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.

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...

Covering the costs of publishing open access papers in Bird Conservation International
26 February 2025, Bird Conservation International
Every year, an increasing proportion of scientific articles are published open access, which means they are fully available to all, rather than being hidden...

Mass Cormorants killing proposed by the FAO
25 April 2025, Saskia Pelzer
A new draft plan could trigger widespread culling of Cormorants in Europe.

Renforcement des efforts de conservation en Guinée et en Sierra Leone
15 April 2025, Giliane Okana
BirdLife International lance un nouvel appel à propositions pour de petites subventions en Guinée et en Sierra Leone.

Strengthening Conservation Efforts in Guinea and Sierra Leone
15 April 2025, Giliane Okana
BirdLife International launches a new call for proposals for small grants in Guinea and Sierra Leone.

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2023 Impact Factor:
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5 out of 29 Ornithology

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Latest articles

Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus

Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus – CORRIGENDUM

Home range and presence of the California Condor Gymnogyps californianus in a protected area in Baja California: seasonal, biological, and food supplementation influences

Estimating the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach

Spatial and temporal variation in farmland bird nesting ecology: implications for effective Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra conservation

Differences in breeding phenology between two geographically separated populations of the ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis)

Collateral damage of the energy transition? Investigating the avoidance of powerlines by the Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis in a German agricultural landscape

Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites

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Rare island finch threatened by extreme storms

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

Covering the costs of publishing open access papers in Bird Conservation International

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Mass Cormorants killing proposed by the FAO

Renforcement des efforts de conservation en Guinée et en Sierra Leone

Strengthening Conservation Efforts in Guinea and Sierra Leone

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