultimus
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

Falco peregrinus and Falco cherrug genomes due to be sequenced
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/16
Luscinia obscura breeding area found
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

Resilience and stability in tropical avians
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/15
New hypothesis for predatory behavior in deinonychosaurs
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Theropoda, Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs, The Bite Stuff, Jersey Boys Hunt Dinosaurs)

Ongoing research on the evolutionary history of Pygoscelis adeliae
(Read about it: Penguinology)

Corvus moneduloides can learn to use new tools
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/14
Osteology of Linhenykus monodactylus
(Read about it: DML)

Parus major that know their neighbors well are more reproductively successful
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

How trochilids fly
(Read about it: Nature News and Comment)

12/13
Review of blood parasite prevalence in marine avians
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/10
Speciation in Sporophila
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Tropical avians move to higher elevations
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/9
Changes in the behavior of Melospiza melodia in the presence of predators
(Read about it: ScienceNOW, Denim and Tweed)

Differing roles in the two hemispheres of avian brains
(Read about it: DML)

Struthioniform reproductive organs
(Read about it: DML)

12/8
Flight styles of Mesozoic avialians
(Read about it: DML)

How psittaciforms use their tongues in speech
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Long-term memory of color stimuli in Corvus macrorhynchos
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Aptenodytes forsteri time their dives with wing flaps
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

12/7
Farmlands important for avian conservation
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

Determinants of egg-pecking behavior in Molothrus bonariensis
(Read about it: Zoologger, 80 Beats)

Heliangelus zusii rediscovered
(Read about it: 200 Birds)

12/4
Migration patterns of Catharacta maccormicki
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

12/1
Divergence from ancestral populations in city-dwelling Turdus merula
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus was a podargid
(Read about it: Laelaps)

11/30
New species of Jeholornis J. palmapenis
(Read about it: Paleoexhibit, Theropoda, The Theropod Database)

Use of gestures in Corvus corax
(Read about it: 80 Beats)

11/29
Columba livia steer like helicopters
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

11/26
Pterodroma baraui more active during the full moon
(Read about it: Zoologger)

11/25
Gliding performance of Microraptor gui
(Read about it: Integrative & Comparative Biology)

11/24
Ongoing research on Meleagris gallopavo genetics
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/23
Feather colors and DNA analysis of Apteribis
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Secondary seed dispersal by Lanius meridionalis and Falco tinnunculus
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

11/22
Microraptor gui ate enantiornithines
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Dinosaur Tracking, H2VP, Theropoda)

European anseriforms delaying migrations
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

11/19
Decision making in Sturnus vulgaris
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/18
Monogamy reduces stress in Anser anser
(Read about it: Wired Science)

11/17
Evolution of feather beta keratins
(Read about it: DML)

Sleeping Parus major don't respond to predator odors
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

Yolk progesterone changes with laying date in Eudyptes chrysocome
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

Branta leucopsis don't increase flight behavior prior to migration
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/16
Samrukia nessovi might be a pterosaur
(Read about it: Gwawinapterus)

Variation in egg mass and content in Ficedula hypoleuca
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

11/14
New avian ichnotaxon identified
(Read about it: DML)

11/10
Large avians more heavily affected by human-created noises
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

Day-old Gallus gallus prefer consonant music
(Read about it: The Thoughtful Animal)

Young Aptenodytes patagonicus filmed taking mud baths
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

11/10
Insectivorous avians important in vineyard pest control
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/9
Permanent female mimicry in Circus aeruginosus
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

How Calypte anna stay dry
(Read about it: Wired Science)

Age-based differences in vocal interaction of Luscinia megarhynchos
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

11/4
Pheugopedius euophrys sing duets
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

11/2
New unnamed deinonychosaur
(Read about it: Theropoda)

Garrulus glandarius plan for the future
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

11/1
New specimen of Gansus yumenensis
(Read about it: DML)

Endangered status of Australian avians has generally worsened
(Read about it: Cosmos)

Change in avian body size in response to climate change
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/31
New avialian Tonsala buchanani
(Read about it: H2VP)

10/29
Role of optic flow in avian flight
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/27
Likelihood-based methods result in avialian Archaeopteryx lithographica
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking, Theropoda)

How picids resist head injury
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/26
Mating habits in Erythrura gouldiae
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/25
Avialians from the Northumberland Formation
(Read about it: DML)

10/24
Evolution of ultraviolet vision in passerines
(Read about it: BMC Evolutionary Biology)

10/23
Levels of testosterone in female Turnix suscitator
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/21
Origin of drepanidines
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

Reason for infanticide in Eclectus roratus
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/19
Upcoming new specimen of Archaeopteryx lithographica
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking, Theropoda, Archosaur Musings)

Reproductively active Loxia curvirostra produce fewer stress hormones
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

10/17
Upcoming research on New Zealand sphenisciforms
(Read about it: Penguinology)

10/16
Melanosomes in Gansus yumenensis
(Read about it: PLoS ONE)

10/15
Ant-following avians may be capable of mental time travel
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/14
Lophura edwardsi may be extinct in the wild
(Read about it: Extinction Countdown)

10/12
Abused Sula granti chicks grow up to become abusers themselves
(Read about it: ScienceNOW)

10/11
Corvus macrorhynchos can distinguish symbols
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

10/7
Limb elements of avians compared to those of pterosaurs and chiropterans
(Read about it: DML)

10/6
New avialian Hoazinavis lacustris, and Namibiavis senutae reevaluated as an opisthocomiform
(Read about it: Tetrapod Zoology)

Study on evolution of tooth loss in avians
(Read about it: DML)

Detailed description on the anatomy of Mahakala omnogovae
(Read about it: Theropoda)

10/3
London Archaeopteryx specimen is now the neotype
(Read about it: Natural History Museum)

9/30
Large groups of Paris major and Cyanistes caeruleus are more efficient at solving problems
(Read about it: The Thoughtful Animal)

9/28
Nest building skill in Ploceus velatus is learned through experience
(Read about it: Penguinology)

9/26
More evidence for Psittacopasserae
(Read about it: DML)

9/23
Review on avian egg colors
(Read about it: Wired Science)

9/21
Sphenisciforms use smells to identify mates
(Read about it: Penguinology)

9/20
New deinonychosaur Talos sampsoni
(Read about it: Paleoexhibit, Theropoda, Skeletal Drawing, Dinosaur Tracking, The Whirlpool of Life, Art of Emily Willoughby)

9/19
Passer italiae confirmed as new species
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

How columbiforms produce "milk"
(Read about it: Discoblog)

9/18
Delayed gratification in corvids
(Read about it: ABC Science)

9/16
Fossilized feathers in amber
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Wired Science, ScienceNOW, Endless Forms)

9/15
Avialian extinctions at the K-Pg
(Read about it: DML)

9/13
How Aptenodytes patagonicus finds mates
(Read about it: Penguinology)

9/11
Reexamination of Psilopterus lemoinei
(Read about it: DML)

New avialians Nelepsittacus minimus, Nelepsittacus donmertoni, and Nelepsittacus daphneleeae
(Read about it: DML)

9/9
Trochilids "sing" with their tail feathers
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Wired Science)

Food processing efficiency in herbivorous avians compared to that of herbivorous mammals
(Read about it: DML)

Hungarian paravian fossils
(Read about it: DML)

9/8
New deinonychosaur Linhevenator tani
(Read about it: Theropoda, Paleoexhibit, Dinosaur Tracking)

9/7
Indicator indicator brood parasite behavior filmed
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

Sphenisciforms colonized Africa multiple times
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

9/6
Aegypiines threatened by illegal drug sales
(Read about it: Nature News)

Crop found in Hongshanornis longicresta and Sapeornis chaoyangensis
(Read about it: Cosmos)

9/5
Support for the frame shift hypothesis
(Read about it: DML)

9/4
Long dives in Aptenodytes forsteri
(Read about it: Penguinology)

8/31
New avialian Lavocatavis africana
(Read about it: Laelaps)

8/27
New avialian Puffinus bryani
(Read about it: Wired Science)

8/26
New deinonychosaur discovered in Montana
(Read about it: DML)

8/25
Evidence of psittaciforms being closest to passerines, then to falconids
(Read about it: DML)

Struthio camelus sleeps like Ornithorhynchus anatinus
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

8/23
Waves in Sturnus vulgaris flocks confuse predators
(Read about it: Nature News Blog)

8/21
Intact avialian fossil from China
(Read about it: Archaeology News Network)

8/20
New avialians Nambashag billerooensis and Nambashag microglaucus
(Read about it: DML)

8/18
Taeniopygia guttata die earlier if paired with stressed mates
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

8/16
Complete accipitrid fossil found
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

8/10
New avialian Samrukia nessovi
(Read about it: Tetrapod Zoology, Theropoda, Paleoexhibit)

Ecological setting of avian flight stroke tested
(Read about it: DML)

More evidence modern avialians have manual digits I, II, and III
(Read about it: Cosmos)

8/5
Morphological evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in paleognaths
(Read about it: DML)

8/4
Sexually extravagant Chlamydotis undulata age faster
(Read about it: Wired Science)

8/3
Charadrius alexandrinus pairs cooperate more in the heat
(Read about it: The Thoughtful Animal)

8/1
Phylogenetic position of pelagornithids
(Read about it: DML)

7/26
New oviraptorosaurs Ojoraptorsaurus boerei and Epichirostenotes curriei
(Read about it: The Bite Stuff, The Theropod Database Blog, Theropoda)

7/16
New archaeopterygid Xiaotingia zhengi; archaeopterygids may be deinonychosaurs
(Read about it: Theropoda, Pick and Scalpel, Not Exactly Rocket Science, Superoceras, The Bite Stuff, Postcards from Pangea, Paleoexhibit, Dinosaur Tracking)

7/13
How sphenisciforms get (temporarily) airborne
(Read about it: Penguinology)

7/12
Dromaeosaurid tooth discovered in Germany
(Read about it: DML)

7/9
New unpublished info on the presence of Byronosaurus jaffei skulls in an oviraptorid nest.
(Read about it: DML)

7/8
Study of pneumacity in maniraptors (and other theropods)
(Read about it: DML)

7/4
Avialian status of Gargantuavis philoinos confirmed
(Read about it: DML)

7/1
Confuciusornis sanctus and Gansus yumenensis color patterns analyzed
(Read about it: Dinosaur CSI)

6/29
Spread of knowledge among Corvus brachyrhynchos
(Read about it: Cosmos)

6/23
Growth rates of Las Hoyas tetrapods (including Coniornis lacustris)
(Read about it: DML)

Why sphenisciforms avoid entering the water at night
(Read about it: Penguinology)

6/21
Avian synsacrum from Uzbekistan
(Read about it: DML)

6/20
Falco rusticolus is an honorary seabird
(Read about it: BBC Nature)

6/15
Reinterpretation of feathers on flattened dinosaur specimens
(Read about it: Jason Brougham's Blog)

6/14
A new type of structural color in Eudyptula minor
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

6/9
Different problem solving behaviors in Corvus moneduloides and Nestor notabilis
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

6/2
Coordinated movements in huddles of Aptenodytes forsteri
(Read about it: Penguinology)

5/31
New avialian Parahongshanornis chaoyangensis
(Read about it: Theropoda)

5/30
Fossilized feathers from Spain
(Read about it: Palaeoblog)

5/29
Paleoecology of dromaeosaurids (and other predatory theropods) of Late Cretaceous Russia studied
(Read about it: DML)

5/28
New maniraptor feather fossils from Alabama
(Read about it: Laelaps)

5/18
New Cenomanian ornithurine fossils
(Read about it: DML)

New record of Hesperornis regalis in the Santonian
(Read about it: DML)

Cooperative behaviors in Psittacus erithacus
(Read about it: BBC Nature News)

5/16
New avialian Kaiika maxwelli
(Read about it: March of the Fossil Penguins)

5/12
How sphenisciforms survive deep dives
(Read about it: Penguinology)

5/8
New papers on avian digit development
(Read about it: DML)

5/6
Avian feathers inspire lasers
(Read about it: Wired Science)

5/3
Commentary on Linhenykus
(Read about it: DML)

5/2
How trochilids really drink revealed
(Read about it: Wired Science)

4/26
New volume on avian evolution
(Read about it: Wiley Online Library)

4/21
New avialian Qiliania graffini
(Read about it: Theropoda, Archosaur Musings)

4/15
Most dromaeosaurids was probably nocturnal, while basal avialians were probably diurnal
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Lars Schmitz, The Bite Stuff, Dinosaur Tracking)

4/13
Evolution of olfactory sense in paravians
(Read about it: Pick and Scalpel, Dinosaur Tracking, Penguinology, The Bite Stuff)

4/11
Ice-avoiding sphenisciforms still threatened by climate change
(Read about it: Penguinology)

4/9
Feather loss disorder found in sphenisciforms
(Read about it: Penguinology)

3/30
Review of Unenlagiinae
(Read about it: The Bite Stuff)

Unenlagiines may be avialians after all
(Read about it: The Bite Stuff)

3/26
New indeterminate un-named maniraptor from England
(Read about it: Theropoda, Tetrapod Zoology, DinoGoss)

New information on the braincase of Falcarius utahensis
(Read about it: DML)

3/22
Feather lengths in basal avialians examined
(Read about it: DML)

3/21
Corvus ruficollis cooperatively kleptoparasitize Neophron percnopterus
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

Fossilized vomit of Pagodroma nivea show distribution of ancient procellariiform colonies
(Read about it: Conservation Magazine)

3/19
New deinonychosaur Pamparaptor micros
(Read about it: Theropoda, The Bite Stuff)

3/17
Development of neoptile feathers
(Read about it: DML)

3/16
Cause of neck feather loss
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

3/9
Extinction of Pandanaris convexa associated with extinction of large mammals
(Read about it: Penguinology, Laelaps)

3/5
First European deinonychosaur tracks discovered
(Read about it: DML)

2/24
Zosterops japonicus might be an invasive species in Hawaii that is "worth saving"
(Read about it: The Loom)

2/18
"Super breeder" Pygoscelis adeliae individuals identified
(Read about it: Penguinology)

2/16
Jurassic paravian tracks
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking)

2/11
Possible Jurassic deinonychosaur teeth
(Read about it: Archosaur Musings)

New mass estimate for Raphus cucullatus
(Read about it: Laelaps)

Avians have manual digits I, II, and III
(Read about it: DML)

2/9
New alvarezsauroid Albinykus baatar
(Read about it: Chinleana, Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

New avialian Bohaiornis guoi
(Read about it: Theropoda)

Lack of defense against brood parasitism in Pycnonotus capensis
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

2/4
Unattractive mates are stressful for Erythrura gouldiae
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

2/1
New approach for inferring ecology of Mesozoic birds
(Read about it: DML)

1/25
New alvarezsauroid Linhenykus monodactylus
(Read about it: Archosaur Musings, Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

1/22
Review of feathered flight
(Read about it: DML)

1/12
Flipper bands impair survival of Aptenodytes patagonicus
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

1/7
Review of enantiornithine skulls
(Read about it: PhysOrg)

1/5
Xenicibis xympithecus used wings like clubs
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Laelaps, Theropoda, Tetrapod Zoology)

1/4
Redescription of Rapaxavis pani
(Read about it: DML)

2010
12/26
Examination of the growth patterns of Confuciusornis sanctus
(Read about it: DML)

12/24
New avialian Mystiornis cyrili
(Read about it: DML, Theropoda)

Analysis of size distribution in hesperornithines
(Read about it: DML)

12/21
Analysis of herbivory in maniraptor groups (and other coelurosaurs)
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking, The Theropod Database Blog)

12/17
Boluochia zhengi is a longipterygid
(Read about it: DML)

New deinonychosaur Geminiraptor suarezarum
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking, Theropoda)

12/14
The feathers of Parotia lawesii have microscopic mirrors
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

12/12
New avialian Leptoptilos robustus
(Read about it: Laelaps)

12/1
New avialian Intiornis inexpectatus
(Read about it: DML)

11/6
Reevaluation of Therizinosauria
(Read about it: DML)

11/4
Alectura lathami is better at doing WAIR as a hatchling than as an adult
(Read about it: LiveScience)

Juvenile Similicaudipteryx yixianensis specimen might have been moulting
(Read about it: Nature, with rebuttal)

Examination of unenlagiine deinonychosaur teeth
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking)

Dicrurus adsimilis robs other animals by sounding false alarms
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science)

10/27
Review of Jurassic maniraptors (and other coelurosaurs), with new, yet-to-be-analyzed hypothesis on phylogeny
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)

10/15
Criticism of the idea that the feathers of basal avialians are not strong enough compared to body size for flight
(Read about it: Science, with rebuttal)

10/7
New avialian Huoshanornis huji
(Read about it: DML)

10/1
Some back-and-forth debate on the flight of Microraptor zhaoianus
(Read about it: Dinosaur Tracking)

New avialian Inkayacu paracasensis
(Read about it: Not Exactly Rocket Science, Theropoda, Penguinology)

9/28
Review of Cretaceous Cornet avialians; no good evidence for archaeopterygids or neornithines there, but there's a possible hesperornithine
(Read about it: Tetrapod Zoology)

9/22:
New species of Confuciusornis, C. jiangchangensis
(Read about it: Theropoda)

Review of basal Chinese avialians; "Didactylornis" is synonymous with Sapeornis chaoyangensis
(Read about it: PDF)

9/17:
New oviraptorosaur Machairasaurus leptonychus
(Read about it: Theropoda, Dinosaur Tracking)