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Effects of wind and temperature on the migration decisions of a short-distance migratory shorebird across the annual cycle
Xinjie Zhao, Qingquan Bai, Shoudong Zhang, David S. Melville, Ningning Liu, Yihao Fang, Donglai Li, Zhijun Ma
2026, 17(1): 100338. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100338
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Patterns and drivers of beta diversity in bird communities associated with blue-green infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing landscapes
Fuqiang Zhao, Yuan Wang, Dazhi Zhang, Ying Yang, Xuetao Li, Ying Liang
2026, 17(1): 100316. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100316
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Diversity and prevalence of avian haemosporidians across Afrotropical urban and non-urban habitats
Adewale G. Awoyemi, Jorge Garrido-Bautista, Yahkat Barshep, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo
2026, 17(1): 100330. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100330
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Cell-autonomous determination of sex dimorphism in neuromodulation of a gynandromorphic Zebra Finch
Yangyang Cao, Zhiwen Huang, Wenxiang Hu, Yutao Zhang, Kun Zhang, Jiachun Zuo, Yan Zou, Wei Meng
2026, 17(1): 100327. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100327
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Patterns and drivers of waterbird alpha and beta diversity are different between arid and humid regions of China
Zhuoen Liu, Jinlei Zhang, Tingjia Zhao, Wenjian Song, Lu Wen, Qing Zhang, Gang Feng
2026, 17(1): 100339. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100339
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Landscape and habitat effects on functional and phylogenetic diversity and structure of bird communities in fragmented habitats within an urban landscape, Southwest China
Yu Liu, Yan Wang, Jie Xie, Yun Zhu, Su Wu, Shirui Yu, Lingchen Liao, Kai Zhang, Yu Xu
2026, 17(1): 100351. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100351
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A novel machine learning model for the prediction of avian haemosporidian infection from morphological data
Ruitian Xu, Qingfeng Gan, Shiqiong Chuan, Xi Huang
2026, 17(1): 100348. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100348
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Assessing temporal and spatial variation in the diet of the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) using web-sourced photography
Chengtao Wang, Ying Tian, Yanfei Zhang, Yingqi Wang, Jialu Wang, Danqiu Zeng, Zhe Hao, Yong Huang, Yuanxing Ye
2026, 17(1): 100364. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100364
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Determinants of secondary school students' conservation willingness toward the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) in riparian cities along the Yellow River in Henan Province, China
Peng Wang, Xueqian Cao, Xiaoting Huang, Dawei Gao, Haipeng Zhao, Yanping Wang
2026, 17(1): 100357. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100357
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Urbanization enhances the breeding performance but does not affect the reproductive success of Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus)
Zijing Liao, Zhen Zhang, Long Ma, Fengxi Hu, Wenjing Lu, Mingwang Chen, Junpeng Bai, Yuqing Han, Peng Chen, Chaoying Zhu, Luzhang Ruan
2026, 17(1): 100350. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100350
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Decadal banding efforts pay off: Assessing Chinese Crested Tern conservation through resighting data
Siyu Wang, Peng Ding, Yiwei Lu, Xilai Zhou, Zhiwen Yan, Cheng Qian, Ke He, Zhongyong Fan
2026, 17(1): 100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100329
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CDA-Net: Cross dimensional attention network for wetland bird detection
Jia'nan Lv, Changchun Zhang, Jiangjian Xie, Junguo Zhang
2026, 17(1): 100334. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100334
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Spatiotemporal variation and driving mechanisms of nest predation on Spotted Doves along an urbanization gradient
Qingxin Fang, Wanyou Li, Junpeng Bai, Fengxi Hu, Zhen Zhang, Long Ma, Luzhang Ruan
2026, 17(1): 100335. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100335
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Hide-in-Bird Pond: A new pathway to synergize biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in China
Lin He, Dao Yan, Ming Liu, Yuanfang Hu, Shunyu Yao, Fei Wu
2026, 17(1): 100323. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100323
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Host ecology shapes chigger mite parasitism on wild, captive, and domestic birds across Malaysia and Thailand
Praveena Rajasegaran, Sirikamon Koosakulnirand, Krairat Eiamampai, Jirut Khamaye, Ahmad Khusaini Mohd Kharip Shah, Nuramirah Diyanah Mohd-Johan, Siti Nurul Izzah Mohd-Azami, Muhammad Al Amin Mohd-Redzuan, Mohamad Fizl Sidq Ramji, Mohammad Saiful Mansor, Philip Round, Sazaly Abubakar, Zubaidah Ya'cob, Serge Morand, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Kittipong Chaisiri
2026, 17(1): 100360. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100360
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Risk analysis of cross-interface spillover of avian influenza between terrestrial bird and seabird hosts
Xiaomeng Liu, Yuzhe Li, Jinwei Dong, Yuxin Qiao, Xia Li, Xiangming Xiao
2026, 17(1): 100358. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100358
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Photographs on social media and analysis of bird hunting in Poland
Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
2026, 17(1): 100326. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100326
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From traits to services: How urban avian communities support ecosystem services in Nanjing, China
Ziyi Chen, Weizhen Xu, Zhongtang Liao, Hongyu Zhu, Honghui Yang, Jing Chen
2026, 17(1): 100353. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100353
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Factors influencing the distribution patterns of bird endemism in China
Wenjing Li, Gang Feng
2026, 17(1): 100354. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100354
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Global patterns and data gaps in avian genetic diversity based on mitochondrial Cyt b and COI sequences
Jingru Li, Yang Wu, Jinping Zhang, Ping Hu, Chaochao Hu, Qing Chang, Pengcheng Wang
2026, 17(1): 100359. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100359
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SDNet: A self-supervised bird recognition method based on large language models and diffusion models for improving long-term bird monitoring
Zhongde Zhang, Nan Su, Chenxun Deng, Yandong Zhao, Weiping Liu, Qiaoling Han
2026, 17(1): 100320. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100320
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Coping with extremes: diet and phylogeny shape gut microbiota in six passerine species inhabiting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Yanfeng Sun, Xu Liu, Qian Zhang, Mo Li, Lirong Zuo, Fangyuan Liu, Dandan Ma, Yang Wang, Limin Wang, Yaotong Hao, Dongming Li
2026, 17(1): 100321. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100321
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Spatiotemporal variation in potential gosling development windows across Mongolian Plateau in relation to climate change
Junjian Zhang, Yong Zhang, Iderbat Damba, Nyambayar Batbayar, Zhenggang Xu, Lei Cao, Anthony David Fox
2026, 17(1): 100333. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100333
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Is the personality of Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) in heavy metal-polluted environments undergoing silent change?
Jian Ding, Qian Li, Xinran Li, Shengnan Wang, Shuaixiang Feng, Yandiao Chen, Fei Yu
2026, 17(1): 100355. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100355
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Escape behavior and refuge selection preferences by two common urban birds
Haijie Zhang, Yining Li, Yiran Wang, Guofen Zhu, Jiaojiao Wang, Laikun Ma
2026, 17(1): 100315. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100315
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Breeding success rate of waterbirds in restored wetland: an important indicator for assessing restoration effectiveness
Ningning Liu, Yue Ren, Yanlin Cui, Sen Yang, Wanjuan Ke, Xuesong Feng, Wei Wu, Xuena Sun, Zhijun Ma
2026, 17(1): 100365. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100365
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Parental feeding behavior in Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus): Effects of brood size and nestling age on the delivery of potential pest prey within an agroecological orchard
Tomás O'Connor, Germán O. García, Sebastián D. Lupo, Juan Pablo Isacch
2026, 17(1): 100363. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100363
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How do wintering waterbird communities respond to polder restoration in a Ramsar wetland of the Yangtze River Basin, China? A functional and phylogenetic perspective
Xiangrong Song, Xiangmeng Song, Chunlin Li, Xinsheng Chen
2026, 17(1): 100352. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100352
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LiBird: A new universal primer enhancing avian environmental DNA metabarcoding
Linyan Liang, Yuzhi Wang, Xueqiang Lu, Yongqi Feng, Xunqiang Mo, Dongsheng Zhang, Chenhong Li
2026, 17(1): 100349. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100349
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Microgeographic variation in the songs of an endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper
Paulo C. Ditzel, Esther Sebastián-González, Patrick J. Hart
2026, 17(1): 100331. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100331
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Unraveling the spatial patterns and driving mechanisms of avian functional assemblages in the agro-pastoral ecosystems of the Tibetan Plateau
Aodong Wang, Zikun Gao, Xingzhe Wang, Xing Shi, Yuanxing Ye, Weidong Bao, Kun Shi, Qiaoqi Sun
2026, 17(1): 100342. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100342
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Avian neuronal morphology reveals pallial adaptations in Pigeons (Columba livia)
Hongcheng Shan, Xilin Gu, Chunqiong Li, Yuchen Guo, Yi Wei, Li Zhang, Yongjie Wu
2026, 17(1): 100332. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100332
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Knowledge gaps in trace element contamination of shorebirds and allies along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway: A review
Mohd Ros Effendi, Wan Ahmad Wan Juliana, Mohammad Saiful Mansor
2026, 17(1): 100345. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100345
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Comparing line transect and Indian White-eye mobbing call playback for detecting forest birds in subtropical Yunnan
Yueqiang Liu, Zehao Shen, Fumin Lei
2026, 17(1): 100362. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100362
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Spatial pattern and conservation challenges of migratory waterbirds in Asian flyways
Wenzhang Dai, Jun Chen, Shanshan Zhao, Luning Lian, Xin Leng, Xiaodan Wang
2026, 17(1): 100319. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100319
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Estradiol acutely modifies singing patterns via modulating the synaptic activity of RA in Zebra Finches
Linghua Zhong, Yutao Zhang, Weiting Li, Yalun Sun, Su Zhan, Zhibin Liu, Lihua Yao, Songhua Wang
2026, 17(1): 100340. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100340
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Highly urbanized areas are not absolute barriers: Assessing avian habitat connectivity in a megacity via the omnidirectional connectivity model
Honghui Yang, Weizhen Xu, Ziyi Chen, Ruixiang Shi, Yixuan Qi, Zhengyan Chen, Jing Chen
2026, 17(1): 100347. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100347
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No egg or nestling-retrieval behavior in a cavity-nesting cuckoo host
Chenyang Zhao, Jinggang Zhang, Peter Santema, Zixuan Lin, Jianqiang Li, Wenhong Deng, Bart Kempenaers
2026, 17(1): 100322. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100322
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Balancing energy efficiency and avian conservation: divergent nest-site selection responses of Barn Swallows and Red-rumped Swallows to attached sunspaces in cold rural landscapes
Zheng Han, Kaiyan Li, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xi Yang, Piotr Tryjanowski, Frédéric Jiguet, Letao Huang, Houjun Wang, Jingshu Zhang, Ziqi liu, Haitao Wang
2026, 17(1): 100312. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100312
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Bird banding in Asia: Contributions, challenges, and prospects
Dongping Liu, Philip D. Round, Wenjia Chen, Tianhao Zhao, Taku Mizuta, Sergei P. Kharitonov, Dong-Won Kim, Bekzhan Berdikulov, Batmunkh Davaasuren, Chi-Yeung Choi, David Li, Anna Moulin, Lixia Chen, Guogang Zhang, Zhengwang Zhang, Hongxing Jiang
2026, 17(1): 100346. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100346
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Metagenomic analysis of vitamins B and K2 biosynthesis by gut microbiota in wild birds
Jinwen Su, Linhong Xie, Ling Wang, Congcong Lei, Yingqian Gao, Rui Liu, He Ma, Jing Jiang, Mengting Yang, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Hongbo Ni, Fulong Nan
2026, 17(1): 100337. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100337
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Precisely targeting host activity for parasitism by Common Cuckoos
Guo Zhong, Guixia Wan, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang
2026, 17(1): 100344. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100344
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Phylogenomic insights into the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships of penduline tits (Remiz spp.)
Hui Wang, Shenghan Gao, Jia Zheng, Yu Liu, Yang Wu, Mansour Aliabadian, Jan Komdeur, Tamás Székely, Zhengwang Zhang, De Chen
2026, 17(1): 100336. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100336
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Are the impacts of artificial light exposure at night on bird's cognitive performances always negative?
Qiuyang Chen, Yuwen Cheng, Yue Zhong, Yixuan Wang, Zhongqiu Li
2026, 17(1): 100318. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100318
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Highly urbanized areas are not absolute barriers: Assessing avian habitat connectivity in a megacity via the omnidirectional connectivity model
Honghui Yang, Weizhen Xu, Ziyi Chen, Ruixiang Shi, Yixuan Qi, Zhengyan Chen, Jing Chen
2026, 17(1): 100347. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100343
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Removing non-avian sounds enhances correlations between acoustic indices and bird vocal activity in urban environments
Qihao Jiang, Ruirui Mao, Yilin Zhao, Jiangjian Xie, Congtian Lin, Rui Zhu, Zhishu Xiao, Jiang Chang
2026, 17(1): 100361. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100361
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Hourly analyses reveal environment-linked between-parent dynamics in a biparentally incubating shorebird
Chenjing Huang, Pinjia Que, Ning Xu, Shaoman Yuan, Zhengwang Zhang
2026, 17(1): 100356. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100356
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Effects of photoperiod on basal metabolism and substrate metabolism in Zebra Finches
Kexin Chen, Kangjia Lv, Qi Xia, Hong Jin, Xingyu Huang, Ming Li, Chenyu Liu, Jinsong Liu
2026, 17(1): 100325. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100325
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of migratory shorebird populations in Korean coastal wetlands within the East Asian–Australasian Flyway
Seung-Yeon Lee, Seung-woo Han, Eun-Hong Lim, Dae Han Cho, Young-Hun Jeong, Soon-Sik Kim, Jaeung Jang, Si-Wan Lee, Doo-Pyo Lee, Hong-Shik Oh
2026, 17(1): 100328. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100328
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Urbanization alters the seasonality of bird communities across China
Zhipeng Xie, Haoting Duan, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Ludan Zhang, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He
2026, 17(1): 100314. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100314
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The satellite tracking of Great Snipes from European Russia reveals low migratory connectivity
Tatiana V. Sviridova, Anna A. Bazhanova, Stepan M. Soloviev, Christoph Zöckler
2026, 17(1): 100317. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100317
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Spatiotemporal patterns of bird strikes at civil airports across China inferred from DNA barcoding (2012–2024)
Jie Zhang, Wan Chen, Jiajie Li, Yang Liu, Feng Zhang, Peng Li, Chaochao Hu, Qing Chang
2026, 17(1): 100366. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2026.100366
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Satellite tracking reveals a migratory divide and population-specific migratory strategies in White-naped Cranes
Lijia Wen, Gankhuyag Purev-Ochir, Baasansuren Erdenechimeg, Dashdorj Khurelbaatar, Xuezhu Li, Xianda Li, Yi Hao, Yumin Guo, Yanjie Xu
2026, 17(1): 100324. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100324
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