Bird Conservation International is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote worldwide research and action for the conservation of birds and the habitats upon which they depend. The official journal of BirdLife International, it provides stimulating, international and up-to-date coverage of a broad range of conservation topics, using birds to illuminate wider issues of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable resource use. It publishes original papers and reviews, including targeted articles and recommendations by leading experts.

Akritas Cape: a recently discovered raptor migration hotspot in the Balkans
20 June 2025, Ugo Mellone
Several new hotspots have been identified in the past three decades, particularly in Italy, but none have approached the numbers observed at those three traditional...

Rare island finch threatened by extreme storms
14 April 2025, Peter G. Ryan
The latest Paper of the Month for Bird Conservation International is The impact of storm-induced tree loss on the population of Wilkins’s Finch Nesospiza wilkinsi...

Foraging on the verge of extinction: are fisheries a threat to the critically endangered Rapa Shearwater?
09 April 2025, Frédéric Jiguet
The latest Paper of the Month for Bird Conservation International is Tracking the non-breeding range of Rapa Shearwater Puffinus myrtae, a Critically Endangered...

Everything you need to know about seabirds!
03 July 2025, Stephanie Nolan
Seabirds soar over oceans, line coasts and nest on islands. When healthy ecosystems thrive, seabirds thrive.

Turning the Tide: Pacific Nations Lead in Ocean Conservation
02 July 2025, Charlie Malcolm-McKay
From creating the world’s largest Marine Protected Area to launching the biggest Indigenous-led marine reserve on earth, Pacific nations are redefining ocean...

Too hot to handle: Burning wood for heat emits more CO₂ than coal
02 July 2025, Erica Gentili
New report reveals how bioenergy is accelerating the climate crisis.

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6 out of 29 Ornithology

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Latest articles

A systematic review reveals the future study priorities of hornbills (Aves: Bucerotidae) in Indonesia

The spread and status of the Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri on Tristan da Cunha

Akritas Cape: a new raptor migration hot spot in the Balkans

Severe reduction in the distribution of the threatened New Caledonian Crow Honeyeater Eugymnomyza aubryana

Puerto Rico Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata wetmorei population assessment after Hurricanes Irma and María

Status, distribution, and population trends of Galápagos Rail Laterallus spilonota and Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops on the Galápagos Islands

Assessing the spatial overlap between planned offshore wind farms and wintering waterbirds: a Baltic Sea case study

Conservation implications of the illegal trade in Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus for belief-based use in Benin, West Africa

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Akritas Cape: a recently discovered raptor migration hotspot in the Balkans

Rare island finch threatened by extreme storms

Foraging on the verge of extinction: are fisheries a threat to the critically endangered Rapa Shearwater?

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Turning the Tide: Pacific Nations Lead in Ocean Conservation

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