I will update this page with news related to maniraptors and link to websites that discuss these finds, the newest updates at the top.
News from past years can be found archived here.
News from past years can be found archived here.
2024
7/25
7/20
7/17
7/7
7/4
7/3
7/1
7/25
- New troodontid Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum
- New avialans Mionetta turgaiensis and Uyrekura chalkarica, and new genus Kustokazanser for "Cygnavus" formosus
- Ecological dynamics of dinornithiform extinctions
- Facial blushing and feather fluffing as indicators of emotions in Gallus gallus domesticus
- Personality and foraging success in Calidris canutus
7/20
7/17
- New troodontid Urbacodon norelli
- Comparative osteology of the skull in Molothrus
- Rate of W chromosome degeneration in sylviidans
- New avialans Nasiornis messelornithoides, Parvirallus incertus, and Walbeckornis waltonensis
- New troodontid Harenadraco prima
- Eye morphology correlates with ecology in aquatic avians
- Population structure of Campylorhynchus fasciatus and Campylorhynchus zonatus
- Early-life diet does not affect preference for fish in Larus argentatus
- Wrist osteology of Heyuannia huangi
- Evolution of avian parental care
- Onychoprion benefit from foraging opportunities created by Istiophorus platypterus
7/7
- Niche differentiation of Parus minor and Ficedula zanthopygia
- Population structure of Sialia currucoides
7/4
7/3
- Evidence of primary feather molt in confuciusornithiforms
- Episodic-like memory in Cyanistes caeruleus and Parus major
- Navigation by juvenile Sturnus vulgaris during migration
- Feeding ecology of Columba palumbus
7/1
6/28
6/24
- Taxonomy of psittaciforms
- Severe genetic erosion in Copsychus sechellarum
- Genetic and epigenetic differentiation in response to genomic selection for lay date in Parus major
6/24
6/23
6/21
6/19
6/13
6/12
6/10
6/7
6/21
6/19
- Phylogenetic affinities of fossil passeriforms
- Expansion of learning capacity elicited by hybridization between Aidemosyne modesta and Taeniopygia guttata
- Passeriform predation on dipteran larvae may be governed by infection risk associated with carnivoran carcasses
- Mitogenome structure of scolopacids
- Prediction of individual differences in structural plumage color of Cyanistes caeruleus
- Correlated evolution of avian oxidative physiology and MHC-based immunosurveillance
- Identifying prey capture events of Pygoscelis antarctica
- Effects of weather on group foraging in Estrilda astrild
- New avialan Sakesphoroides niedeguidonae
- Diving adaptations in Fulica
- Metabolic cost of flight is lower for trailing individuals in small groups of Sturnus vulgaris
6/13
6/12
- New avialan Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis
- The respiratory system influences flight mechanics in soaring avians
- Role-reversed polyandry is associated with faster Z chromosome evolution in charadriiforms
- Effects of body mass and phylogeny on masses of avian jaw muscle groups
- Genetic structure of Cyanistes caeruleus
6/10
- Comparative anatomy of sphenisciform tarsometatarsi
- Trophic strategy of Pernis apivorus during breeding
6/7
- New avialans Fluvioviridavis michaeldanielsi and Fluvioviridavis nazensis
- Diversification of Chordeiles pusillus
- Taxonomy of the Horornis canturians–Horornis diphone species complex
- Spontaneous biases enhance generalization in the neonate brain of Gallus gallus domesticus
- Simulation of spontaneous cumulative route improvements in Columba livia
- Aggressive interactions influence cognitive performance in Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis
- Social experiences shape song preference learning in Taeniopygia guttata independently of developmental exposure to song
- Brightness cues affect gap negotiation behaviours in Taeniopygia guttata flying between perches
- Evolution of Coturnix based on mitogenomic analysis
- Seasonal patterns and processes of migration in Charadrius dubius
6/2
6/1
5/30
5/29
5/25
5/23
5/21
5/20
5/10
5/9
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5/5
5/3
5/2
4/30
4/28
4/27
4/24
4/18
4/17
4/10
4/6
4/5
4/3
4/1
3/30
6/1
5/30
5/29
- Variations in touch representation in the forebrain of Calypte anna and Taeniopygia guttata
- Risk-sensitive response of Milvus migrans to crosswind during migration
- Phylogeography of Histrionicus histrionicus
- Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in Ficedula albicollis, Ficedula hypoleuca, and their hybrids
- Spatial roost networks and resource selection of female Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
- How the shape of wing and hindlimb bones in aquatic avians relate to locomotor abilities
- Small body size is associated with increased evolutionary lability of avian wing skeleton proportions
- Year-round residency of Sula sula in the Chagos Archipelago
5/25
5/23
- Corvus corone "count" self-generated vocalizations
- Genome of Anomalopteryx didiformis
- Scope and adaptive value of modulating aggression over breeding stages in Tachycineta bicolor
- Sex-specific effects of dietary restriction on physiological variables in Coturnix japonica
- Survival, nest site affiliation and post-fledging movements of Haliaeetus albicilla
5/21
5/20
- Translocated Ficedula hypoleuca are predisposed to learn songs of their ancestral population
- Promiscuous mating system in Chalcites minutillus
- Neuroanatomy of Lithornis vulturinus
- Sex allocation is color morph-specific and associated with fledging condition in Strix aluco
- Validity of Miotadorna catrionae
- Conserved regulatory switches for the transition from natal down to juvenile feathers
- Ongoing introgression of a secondary sexual plumage trait in a Manacus candei × Manacus vitellinus hybrid zone
- Avian host nestlings eavesdrop on distress calls of Cuculus canorus nestlings
- Redistribution of oscines within a migratory stopover site as a response to sylviid song playback
- Garrulus glandarius exhibit episodic-like memory
- Vocal convergence and social proximity shape the calls of Acanthisitta chloris
- Thermoregulation of understory furnariidans in lowland Amazonia
- Apparent anti-parasite behavior in Cyanoramphus cookii
- Colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by Aquila fasciata
- Population structure of Mixornis
- Evolution of chromosomal inversions in Lonchura
- Microchromosomal organization of picids
5/10
5/9
5/8
- Correlated evolution of beak and braincase morphology present only in select charadriiform clades
- Unexpected acorn caching sites by Garrulus glandarius
- Preen oil chemical composition during incubation in Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Mitogenomes of Mergus australis and Mergus octosetaceus
- Adaptive strategies of Anas platyrhynchos feet in response to changes in wetness and compactness of sand terrain
5/5
5/3
5/2
- Seasonal migration directs gene flow in Calothorax lucifer and Selasphorus platycercus
- Habitat selection in foraging Sula sula rubripes
- Sex differences in play ontogeny of Gallus gallus domesticus
- Temporal pattern in foraging behavior of Vanellus malabaricus
4/30
4/28
4/27
4/24
- Body size shapes song in meliphagids
- Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in Cuculus
- Possible giant troodontid tracks from the Shaxian Formation
- Evolution of gigantism in phorusrhacids
- Flexibility underlies differences in mitochondrial respiratory performance between migratory and non-migratory Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Wing morphing dynamics of Larus glaucescens × Larus occidentalis
- Prolactin associated with proximity to incubating partner rather than parental care in Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Flow interactions lead to self-organized flight formations in avian flocks
- Avian family-living and cooperative breeding associated with number of avian predators
- Genomic basis of vocal rhythm in Pogoniulus
- Historical demography of Willisornis
- Evolution of sex chromosomes in paleognaths
- Population structure of Bucorvus leadbeateri
- Review of how structural variants shape avian phenotypes
- Seasonal migration in a Catharus ustulatus hybrid zone
- Possible dromaeosaurid eggs from the Lianhe Formation
4/18
4/17
- Importance of migratory drop-off for avian island colonization
- Itinerant breeding in Scolopax minor
- Social restructuring during harsh environmental conditions promotes cooperative behaviour in Malurus cyaneus
- Brain surface morphology of tyrannideans
- Experience reduces route selection for conspecifics by Ciconia ciconia
- Association between the gut microbiome and carotenoid plumage phenotype in Vermivora chrysoptera × Vermivora cyanoptera hybrid zones
- Genetic basis of spatial cognition in Poecile gambeli
- Morphological disparity and structural performance of dromaeosaurid skulls
- Parallel executive pallio-motor loops in the brain of Columba livia
- Removal of older males increases extra-pair siring success of yearling males in Cyanistes caeruleus
- Growth factors during post-hatching growth of the spleen in Coturnix japonica
- Babbling opens the sensory phase for imitative vocal learning in Taeniopygia guttata
- Avian responses to unfamiliar alarm calls
- Remote-tactile foraging success of Bostrychia hagedash is positively affected by the water content of foraging substrates
- Review of avian island radiations
4/10
- New avialans Waltonirrisor tendringensis, Septencoracias simillimus, Pristineanis minor, and Pristineanis major
- Evolution of cranial biomechanics in oviraptorosaurs
- Evidence for and drivers of plumage mimicry in Garrulax monileger and Pterorhinus pectoralis
- Comparative reproductive ecology of trogonids
- Cervical anatomy of aquatic neoavians
- Phylogeography of Branta bernicla in North America
- Dryocopus martius use stepping stones between woodland units
- Sexual differences in bite force not related to testosterone level in Gallus gallus jabouillei
4/6
4/5
4/3
- First-sight recognition of touched objects in juvenile Gallus gallus domesticus
- Beak iridescence in Spermophaga
- Language-like efficiency and structure in song of Haemorhous mexicanus
- Haemoparasite infection intensity but not telomere length is associated with plumage morph in Astur melanoleucus
- Aggressiveness predicts dominance rank in Anser anser
- Heterogenous resources associated with components of offspring fitness in Centrocercus urophasianus
4/1
- Phylogeny of neornitheans
- A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics
- Light conditions and the evolution of the avian visual system
- Role of climatic variables on nest evolution in thraupids
3/30
- Foraging behavior of ardeids in Oman
- Long-term trends in the abundance and breeding performance in Pygoscelis adeliae
- Review of avialans from the Cretaceous of Antarctica
- Barcoding of episodic memories in the hippocampus of Poecile atricapillus
- Lack of genetic structure in Anous stolidus
- Osteology of Nothronychus
- Alternative explanations for call sequence in Parus minor
- Preening correlates with lower feather bacteria abundance but not feather coloration in Pavo cristatus
- Drivers of flight altitude during nocturnal avian migration over the North Sea
- Flying fast improves aerodynamic economy with mass increase in Columba livia
- Grasping-related musculature of accipitrids
- Sex-linked supergene with large effects on sperm traits has little impact on reproductive traits in female Taeniopygia guttata
- Drivers of forced extra-pair copulations in Coloeus monedula
- Patterns of integrated growth in Corvus frugilegus
- Taxonomic status of Phylloscopus collybita tristis
- Genetic basis for color differences between Sporophila beltoni and Sporophila plumbea
- Social network centrality predicts dietary decisions in Parus major
3/23
3/22
3/16
3/15
3/14
3/10
3/8
3/7
3/4
3/1
2/28
2/23
2/21
2/17
2/14
2/12
2/10
2/9
1/26
1/20
1/18
1/14
1/13
1/12
1/10
1/3
3/22
- New avialans Eocypselus geminus, Eocypselus grandissimus, and Eocypselus paulomajor
- Phylogeny of accipitrids
- Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in Stercorarius parasiticus
- Consistency of spottiness and colouration across avian eggshells
- Avian foraging traces from the Tanjung Formation
- Hidden fitness of the male Taeniopygia guttata courtship song
- Turbulence causes kinematic and behavioural adjustments in Columba livia
- Ontogeny of limb bone microstructure in Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Evolution of avian sexual size dimorphism
- Evolution of avian thermal tolerance
- Reproductive tract anatomy of Chlamydotis undulata
- Sex-specific nest attendance rhythm and foraging habitat use in Platalea leucorodia
3/16
3/15
3/14
- Nuclear parcellation and numbers of orexinergic neurons in larger-brained avians
- Rainforest avians avoid biotic signal masking only in cases of high acoustic saturation
- Use of social information in Gyps flight decisions
- Heritability of cognitive performance in Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis
- Convergent evolution of plumage coloration in Agapornis
- Population trends in Aptenodytes forsteri
- Early developmental carry-over effects on exploratory behaviour and DNA methylation in Parus major
3/10
3/8
3/7
- Migration of Stercorarius parasiticus
- Apparent range expansion or recolonization of Antrostomus noctitherus on the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
- Effect of biogeographical barriers on historical dynamics of thamnophilids
- Male Sturnus unicolor floaters preferentially visit nests of males with reduced resource holding potential
3/4
- Taxonomic and conservation status of Ceyx sangirensis
- Learning shapes development of migratory behavior in Ciconia ciconia
- Decoupling of avian migration from the changing phenology of spring green-up
- Potential role of brain parasites in misorientation of migratory avians
- Inventory of Urile perspicillatus specimens
3/1
- Evolution of Pseudocolopteryx
- Compensation for chromatic changes in nest illumination during egg rejection by Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Hissing as part of threat display in Aegotheles cristatus
2/28
- Genetic basis and evolution of structural color polymorphism in Malurus leucopterus
- Migration of Pluvialis squatarola
- Interplay of cooperative breeding and predation risk on egg allocation and reproductive output in Philetairus socius
- Seasonal and annual variation in the diet of Lagopus lagopus lagopus
- New avialan Imparavis attenboroughi
- Phylogenomic conflict in Prunella
- Evolutionary dynamics of microsatellites in Pygoscelis adeliae
- H3 histone acetylation in Passer domesticus
2/23
- Species limits in Puffinus
- Social associations are predicted by nest proximity but not kinship in Myiopsitta monachus
2/21
- Macroevolutionary drivers of morphological disparity in the avian quadrate
- Energetic trade-offs in migration decision-making and reproductive effort in Anser albifrons flavirostris
- Extended incubation recesses in Calidris alba impacted by temperature and body condition
- Only rare classical MHC-I alleles are highly expressed in Passer domesticus
- Diet of Gulosus aristotelis during non-breeding season
2/17
- Seasonal migration and the evolution of an inverse latitudinal diversity gradient in charadriiforms
- Syrinx morphology of apodids
- Osteology of Oksoko avarsan
- Reconstructing locomotor joint poses in paravians
- Detecting cultural evolution in Spizella passerina
2/14
2/12
- Functional constraints on flight feather number and shape in pennaraptorans
- Diversification of neornitheans
- Effect of avian guano on intertidal food webs in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
2/10
2/9
- Possible neornithean from the Lance Formation
- Axial anatomy of Struthio camelus
- Cathartes aura from the Pleistocene of Brazil
- Evolution of avian cryptochromes
- Male Taeniopygia guttata with high levels of oxidative damage form weak pair bonds
- New genus Driophlox for "Habia" gutturalis and closely related species
- Review of avian chromosomic evolution
- Diversification of certhioids
- Relationship between avian flock size and flight initiation distance
- Genetic differentiation of Leiothrix lutea
- Effect of building ability and object availability on bower construction in Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
- Honest signalling of age in Gavia immer
- Personality-related differences in timing of migration in Calidris canutus
- Population genomics of Pygoscelis papua
- Song differences in Spizella breweri subspecies
- Review of niche segregation across sympatric breeding marine avian assemblages
- Functional imaging of the Columba livia brain
- Object permanence in Anthracoceros albirostris
- Beakiation as a novel arboreal gait in Agapornis roseicollis
- Variation in avian abundance in North America
- Evolution of multiple color mechanisms correlated with diversification in nectariniids
- Diversification of alaudids
- Phorusrhacid from the Sarmiento Formation
- Phylogenetic position of Ptilinopus arcanus
- Phylogenetic position of "Amazilia" boucardi
- Population dynamic life history models of avians (and mammals)
1/26
- Migration patterns of Circus cyaneus breeding in Spain
- Characterization of diagentiforms in a dinornithid proteome
- Prey flushing as a potential adaptive advantage of proto-wings in pennaraptorans
- Avians that breed exclusively on islands have smaller clutches
- Ciconia ciconia nests as an attractant to avians and chiropterans
- Functional neurogenomic responses to acoustic threats in the auditory forebrain of Agelaius phoeniceus
- New oviraptorosaur Eoneophron infernalis
- Spatial variation in meliphagidean bill size is associated with temperature extremes
- Bone microstructure of Musivavis amabilis
1/20
- Experimental manipulation of population density in Parus major alters social structure but not patch discovery rate
- Diet composition explains interannual fluctuations in reproductive performance in Aquila chrysaetos
1/18
- Year-round movements of Pterodroma longirostris
- Michener's Paradox in cooperatively breeding avians
- Review of avialans from the Cretaceous of China
- Thermal tolerance of Alle alle
- Grus grus soar on thermal updrafts behind cold fronts as they migrate across the sea
- Role of recombination dynamics in shaping signatures of selection across the Ficedula genome
- Timing of fall migration in Antrostomus vociferus
- Noise constrains heterospecific eavesdropping more than conspecific reception of alarm calls in Malurus cyaneus and Sericornis frontalis
1/14
1/13
1/12
- Limited ecological opportunity influences the tempo of avian morphological evolution
- Evolution of bill morphology in thraupids
- Historical biogeography of Francolinus francolinus
- Xiphorhynchus fuscus excavate nest cavities in trees
- New genus Wunketru for "Telmabates" howardae
1/10
- Nest architecture influences host use by avian brood parasites
- Evolution of bare parts in galliforms
- Calypte anna use distinct control strategies for forward and hovering flight
- Genomic architecture of continuous plumage color variation in Tyto alba
- Buzzes as signals of aggressive intent in Camarhynchus
- Vocal complexity in male Corvus frugilegus
- Early corticosterone increases vocal complexity in Forpus passerinus
- Sexual dimorphism of Confuciusornis sanctus
- Patterns of avian species richness and turnover in mountains
- New genus Rufiphonia for "Euphonia" rufiventris and closely related species
- Unfamiliarity generates costly aggression in interspecific avian dominance hierarchies
- Review of avian integumentary development
- Development of vocal folds in the avian syrinx
- Climatic variation influences annual survival of Charadrius alexandrinus on Maio
1/3
"Avialian status of Gargantuavis philoinos confirmed"
ReplyDeleteWas there ever any doubt about this?
It appears that some suggested it may have been a pterosaur at one point.
ReplyDelete"Unenlagiines may be avialians after all"
ReplyDeleteSpinosaurian avialians = Crazy Awesome.
"New species of Jeholornis J. palmapenis"
ReplyDeleteGreat. Another name to add to the list of pervosaurs. Stand aside Pedopenna and Erectopus. -_-
"Unenlagiines may be avialians after all"
ReplyDeleteIsn't the same true for microraptorines & troodontids?
SpongeBobFossilPants/Spinosegnosaurus77
It is possible, though I don't know of any recent studies specifically tackling the possibility of those.
Delete"Review of Jurassic maniraptors (and other coelurosaurs) with new, yet-to-be-analyzed hypothesis on phylogeny"
ReplyDeleteCare to explain? The Dinosaur Tracking link is dead; the Theropoda link is unintelligible even when translated.
Spinosegnosaurus77/SpongeBobFossilPants
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2010/10/tracking-the-emergence-of-birds/
DeleteCould you add an option to view news by category (Therizinosaurs, Alvarezsauroids, Oviraptorosaurs, Deinonychosaurs, Avialians & All)?
ReplyDeleteSpinosegnosaurus77/SpongeBobFossilPants
I don't think I can add such a function to the page itself (unless I do it by HTML, which I don't know how to). I could try making new pages and linking to them on this main page, though I'm not sure if I'd want to.
DeleteWill you mention the Unquillosaurus news?
ReplyDeleteSpinosegnosaurus77/SpongeBobFossilPants
Probably not, as that's not something that paper was focused on.
DeleteWhat, no mention of Erlikosaurus' bite force?
ReplyDeleteSpinosegnosaurus77/SpongeBobFossilPants
I'm not always punctual in updating this page, and I was waiting for the DML archives to update.
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