Timing Shapes Flyway Selection in Juvenile White Storks
When juvenile White Storks take their first journey south, the path they choose may depend less on the winds of fortune and more on the simple tick of the calendar.
Beyond North and South: Vertical Migration in the White-chested Alethe
Using a barometric pressure logger, researchers documented seasonal vertical migration in a White-chested Alethe, revealing how African forest birds track rainfall, food availability, and elevation rather than latitude.
Gyorgy Szimuly
Upstream of Science: The Role of Bird Art in Understanding — An Interview with Szabolcs Kókay
Ornithology begins not with numbers, but with looking. This conversation with Szabolcs Kókay examines how bird art operates upstream from science – shaping what we notice, understand, and value.
Gyorgy Szimuly
The Ornithologist Launches ‘Conceptual Notes’: Exploring the Unanswered Questions in Ornithology
The Ornithologist has launched a new editorial series titled Conceptual Notes, designed to give space to questions, uncertainties, and unresolved patterns that sit just beyond the boundaries of conventional scientific publishing. The series responds to a familiar tension in ornithology and ecology: while journals excel at reporting methods, results, and conclusions, there is far less room to discuss the moments before hypotheses solidify, or the ambiguities that persist even after d
Gyorgy Szimuly