Journal of Avian Biology

Empirical and theoretical research in ornithology

Published by The Nordic Society Oikos

JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
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Impact Factor: 2.25
Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2021: 5/31 (Ornithology)
Editors-in-Chief: Jan-Åke Nilsson, Staffan Bensch

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Welcome Yali Si - new SE

Michi

20 February 2023

The JAB Editorial Board is happy to welcome Yali Si as a new subjector editor! Yali will complement the board's expertise in spatial ecology, global environmental change and spatial epidemiology.

Welcome Elisa Bonaccorso - new SE

Michi

9 February 2023

We are thrilled to introduce Elisa Bonaccorso as a new subject editor at Journal of Avian Biology! Elisa joined the editorial board in December 2022 and she brings valuable expertise about biogeography and phylogenetics/systematics of neotropical birds to the board.

January/February cover

Michi

31 January 2023

New year, new covers! The first issue of 2023 features a group of common guillemots on the Treshnish Isles, Scotland.

Gone with the wind – fidelity to migratory paths and patterns of wind compensation during migration in adult ospreys

Michi

13 January 2023

A new paper by Bernd Meyburg and Daniel Holte shows that adult ospreys demonstrate high fidelity to migratory paths in autumn and spring, as well as to the timing of migration in autumn; and sidewinds are predominantly compensated, especially when sidewinds are strong.

New article category – Mini-Reviews!

Michi

29 December 2022

Journal of Avian Biology is delighted to announce the introduction of a new article category: Mini-Reviews.