Extreme heat poses grave threat to tropical birds The notion that bird populations are steeply declining is not new – a 2019 study found bird populations in the US and Canada have dropped by 30% since ...

A recent study has found that extreme heat driven by climate change is responsible for up to a 38 percent decline in the abundance of tropical birds, when compared to a theoretical world without ...

James Watson has received funding from the Australian Research Council, National Environmental Science Program, South Australia's Department of Environment and Water, Queensland's Department of ...

In wilderness settings (read: bar patios), I’m a subpar birdwatcher. Put me in a tiki bar, though, and I become an ornithologist, parsing the menu for a specific feathered friend. The Jungle Bird used ...

Gouldian finches, endemic to northern Australia, are among the tropical birds that may be vulnerable to extreme heat. Darren Sutherland via Getty Images A recent study has found that extreme heat ...

In wilderness settings (read: bar patios), I’m a subpar birdwatcher. I can spot a male cardinal, and can point out other members of the genus and identify them as “birds.” “Look, a bird!” I will say ...