Correction: October 23, 2026: In our earlier version, Momotus castaneiceps (Guatemalan Motmot) was incorrectly listed as Guatemala’s first endemic species. Podilymbus gigas (Atitlán Grebe) is an extinct, flightless water bird …
Since 2023, a collaborative team of ornithologists have sought to establish new paths for community building in their field through an initiative called the Flocks Project. As part of their …
2026–2027 Officers & Executive Committee Morgan Tingley, President (2026–2028) (elected in 2024 as President-Elect)Daniel Cadena, President-Elect (2026–2028)Sushma Reddy, Secretary (2022– )Matthew Carling, Treasurer (2021– )Judith Scarl, Executive Director and CEO, …
The AOS today announced our 2026 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research. One arctic research 2026 Kessel Fellowship of $30,000 was awarded to Dr. Audrey Le Pogam; and six individual $15,000 fellowships were awarded to Drs. Carrie Ann Adams, David Diez-Méndez, Jennifer L. Houtz, Abby Kimmitt, Amy Miles Yanagitsuru, and Laura E. Nuñez.
The AOS recognizes individuals and groups whose ornithological research, contributions to the science and practice of ornithology, and service to the AOS merit special distinction.
The AOS’s James G. Cooper Early Professional Award and the Ned K. Johnson Early Investigator Award recognize outstanding and promising work by researchers early in their careers. Our 2026 James G. Cooper Award winners are Devon DeRaad and Fengyi Guo. This year, the AOS awarded the Ned K. Johnson Award to Olivia M. Smith.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce the grantees of the 2026 Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research (LACCR) Grants for early-career researchers. The expanding research grants program, which began …
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) bestows the Wesley Lanyon Award every two years on an early-career ornithologist who authors the best integrative avian science review paper published in either AOS …
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.