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BOU @bou.org.uk · 5d

Sexual Dimorphism in the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus): Tools for Field-Based Sex Determination | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · 14d

Tools for sex-determination of Glossy ibis in the field.
#ornithology
@jpgranadeiro.bsky.social

ednacorreia.bsky.social @ednacorreia.bsky.social · 15d

Glossy ibis males are significantly larger than females across all biometrics evaluated, despite some overlap.

Check it all in our new paper @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1675/063....

@teresacatry.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 20d

How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag). Credit: Tatsuya Amano

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · 23d

Unfortunately, one of our GPS-tracked Glossy ibis died in Morocco, close to one highway. Anyone available near Tetouan to collect the GPS logger? Really appreciated! Please contact me by dm.

Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Sep 9

During the last days, 2 of our tagged Glossy ibis left Iberia to Morocco. "Giganta", the 2nd-year bird on the left, returned to Doñana 3 days after departing. "Fugas", the juvenile on the right, seems more confident to stay. No tagged birds in the UK for now!
#ornithology #tracking

@ednacorreia.bsky.social @jpgranadeiro.bsky.social

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Aug 28

PhD position available on climate change, cyanobacterial blooms, and human health @ebdonana.bsky.social We are looking for interested candidates, details attached. Please share.. @sibecol.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Aug 7

The new fieldwork season in the rice fields of the Tagus estuary has just started! Glossy ibis are already gathering in large flocks during the night.
#ornithology #tracking #ricefields

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CIÊNCIAS ULisboa @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social · Aug 7

Materiais de origem humana usados em ninhos de cegonhas estão a matar as suas crias: Inês Catry, investigadora de CIÊNCIAS, coordenou um estudo onde foram monitorizadas 32 colónias e 568 ninhos de cegonha-branca no Alentejo e Algarve entre 2018 e 2023.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yu42p2ue

Cordas sintéticas usadas pelas cegonhas nos ninhos estão a matar as crias

Entre 2018 e 2023, as investigadoras captaram imagens de 568 ninhos no Alentejo e Algarve e no último desses anos analisaram semanalmente 93 deles, verificando o estado das crias.

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 21

We didn’t vote for you to be complicit in genocide. We voted for you to protect human rights. ‪@kajakallas.bsky.social‬ @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu — you still have time to make the right choice. #SuspendTheDeal

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 18

Diários da República www.publico.pt/2025/07/17/n...

O ódio vai ficar com tudo (e com as nossas reformas)

Uma newsletter de Ana Sá Lopes em que a política vai a despacho.

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Marta Acácio @martaacacio.bsky.social · Jul 15

In our new paper, we show that using ropes as nesting material (particularly baler twine) cause entanglement and mortality #WhiteStork nestlings. It's time to rethink our agricultural practices and materials!

@inescatry.bsky.social @aldinafranco.bsky.social

#ornithology #ecology #conservation 🧪

Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · Jul 15

In our new paper led by Ursula Heize, we show that >90% of #WhiteStork nests have anthropogenic materials (plastics, paper, etc). Ropes are particularly dangerous: ~12% of the chicks became entangled on ropes, particularly on baler twine!

Check out the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A death trap in the nest: anthropogenic nest materials cause high mortality in a terrestrial bird

The impact of anthropogenic debris on wildlife, particularly in marine environments, has garnered significant attention in recent years due to the sev…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jul 14

We found that plastic materials left in the environment are carried by white storks to their nests and then cause chick mortality due to entanglements www.theguardian.com/environment/... link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

Killer in the nest: how young storks are being strangled by plastic

Researchers in Europe found everyday plastics, especially farmers’ baler twine, being used by the birds as a building material and entangling their young. It is a problem that affects other species to...

www.theguardian.com

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 14

Wonderful news for the people and the birds of Guinea-Bissau and the Bijagós Archipelago - a really unique place in the world!
Still, a challenging future ahead!
#ornithology #migration #conservation

BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · Jul 14

Huge win for migratory birds!✨

Today, we celebrate the declaration of the Bijagós Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 🏛️

This rare marine and coastal ecosystem is a critical site for more than 870,000 migratory birds.🐦

Discover more here 🔗  trt.global/afrika-engli...

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Jul 14

An excellent PhD thesis. Birds don't understand borders, and the community of storks, ibis, gulls etc in the ricefields of the Tagus/Tajo delta is similar to that of the ricefields in Doñana, with similar conservation issues and agricultural conflicts

Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 1

Yesterday, João Paulino defended his PhD thesis "Rice fields as alternative habitats for waterbirds: ecological equivalence and mutual cost-benefits for birds and rice growers". A memorable day! Congratulations João!
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
@jpgranadeiro.bsky.social
@drandygreen.bsky.social

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our research on waterbird ecology in the rice fields of the Tagus river basin made the cover of Hydrobiologia.
You can read the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ornithology #ricefields
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @jpgranadeiro.bsky.social

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 4

Yes, at the Tagus rice fields. There are many movements between the Tagus and Donana!

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 4

Glossy ibis are also more into the marshes, but some still visit the surrounding rice fields.

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 1

Take a look!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Assessing cost-effectiveness of dissuasion techniques targeting waterbirds in rice fields

In a scenario of global wetland loss, rice fields are becoming vital habitats for waterbirds, often offering abundant and predictable food resources. …

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 1

Part of the chapters of João' thesis are already published:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Rice fields play a complementary role within the landscape mosaic supporting structurally and functionally distinct waterbird communities - Hydrobiologia

This study aims to understand how the structure and functions of waterbird communities in rice fields compare to those in other habitats within an agricultural landscape encompassing five habitats: sa...

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 1

Yesterday, João Paulino defended his PhD thesis "Rice fields as alternative habitats for waterbirds: ecological equivalence and mutual cost-benefits for birds and rice growers". A memorable day! Congratulations João!
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
@jpgranadeiro.bsky.social
@drandygreen.bsky.social

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Stu Butchart @stubutchart.bsky.social · Apr 17

The 2025 US State of the birds report shows bird population declines continue in all major habitats, e.g. grassland birds have declined by 43% & aridland birds by 41% since 1970.
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S... www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/

Still Falling: The Fate of America’s Birds in 2025

The 2025 State of the Birds report confirms that losses of America's birds are continuing and, while some species are stable or recovering, many more are in sharp decline.

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk

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Projeto Rolieiro @rolieiro.bsky.social · Apr 15

Spring has arrived, and so have the first rollers!

Our team is working hard to provide them with the best nesting sites. Follow our journey!

#ornithology #conservation

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Jeroen Reneerkens @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social · Apr 9

🚨Publication in @globalchangebio.bsky.social by Lameris et al.

→ Early snowmelt = earlier egg-laying, but only 2 waterfowl arrived earlier.
→ Over time, most arrived earlier—regardless of snowmelt or laying.
→ Why? Faster migration: shorter stopovers = earlier arrival.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Migratory Birds Advance Spring Arrival and Egg‐Laying in the Arctic, Mostly by Travelling Faster

A warming climate is affecting the phenology of life on earth, including when birds migrate and start breeding. We show that earlier arrival is a general pattern also for birds travelling to the Arct...

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Apr 4

So happy to share our paper on how #WhiteStorks are changing their migratory behaviour. Check it here:
👉 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long‐lived bird

White stork populations in Iberia are undergoing a profound change in their migratory patterns, becoming mostly resident. By combining census data, GPS-tracking and genomic analyses, Andrade et al. l...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Mar 19

Still a couple of days to get in touch!
#PhD #ornithology #MovementEcology #tracking #RiceFields

Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Mar 10

📣PhD opportunity!
We are looking for a candidate to develop a project on the spatial ecology of #waterbirds using rice fields. Check for the complete details below, and get in touch until the 21st of March!
drive.google.com/file/d/1R8MI...

#ornithology #movement #tracking #connectivity

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