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Routing the Journey: Loop vs. Direct Migrations of East Asian Songbirds
Bright-plumed but elusive in movement – Narcissus Flycatchers help reveal how birds navigate East Asia with surprising route variation. © Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul

Routing the Journey: Loop vs. Direct Migrations of East Asian Songbirds

Tracking ringed birds with miniature geolocators reveals distinctly different migration strategies: clockwise loop migrations in Narcissus Flycatchers and direct routes in Amur Stonechats – highlighting evolutionary, ecological, and conservation implications in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.
Movement and Distribution
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Rethinking Rarity: The Return of Fox’s Weaver in Uganda
A male Fox’s Weaver in full breeding colours – Uganda’s only endemic bird species, once feared lost, now reclaiming its place in the papyrus wetlands. © Emin Yoğurtcuoğlu

Rethinking Rarity: The Return of Fox’s Weaver in Uganda

New field records of Uganda’s only endemic bird challenge long-held assumptions about its rarity. The Fox’s Weaver isn’t extinct – it’s breeding, and it’s been hiding in overlooked wetlands all along.
Ecology and Behaviour
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