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    Cranial anatomy of Anchiornis

    Wang, M., X.-L. Wang, X.-T. Zheng, and Z.-H. Zhou (2024) Cranial anatomy of Anchiornis huxleyi (Theropoda: Paraves) sheds new light on bird skull evolution Vertebrata Palasiatica (advance online publication) doi: 10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.241225 The origin of birds from theropod dinosaurs, by...
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    Nomination of a lectotype for Psammornis rothschildi

    Pickford, M., D. Russell, and M.O. Day (2024) Nomination of a lectotype for the avian oospecies Psammornis rothschildi Andrews, 1912 Fossil Imprint 80: 390–400 doi: 10.37520/fi.2024.028 Psammornis rothschildi is an avian oospecies, the type material of which was collected from the desert...
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    Cyanocorax jays

    Castillo-Chora, V.J., R.S. Etienne, L.A. Sánchez-González, A. Mastretta-Yanes, and A.G. Navarro-Sigüenza (2024) Ecological niche conservatism and diversification in a clade of New World jays from the tropical lowland forests of Mesoamerica Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: blae112...
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    Reevaluation of gastornithiforms

    Mayr, G., C. Mourer-Chauviré, E. Bourdon, and M. Stache (2024) Resurrecting the taxon Diatryma: A review of the giant flightless Eocene Gastornithiformes (Aves), with a report of the first skull of Diatryma geiselensis Palaeontologia Electronica 28: 57 doi: 10.26879/1438 The middle Eocene coal...
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    Darwin Finches

    Lawson, L.P., E. Nemeth, M. Dvorak, F. Cunninghame, B. Fessl, J.C. Mueller, D. Mosquera, B. Wendelin, and K. Petren (2024) A hidden finch from the Galapagos Islands: a genetically and morphologically distinctive woodpecker finch from San Cristobal Island Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society...
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    Pipridae

    Castro-Astor, I.N., J. Cracraft, J.G. Tello, M.A.S. Alves, W.M. Mauck III, A. Aleixo, C. Duca, and A.C. Carnaval (2024) Phylogeography, historical population demography, and climatic modeling of two bird species uncover past connections between Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest Ecology and...
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    Hirundinidae

    Schield, D.R., J.K. Carter, E.S.C. Scordato, I.I. Levin, M.R. Wilkins, S.A. Mueller, Z. Gompert, P. Nosil, J.B.W. Wolf, and R.J. Safran (2024) Sexual selection promotes reproductive isolation in barn swallows Science 386: eadj8766 doi: 10.1126/science.adj8766 Despite the well-known effects of...
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    Ypresicolius sandcoleiformis gen. et sp. nov.

    Mayr, G. and A.C. Kitchener (2024) A new mousebird (Aves, Coliiformes) from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, United Kingdom) constitutes a morphological link between sandcoleids and coliids Geodiversitas 46: 979–993 doi: 10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a20...
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    Parulidae

    Calderón, A.M., A.W. Wood, Z.A. Szpiech, and D.P.L. Toews (2024) Recently delisted songbird harbors extensive genomic evidence of inbreeding, potentially complicating future recovery Evolutionary Applications 17: e70052 doi: 10.1111/eva.70052 The Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) is a...
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    Falconidae

    Piacentini, V.Q., R.P. Prŷs-Jones, and J.F. Pacheco (2024) On the identity of Micrastur guerilla jugularis Gurney, 1884, with lectotype designation Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 144: 451–455 doi: 10.25226/bboc.v144i4.2024.a8 Micrastur guerilla jugularis Gurney was described...
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    Marocortyx gen. nov. and Chauvireria axaina, Chauvireria egorovkensis, Coturnix augustus, Plioperdix boevi, & Tologuica vetusta spp. nov.

    Zelenkov, N.V. (2024) The diversity and evolution of quails and allies (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae: Coturnicini) in the Miocene–Early Pleistocene of Eurasia Paleontological Journal 58: 1089–1193 Introduction doi: 10.1134/S0031030124600860 The introduction provides general information on...
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    Neuroanatomy of Argentavis

    Etchegorry, M.T. and F.J. Degrange (2024) Insights into Argentavis magnificens (Aves, Teratornithidae) lifestyle based on neuroanatomy Journal of Anatomy (advance online publication) doi: 10.1111/joa.14184 Teratornithidae is an extinct bird family, likely related to Cathartidae, known...
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    Charadriiformes

    Forsdick, N.J., A. Alexander, L. Brown, R.F. Maloney, T.E. Steeves, and M. Knapp (2024) Maintenance of mitogenomic diversity despite recent population decline in a critically endangered Aotearoa New Zealand bird Conservation Genetics (advance online publication) doi: 10.1007/s10592-024-01661-3...
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    Fibular reduction and the evolution of theropod locomotion

    Manafzadeh, A.R., S.M. Gatesy, J.A. Nyakatura, and B.-A.S. Bhullar (2024) Fibular reduction and the evolution of theropod locomotion Nature (advance online publication) doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08251-w Since Hampé’s classic developmental experiments in the mid-twentieth century, the reduced...
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    Extinction of the slender-billed curlew

    Buchanan, G.M., B. Chapple, A.J. Berryman, N. Crockford, J.J.F.J. Jansen, and A.L. Bond (2024) Global extinction of Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) Ibis (advance online publication) doi: 10.1111/ibi.13368 In the current biodiversity crisis, conservation efforts are often focused...
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    Availability of Megalapterygidae

    Worthy, T.H., M. Bunce, A. Cooper, M.J. Phillips, and R.P. Scofield (2024) The availability of Megalapterygidae, a family-group name for Megalapteryx, among New Zealand moa Avian Systematics 2: 65-67 Phylogenomic and morphological data provide strong evidence for the position of Megalapteryx...
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    Taphonomy of paravians from the Jiufotang Formation

    Liu, Y., Q. Ji, X. Wang, J. Yang, J.K. O’Connor, B. Guo, T. Ren, T. Yin, and Y. Wang (2024) Micro-XRF mapping elucidates the taphonomy of two Early Cretaceous paravian fossils from western Liaoning, China Atomic Spectroscopy 45: 123–131 doi: 10.46770/AS.2024.033 Paraves is the taxonomic group...
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    Corvoidea

    Müller, I.A., F. Thörn, S. Rajan, P.G.P. Ericson, J.P. Dumbacher, G. Maiah, M.P.K. Blom, K.A. Jønsson,and M. Irestedt (2024) Species-specific dynamics may cause deviations from general biogeographical predictions—evidence from a population genomics study of a New Guinean endemic passerine bird...
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    Island radiations

    Recuerda, M., J.C.H. Montoya, G. Blanco, and B. Milá (2024) Repeated evolution on oceanic islands: comparative genomics reveals species-specific processes in birds BMC Ecology and Evolution 24: 140 doi: 10.1186/s12862-024-02320-4 Understanding the interplay between genetic drift, natural...
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    Evolution of aggression in the Rodrigues solitaire

    Rijsdijk, K.F., J.C. Croll, J.P. Hume, A. Janoo, R. Aguilée, J. De Groeve, R. Kentie, M. Schilthuizen, B.H. Warren, and L.P.A.M. Claessens (2024) Sea level rise and the evolution of aggression on islands iScience 27: 111236 doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111236 Why aggressive traits evolve in some...
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    Correlates of avian extinction timing since 1500 CE

    Kittelberger, K.D., C.J. Tanner, A.N. Buxton, A. Prewett, and Ç.H. Şekercioğlu (2024) Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE Avian Research (advance online publication) doi: 10.1016/j.avrs.2024.100213 Avian extinctions have been relatively well documented in modern...
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    Giant phorusrhacid from the La Victoria Formation

    Degrange, F.J., S.B. Cooke, L.G. Ortiz-Pabon, J.S. Pelegrin, C.A. Perdomo, R. Salas-Gismondi, and A. Link (2024) A gigantic new terror bird (Cariamiformes, Phorusrhacidae) from Middle Miocene tropical environments of La Venta in northern South America Papers in Palaeontology 10: e1601 doi...
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    Caprimulgiformes

    Day, G., G. Fox, H. Hipperson, K.H. Maher, R. Tucker, G.J. Horsburgh, D. Waters, K.L. Durant, T. Burke, J. Slate, and K.E. Arnold (2024) Revealing the demographic history of the European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) Ecology and Evolution 14: e70460 doi: 10.1002/ece3.70460 A species'...
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    Ukugyps orcesi gen. et sp. nov. and Buteo chimborazoensis sp. nov.

    Lo Coco, G.E., F.L. Agnolín, and J.L.R. Carrión (2024) New records of Pleistocene birds of prey from Ecuador Journal of Ornithology (advance online publication) doi: 10.1007/s10336-024-02229-1 The fossil record of New World vultures (Cathartidae) and hawks (Accipitridae) in South America is...
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    Prophaethon waltonensis sp. nov.

    Mayr, G. and A.C. Kitchener (2024) A new species of the Prophaethontidae (Aves, Phaethontiformes) from the early Eocene London Clay Historical Biology (advance online publication) doi: 10.1080/08912963.2024.2418895 We report new specimens of the stem group phaethontiform Prophaethon from the...
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