Male‐biased sex ratios occur in many bird species, particularly in those with small or
declining populations, but the causes of these skews and their consequences for local …

Age-dependent skewed sex ratios have been observed in bird populations, with adult males
generally outnumbering females. This trend is mainly driven by higher female mortality …

Trophic networks in small isolated islands are in a fragile balance, and their disturbance can
easily contribute toward the extinction vortex of species. Here, we show, in a small Atlantic …

Global biodiversity loss is a major environmental concern. The wildlife on islands are
particularly vulnerable to threats posed by alien predators, habitat loss and overexploitation …

Estimating and understanding variation in survival rates is crucial for the management of
threatened species, especially those with limited population sizes and/or restricted ranges …

The Raso Lark Alauda razae is a single island endemic confined to the island of Raso in the
Cape Verde islands. It has been studied via short (11–20 day), similarly-timed visits every …

The Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla polatzeki is a threatened, endemic, forest‐
dwelling bird species of the Canary Islands, whose core population at the end of the 20th …

[ES] Striking resilience of an island–endemic bird to a severe perturbation: the case of the
Gran Canaria blue chaffinch. Evidence regarding population trends of endangered species …

Invasive predators are a major driver of extinctions and continue to threaten native
populations worldwide. Island eradications of (mostly mammalian) invasive predators have …

Recent data on status and distribution of resident and migrant birds in the Cape Verde
Islands are presented, including records of nine taxa new to the archipelago, viz. Ixobrychus …