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Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds

A research team from the Doñana Biological Station-CSIC and the Miguel Hernández University tracked griffon and cinereous vultures and white storks to study their flight patterns
These species mostly fly under 1,300 meters so the flight altitudes overlapped the legal flight altitude limit set for general aviation, which is 900 meters.

Different frontal colourations in storks (Ciconiidae) reveals short-range visual cues for species recognition

The Ciconiidae family includes 19 extant species distributed in all over the world. While all species are similar in morphotype, with dominant black or white plumage colouration, storks may also display some highly coloured areas in small patches of the integument, including bill, legs, and the head. Non-conserved coloured areas are located in frontal zones but cover a low proportion of the entire body and are only visible at close range. These results provide further support to the species...