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 …
Nominations will open soon for the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) 2027 Council, Classes of Fellows and Elective Members, and various Society awards. Through our annual election and awards programs, AOS …
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.
It is widely known that roads and motorized vehicle traffic threaten wildlife populations on a global scale. Millions of birds die on roads each year. Traffic also increases stress, alters behavior, and interferes with communication, reproduction, foraging, and predator avoidance.
When I started studying Dryobates borealis (Red-cockaded Woodpecker), I expected that one of the biggest challenges families faced would be competition at high population densities. After all, as conservation efforts helped these birds rebound across the Southeastern United States, many sites saw more groups packed into the same landscape than ever before.
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 …
Since the late 1980s, we’ve known of an abrupt transition in Marsh Wren singing styles across the Great Plains of the United States. To the west of the transition zone, songs are harsh, grating, and highly variable, with each male having a large repertoire of up to 150 different songs. To the east, songs are semi-musical and far more homogeneous, and males learn only about 50 different songs.
It’s a morning many birders dream of: You wake up, make your morning coffee, and settle in to read the eBird rare bird alerts that rolled into your inbox as you slept. Suddenly, you see something that makes your heart race—a rare bird you’ve never seen before was sighted in your area!
