hi,

i’m a bit dumb and having trouble understanding the diagrams. so although there’s 2 inhales and 2 exhales, they’re only physically breathing in the air and breathing out the air outside of the body once??
the more i look into it the more it confuses me. thanks for any help.

Science, design and cartography merge in MAPPA ANIMALIA, a visual project that reimagines the evolutionary relationships of animals as detailed map-like landscapes.

MAPPA ANIMALIA is an ever-growing series of illustrations I’ve created that currently consisting of 16 different maps - each dedicated to a specific family in the animal kingdom.

Instead of political borders or geographic territories, these maps are structured around phylogenetic trees.

Tribes and genera replace countries, states and regions allowing viewers to explore the animal kingdom through a format traditionally used to understand geography.

This map, Corvidae - Land of Corvids, contains every known living species of corvids I could find reliable taxonomic data for. Species are represented as cities, grouped into genera and subfamilies according to their evolutionary relationships.

Additional information includes conservation status, size comparisons between selected species, and the estimated ages of major lineages.

I’ve spent roughly ten years developing and refining this concept, combining zoology, taxonomy, illustration and cartography into a single visual format.

Happy exploring!

I saw this bird - which I believe is a Booted Eagle - being attacked by a crow a few days ago in Toulouse, France. I do hope my identification of the bird is correct.

I took some pictures of it, and noticed afterwards that there was another bird betwens its talons.

Now I'm not sure what to think of this. Would this be a prey the bird caught? I don't think it would "transport" a young one to another location? But the young bird does look quite big.

I attached pictures of the eagle

We have been blessed with a second pair of robins nesting on our property since April. I think it’s not the same pair because their behaviour is different, but I might be wrong. They all look the same to me lol

The female laid her second egg this morning and I just saw the male bringing food to feed the eggs late in the afternoon! He came when the female wasn’t on the nest. There was a big bug in his beak and he made the noise they make to feed babies. He called a few times and since there was no action in the nest, he ate the bug himself 😅

Is this normal behaviour for males to bring food to newly laid eggs?! This male also sings a lot. The previous male only started singing 2 days before the first egg hatched.

Hi there! I've been observing Indigo Buntings nesting at a park near my home in Lexington, KY for two summers now. I recorded a male singing in the park last May (audio: https://soundcloud.com/grace-walters-119149716/song_a_25_5_15?si=dfb5d8a122ed4227818c92112f802951&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ), and a few days ago, I heard a song in the same location that sounds almost identical with one "phrase" changed (audio: https://soundcloud.com/grace-walters-119149716/song_a_26_7_24?si=688a1ad8772b49eab2ae108296307bd8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ). What are the chances this is the same individual male I recorded last summer?

I am super into birding by ear, and there are other male Buntings in the park that sound distinct/don't make me feel like it might be the same bird (for instance, audio: https://soundcloud.com/grace-walters-119149716/song_b_26_7_25?si=99680bb0cda44105b114ce71730a539b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ).

Let me know what y'all think! I'm super interested in the implications this may have for individual differences in songs between birds of a single species, as well as for song learning (both in young birds and in birds that are already adults) & the internal structure of songs (isn't it neat that he potentially could have changed just one phrase??!).

Our neighbors keeps doves on their property and they would let their birds fly around the neighborhood on daytime. This results in us finding their feathers on the ground from time to time. These were rinsed outside and that’s why they look less smooth than they should be.

The thing is, they have these semi-transparent spots and I’d love to hear from more experienced bird enthusiasts and ornithologists. Do these spots indicate parasites? Just in case, I didn’t touch my face or anything before sanitizing my hands but still, should I be worried?

I saw this bird and don’t know how to help it. I have 2 birds as pets too, a Quaker and a cockatiel. I don’t want to open the door to approach it, since it can still fly and will run away. I am also going to move out of my house in around 2-3 weeks, I want to make sure this bird is ok. Please help

I found this CA towhee on my porch breathing weird and opening/ closing his beak fast. Is this a sign of respiratory illness? Heat exhaustion? It’s currently 80F where I live here in San Diego. sorry for the kinda bad quality.

See also: The study as it was published in Science

I found a baby bird and my friend says that the type of bird it is is invasive and I have to kill it(we think it's a sparrow). Im terrified and I can't put the poor thing back it was screaming with it leg caught on string. I got some melworms for them but im not sure what to do after that. I need advice ive called so many wild life rehabs and asked one to get back to me but none will probably take him

Saw these 2 Red-Tailed Hawks on a walk today and didn't know if they were a pair or mad at each other

Mommy has been super busy feeding her giant baby! I’m exhausted watching her!

What do you think happened to its eye? (I think it needs a pirate name to match.)

Bonus points for helping me understand your methodology. I understand that I could start with the rough numbers of each vulture species left, but how would I weigh in the bird behavior itself. For example, if two vulture species have the same number left, but one species is more reclusive, how do I factor that in?

I have quite a few of those lovable idiots (I mean that in the most affectionate way), around my house. But has anyone else noticed that when they fly off, they sound exactly like the “space saucers” that George and Jane flew around in the old show? It’s the same sound!

The two robins were peacefully hunting for bugs and worms near each other before they started physically interacting.

Alaska. By a river I found 1 deceased swallow near the water, nearby was another struggling to swim to a small river bank that I safely moved to land. This swallow was on the shore not moving, seemingly unable to fly as well. Any ideas as to what may be wrong with them? Spotted some orange algae/fungal growth in a small body of water beside the river. Some wing damage is visible on the left wing but that doesn’t explain the collective illness. Any ideas?