Non-breeding ranging behaviour, habitat use, and pre-breeding migratory movements of Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris) wintering in southern Europe Susan E. McKinlayMichelangelo MorgantiDiego Rubolini Original Article 16 December 2023 Pages: 337 - 346
Timing, reproduction and biometrics of a long-distance passerine migrant in a core and a peripheral population Marcin PolakMiroslav Bažant Original Article Open access 15 December 2023 Pages: 405 - 413
High-elevation habitats are important for birds during the post-breeding migration period in the Alps Riccardo AlbaMartha Maria SanderDan Chamberlain Original Article 13 December 2023 Pages: 521 - 531
Response to K. Ohkawara et al.: Anting behavior in birds: the behavioral patterns and the interactions with ants in the subgenus Dendrolasius of the genus Lasius Benjamin E. Leese Commentary 09 December 2023 Pages: 287 - 288
Exploratory and seasonal movements of adult common shelducks in the eastern Wadden Sea Dagmar S. CimiottiHermann HötkerStefan Garthe Original Article Open access 06 December 2023 Pages: 289 - 300
Natural nest cavities in a high elevation habitat provide a more constant thermal environment than human-made nest cavities Carole A. NiffeneggerSebastian DirrenFränzi Korner-Nievergelt Short Communication Open access 01 December 2023 Pages: 545 - 549
Oscillating magnetic field does not disrupt orientation in the presence of stellar cues in an avian migrant Julia BojarinovaKirill KavokinNikita Chernetsov Original Article 29 November 2023 Pages: 347 - 354
Age, season and sex influence juvenile dispersal in the Iberian cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) Jorge García-MacíaErnesto ÁlvarezVicente Urios Original Article Open access 27 November 2023 Pages: 325 - 335
The breeding ecology of the Agulhas Long-billed Lark: an endemic bird dependent on the remnant Renosterveld of the Western Cape Province, South Africa Sanjo RoseRobert Leslie ThomsonPeter Geoffrey Ryan Original Article Open access 17 November 2023 Pages: 391 - 404
Daily movements of the Common Crane (Grus grus) during the premigration period Kristina D. KondrakovaYuri M. MarkinAlexander V. Sharikov Original Article 16 November 2023 Pages: 315 - 323
Heavy metal residues in eggshells of Common Cranes (Grus grus) nesting in an agricultural region in north-eastern Germany Isabel BarwischWolfgang MewesSebastian Guenther Original Article Open access 09 November 2023 Pages: 507 - 520
Variation in reproductive success in a fragmented Meadow Pipit population: a role for vegetation succession? Fabian AngerMarc I. FörschlerNils Anthes Original Article Open access 08 November 2023 Pages: 369 - 379
Metabarcoding reveals seasonal variations in the consumption of crops and weeds by wild Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Telmo Portugal-BarandaFrançois MougeotXabier Cabodevilla Original Article 18 October 2023 Pages: 485 - 498
Feeding ecology and reproductive success of the Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus in differently managed pond habitats Maciej FilipiukPaweł BuczyńskiJanusz Kloskowski Original Article Open access 13 October 2023 Pages: 473 - 484
A new foundation for the study of bird behaviour: Konrad Lorenz’s ‘Kumpan’ paper of 1935 Tim BirkheadKarl Schulze-Hagen Review Open access 10 October 2023 Pages: 5 - 14
Dispersal in Kentish Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus): adult females perform furthest movements Dominic V. CimiottiLuke Eberhart-HertelClemens Küpper Original Article Open access 05 October 2023 Pages: 301 - 314
Moult performance varies in relation to colour patterns in crossbills Blanca Fernández-EslavaDaniel AlonsoJuan Arizaga Original Article Open access 04 October 2023 Pages: 499 - 506
Why are ravens smart? Exploring the social intelligence hypothesis Thomas Bugnyar Review Open access 04 October 2023 Pages: 15 - 26
Oldest fossil record of Sulidae from New Zealand Daniel T. KsepkaAlan J. D. Tennyson Short Communication 02 October 2023 Pages: 277 - 280
Cues to individuality in Greylag Goose faces: algorithmic discrimination and behavioral field tests Sonia KleindorferBenedikt HegerDiane Colombelli-Négrel Original Article Open access 27 September 2023 Pages: 27 - 37
The vocal repertoire and the daily calling activity of the Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus) Mathieu Mahamoud-IssaBożena SikoraTomasz S. Osiejuk Short Communication Open access 26 September 2023 Pages: 281 - 285
Long-term trends of local bird populations based on monitoring schemes: are they suitable for justifying management measures? Antonio J. Hernández-NavarroFrancisco RobledanoJosé F. Calvo Original Article Open access 25 September 2023 Pages: 355 - 367
Hematophagous ectoparasites affect nestling size and physiology, but not apparent survival Emma N. StierhoffJulianna M. CarpenettiMichael W. Butler Original Article 23 September 2023 Pages: 449 - 459
Flickering stimuli presentation in imprinting Bastien S. LemaireMirko ZanonGiorgio Vallortigara Original Article Open access 21 September 2023 Pages: 39 - 48
Stomach contents and stable isotope analysis reveal Antarctic prey in short-tailed shearwaters sampled at sea Sarara AzumiJean-Baptiste ThiebotYutaka Watanuki Original Article 14 September 2023 Pages: 263 - 267
Male’s age and plumage coloration predicts brood sex ratio in the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Rubáčová LuciaMelišková MáriaMatysioková Beata Original Article Open access 09 September 2023 Pages: 439 - 448
Nest size parameters of Great Tits and Blue Tits: a long-term study Michał GlądalskiAdam KalińskiJerzy Bańbura Original Article Open access 09 September 2023 Pages: 381 - 389
Nest predation decreases with increasing nest height in forest songbirds: a comparative study Beata MatysiokováVladimír Remeš Original Article Open access 01 September 2023 Pages: 257 - 261
170 years Journal of Ornithology (formerly Journal für Ornithologie) Karl Schulze-HagenWolfgang FiedlerFranz Bairlein Editorial Open access 30 August 2023 Pages: 1 - 4
The Pleistocene Zhoukoudian ‘Peking Man’ site records the first Beijing (China) evidence of the Northern Raven (Corvus corax) Thomas A. StidhamJingmai K. O’ConnorZhiheng Li Original Article 27 August 2023 Pages: 269 - 276
Song structure of male Northern House Wrens and patterns of song production and delivery across the nesting cycle Rachael A. DiSciulloScott K. SakalukCharles F. Thompson Original Article 27 August 2023 Pages: 203 - 216
Habitat use across the tidal cycle by black-headed gulls breeding in the Wadden Sea Rob S. A. van BemmelenSjoerd DuijnsRuben C. Fijn Original Article Open access 22 August 2023 Pages: 69 - 79
Non-breeding sites, loop migration and flight activity patterns over the annual cycle in the Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor from a north-western edge of its range Peter AdamíkJoanna B. WongAnton Krištín Original Article Open access 20 August 2023 Pages: 247 - 256
Relative divergence of mobbing calls and songs structures in passerine birds Mylène DutourThierry LengagneJean-Paul Léna Original Article Open access 18 August 2023 Pages: 217 - 229
Female and male body condition in the Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida, a species with female offspring desertion: a test of the differential parental capacity hypothesis Mateusz LedwońGrzegorz NeubauerAgata Banach Original Article Open access 18 August 2023 Pages: 93 - 103
Correction: Sex- and age-dependent breeding plumage acquisition in monomorphic species, the Black‑headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Włodzimierz MeissnerEmilia CzaplewskaAgnieszka Ożarowska Correction Open access 14 August 2023 Pages: 91 - 91
Sexual division of nestling parental care in the Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas) Renan N. M. HaddadAugusto F. BatisteliMarco A. Pizo Original Article 12 August 2023 Pages: 193 - 202
Seasonal variation in the diurnal activity pattern of Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) in the forest Xenia SchlindweinChristoph RandlerThomas K. Gottschalk Original Article Open access 01 August 2023 Pages: 137 - 146
Factors influencing low incidence of double brooding in the Great Reed Warbler Alfréd TrnkaPeter Samaš Original Article Open access 29 July 2023 Pages: 127 - 135
Age effects in Darwin’s finches: older males build more concealed nests in areas with more heterospecific singing neighbors Antonia C. HugeNicolas M. AdreaniSonia Kleindorfer Original Article Open access 13 July 2023 Pages: 179 - 191
Pronounced daily heterothermy in the White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea Yaara Aharon-RotmanJohn F. McEvoyFritz Geiser Original Article Open access 11 July 2023 Pages: 241 - 245
Evolutionary history of Kelp Gulls at the South Hemisphere Heloisa Helena LinharesEsteban FrereGisele Pires de Mendonça Dantas Original Article 10 July 2023 Pages: 105 - 113
Do Barn Swallow nestlings incur an oxidative cost of begging? Manuel Fuertes-RecueroAlejandro CantareroTomás Redondo Original Article Open access 06 July 2023 Pages: 231 - 239
Body size constrains the annual apparent survival of lekking Great Snipe Gallinago media males of eastern, lowland population Marta WitkowskaPavel PinchukNatalia Karlionova Original Article Open access 06 July 2023 Pages: 169 - 178
More is better: predator dilution effect increases Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis) nest survival Cristian A. GorositoDiego T. TueroVictor R. Cueto Original Article 06 July 2023 Pages: 147 - 155
Covariation between protandry and sexual size dimorphism is age specific in songbirds Jessica E. DeakinChristopher G. GuglielmoYolanda E. Morbey Original Article 04 July 2023 Pages: 157 - 167
Changes in over-winter prey availability, rather than winter climate, are associated with a long-term decline in a northern Tawny Owl population Giuseppe OrlandoArianna PassarottoPatrik Karell Original Article Open access 02 July 2023 Pages: 57 - 67
Adult sex ratio in south temperate house wrens is explained by sexual differences in adult survival Mariana E. CarroGustavo J. FernándezBettina Mahler Original Article 01 July 2023 Pages: 115 - 125
Sex- and age-dependent breeding plumage acquisition in monomorphic species, the Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Włodzimierz MeissnerEmilia CzaplewskaAgnieszka Ożarowska Original Article Open access 01 July 2023 Pages: 81 - 89
Brood survival in the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio in eastern Poland Artur GolawskiEmilia MrozPiotr Zduniak Original Article Open access 29 June 2023 Pages: 921 - 929