The 66th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) Check-list of North American Birds, published today in Ornithology, includes several significant updates to the classification of bird species found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce the grantees of the 2025 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research and Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research Grants for early-career researchers.
After two years of planning, we are thrilled to announce the launch of Flocks for ornithologists. Born from a collaboration between the Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO), the American Ornithological …
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) annually confers achievement awards on individuals and groups for their ornithological research and considerable contributions to the science and practice of ornithology, and for their …
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) annually bestows research awards honoring early-career researchers for their ornithological research. This year’s awardees represent outstanding contributions to the scientific study and conservation of birds.
The AOS held a forum at our 2024 Annual Meeting to give our members an opportunity to share their collective wisdom to guide the English Common Bird Names pilot. Learn more about this discussion.
“I first presented at the AOS 2022 conference in Puerto Rico, where I was also a volunteer. From this one experience I saw how AOS fosters opportunities for scientists in every career stage, while addressing the barriers in our work.”
To the world, this work may constitute just another research paper. For me, it represents my first real step into the world of science. More than two years ago as an undergraduate at Ohio Wesleyan University, I began a summer internship in Dr. Dustin Reichard’s lab to gain research experience with wild birds.
The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report was released on 13 March. The report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations (including the AOS), reveals continued …
In the Special Feature, Ecology and Conservation of Cavity Nesters in the Neotropics, seven field studies, a perspective, and a review contribute to understanding the ecology and conservation of cavity-nesting birds through a Neotropical lens.
