A species already extinct in the wild because of trade, but long overlooked because it had been classified as a subspecies. Our genomic study re-drew species limits in these starlings. Hoping for urgent conservation focus to come! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… #songbird #conservation

The white-eyes are ‘great speciators’. Using genomes of historic specimens we untangled their history. We identified west Indonesia as the center of diversity. elifesciences.org/articles/62765 #songbirds #zosterops #ornithology #wallacea #evolution #birds #ScienceTwitter

Singapore is a stronghold for the Critically Endangered Straw-headed Bulbul highly threatened by the wildlife trade. Distance sampling estimates 400-750 birds here, comprising 1/4-1/2 of the world's wild population! avianevonusdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/chiok-… #songbird #wildlifetrade #conservation

Singapore is a stronghold for the Critically Endangered Straw-headed Bulbul decimated by the wildlife trade. Distance sampling estimates 400-750 birds here, comprising 1/4-1/2 of the wild population! avianevonusdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/chiok-… #songbird #wildlifetrade #conservation

A vitally important piece by The Revelator to better understand the scale and costs of the #songbirdtrade. Our work features heavily here - we hope to keep studying the trade and find means of ameliorating it. ASAP @tweetWRS IUCN_Songbirds therevelator.org/asian-songbird…

The WINNER of the 2020 #IBISbestECRpaper . . . Dominic Y. J. Ng et al Genomic and morphological data help uncover extinction‐in‐progress of an unsustainably traded Hill Myna radiation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ib… See bou.org.uk/ibis/best-ecr-… @LeicaUK Leica Nature & Birding | #ornithology

The IUCN_Songbirds member Frank Rheindt is a Principal Investigator at AvianEvo_NUS. Genetic research conducted by his team is essential for #Asiansongbird conservation: asiansongbirdtradesg.com/genetic-resear… More information about AvianEvo_NUS can be found on their website: avianevonus.com

The Dalat Pleateau has been long overlooked hotbed of cryptic avian endemism. Find some novel insights in this photo-adorned piece that will be a great aid to those to who find themselves in this highly under-birded part of the world! avianevonusdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/hung-e…

Find out more about our work with National Parks Board studying Red Junglefowl populations in Singapore and learning how the genomic data correlate with morphological characters. The results might surprise you! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… #conservation #redjunglefowls #chicken

The Elegant #Pitta species complex has now been split three ways following bioacoustic and morphological analyses! Find out more here: avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #NewSpecies #birds #Birdsoftwitter

The Black-winged Myna species complex comprises of 3 Critically Endangered forms distinguished by the amount of black in their plumage. Our work shows how this variation is partly explained by introgression with the all-black Javan Myna in eastern Java: nature.com/articles/s4159…

The 2019-2020 winter resulted in a glut of unusual vagrants in Malaysia and Singapore. This paper details notable sightings and trends over the last few years: avianevonusdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/sin-et…

Interglacial landbridges in SE Asia were thought to allow birds unimpeded movement across Sundaland. However, this study uses genomic data to demonstrate that these landbridges were not universal conduits of gene flow: avianevonusdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/cros-e…

Uncovering corridors and barriers to gene flow in two Palearctic shorebirds with different habitat preferences and how this sheds light on their present-day population structure: nature.com/articles/s4159… @taaanhuizhen

📢New paper! Is plumage coloration a reliable trait for species delimitation? No❌ Using genome wide markers, our study confirmed that 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪 was the same species as 𝘊. 𝘩. 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴. doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12…