Frontiers in Bird Science | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bird-science RSS Feed for Frontiers in Bird Science | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-08-15T07:12:30.01+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1871909 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1871909 <![CDATA[The human health and well-being benefits of birds: a systematic scoping review of interaction patterns]]> 2026-08-03T00:00:00Z Review Matthew H. E. M. BrowningOlivia McAnirlinWilliam MillerHunter BeardMatthew W. BreedSofia Elena RubalcavaCharlie EngelmanNazanin HatamiAnisha JaggiAllison MaynardHolly MerkerSaeedeh MorassafarKathy L. SiepkerSeunguk ShinMarianne Vinas-RogersKuiran ZhangLandon Pollack https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1860865 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1860865 <![CDATA[Seasonal variation, habitat protection, and disturbance influence bird assemblages in a tropical Guinea savannah]]> 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Abdulhamid Burour IbrahimDickson Anoibi MatthewIliya Shehu NdamsIbrahim Madu Katsallah GadzamaDauda Tanko https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1765968 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1765968 <![CDATA[AfriAtlas: an R package for automating the visualization of African bird atlas project data]]> 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z Technology and Code Bello Adamu DanmallamMichael BrooksUlf Ottosson https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1858750 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1858750 <![CDATA[Beyond the metaphor: what birds teach us about health and relationships]]> 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z Perspective Keri Schwab https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1787991 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1787991 <![CDATA[Nest-site selection and breeding ecology of the Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) in the Afroalpine ecosystem of Bale Mountains National Park, Southeast Ethiopia]]> 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Hadis TadeleAfework BekeleGeorge ArchibaldMark van Niekerk https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1834611 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1834611 <![CDATA[Large-scale context and local insight: songbird population trends in the Great Plains]]> 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z Original Research Kelsey MillerKaitlyn M. ReintsmaVictoria J. Dreitz https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1770412 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1770412 <![CDATA[Flight call variation and vocal repertoire in the Hooded Grosbeak Hesperiphona abeillei]]> 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Caleb T. CentanniWilliam M. KirschMatthew A. YoungW. Douglas Robinson https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1797647 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1797647 <![CDATA[Capacity building as a pathway to indigenous participation in tropical birding and citizen science]]> 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Samuel T. IvandeJacinta I. AbalakaFidelis A. AtuoYahkat BarshepAdams A. ChaskdaFilibus D. DamiBello A. DanmallamStella W. EgbeIniunam A. IniunamSoladoye B. IwajomoPanshak S. KumdetNanchin W. KazehShiiwua A. ManuJoseph D. OnojaAbubakar S. RingimTalatu TendeUlf Ottosson https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1726840 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1726840 <![CDATA[Abundance, distribution, and conservation status of critically endangered vultures in N’Djamena and environs, Chad, Central Africa]]> 2026-03-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Djekillamber DjekadjimIrene Di LecceAbiola Sylvestre ChaffraEmma EllisDavid D. L. GoodmanAlaaeldin SoultanNico Arcilla https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1737313 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1737313 <![CDATA[Warm temperatures and severe fire drive a range contraction of an avian old-forest specialist in the Sierra Nevada, USA]]> 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z Original Research Luca BielskiSpencer R. KeyserM. Zachariah PeeryConnor M. Wood https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1779032 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1779032 <![CDATA[Disease-driven variation in body reserves links social rank, flock size, and overwinter survival in European greenfinches]]> 2026-03-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Indrikis A. KramsRonalds KramsSergejs PopovsColton B. AdamsTodd M. FreebergTatjana Krama https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1770303 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1770303 <![CDATA[Flight calls of Eastern and Western Purple Finches (Haemorhous purpureus) are diagnostically different]]> 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z Original Research W. Douglas RobinsonY. KuangL. M. WiggerThomas P. HahnMatthew A. Young https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1740187 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1740187 <![CDATA[Bird species traits in recreational areas – building a human restoration value of bird species and connecting it to the mental well-being of recreationists in Germany]]> 2026-02-20T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Janina VanhöfenNadine KalbChristoph Randler https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1728231 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1728231 <![CDATA[Bridging citizen science and policy for bird conservation in Africa: lessons from the Nigerian bird atlas project]]> 2026-02-12T00:00:00Z Opinion Iniunam Aniefiok IniunamNanlep KumleBello Adamu DanmallamAnthony Gicheha KuriaRosie TrevelyanUlf OttossonAdams ChaskdaTalatu Tende https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1757541 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1757541 <![CDATA[Ecological traits as predictors of avian reporting rates and monitoring gaps: a 12-year analysis of iNaturalist in Nigeria]]> 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Abubakar Surajo RingimSulaiman Inuwa MuhammadHaruna Mohammed Abubakar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1671357 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1671357 <![CDATA[Ranges of Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) call types 1 and 2 documented from community science and targeted placement of automated recorders]]> 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z Original Research William M. KirschThomas P. HahnMatthew A. YoungW. Douglas Robinson https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1738732 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2026.1738732 <![CDATA[Sex-specific colony attendance before and during the fertilization window in Nazca boobies]]> 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Trey UrsilloDavid ReyesEnzo M. R. ReyesFrancis van OordtAndreinna MoránJennifer L. McKeeErynn J. RebolMary Grace LondonJessica B. HuskeyDavid J. Anderson https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1726726 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1726726 <![CDATA[Large language models enable large-scale analysis of human-bird relationships in South African cities]]> 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z Original Research Sage K. NaidooChevonne Reynolds https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1677075 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1677075 <![CDATA[Fire-crested alethes (Alethe castanea) follow humans and bushbuck in Uganda’s Budongo Forest]]> 2025-11-10T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Elodie FreymannDerry Taylor https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1686148 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbirs.2025.1686148 <![CDATA[Avifauna richness and detection reliability between structured scientific surveys and citizen science data]]> 2025-10-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Joseph Kwasi AfrifaObed SegbefiaAbdulai Sulemana