blurbs

Join hosts Matt Ross and Jimmy Rosebrock as they drink brews and talk birds! Follow on instagram: @matt.rossella @jrmdbirds If scripted podcasts are more your thing, check out: The Feel Good Birder Podcast Other "blurbs" episodes Support the show

Hear all about @theweenuthatch and his worldwide big year (so far!), as well as his week-long leg of the trip in the North Island of New Zealand! Follow me and (other) Matt on instagram: @matt.rossella and @theweenuthatch Support the podcast: patreon.com/blurbs439  Bird call ID's 1) Santa Marta antpitta 2) White-throated sparrow 3) Great tit 4) Mute Swan (just kidding!) Support the show

Come and learn about tūī, the vocal acrobats of New Zealand! Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the podcast on patreon: patreon.com/blurbs439 Links: tūī vocalisation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqw9LvW2nvw tūī mimicking human speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij78s460oQM References: Hill, S. D. (2011). The vocalisation of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae): a thesis presente...

Come and learn all about New Zealand's only bird to be the sole member of its family.  Snitches get stitchbirds! Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the podcast on patreon: patreon.com/blurbs439 References: Angehr, G. R. (1984). A bird in the hand: Andreas Reischek and the Stitchbird. Notornis , 31 (4), 300-311. Duntsch, L. (2022). Genomic insights into the adaptive potential of the...

Come on a time travelling journey with me to somewhere I wish I could go for a day! Pre-human New Zealand, when birds ruled the land. Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support my dream of turning this podcast into a part time job by contributing on patreon: patreon.com/blurbs439 Books used for research: Birdstories - Geoff Norman References: Brathwaite, D. H. (1992). Notes on the weight, flyin...

I hope some new/rare people venture outside their normal "podcast range" and find this episode! Amendments: I forgot to mention Southey in the list of authors responsible for the compilation of bird reports from the RAC. They are accurately cited below. My apologies! Also, I meant black CURRAWONG, not burrawong! Sorry for that mistake - I was having trouble saying the name, and evidently...

I hope you lek the episode... Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support my dream of making the podcast a part-time job at patreon.com/blurbs439 References: Alonso, J. C., Alvarez-Martinez, J. M., & Palacin, C. (2012). Leks in ground-displaying birds: hotspots or safe places?. Behavioral Ecology , 23 (3), 491-501. Foster, M. S. (2021). Male Aggregation in Dwarf Tyrant-Manakins and What It T...

I think I’m fascinated with paleo-ornithology…  Support the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella References: Carney, R. M., Tischlinger, H., & Shawkey, M. D. (2020). Evidence corroborates identity of isolated fossil feather as a wing covert of Archaeopteryx. Scientific Reports , 10 (1), 15593. Guimarães, M. J. (2023). Colonial ground nesting by...

The birding highlights from my recent trip to the South Island of New Zealand!   Support on Patreon: http://patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Pied stilt call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdydTwH29o Brown creeper song: https://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/brown-creeper Under "sound' section: Brown Creeper Part song from a small flock, Te Anau, November 1956,...

Support the show: patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella References: Beranek, C. T. (2020). Nocturnal detection of Australian Little Bittern and Australian Painted-snipe–Prospects for nocturnal survey methods for rare wetland birds. The Whistler , 14 , 48-53. Hassell, C. J., & Rogers, D. I. (2002). Painted Snipe nesting at Taylor's Lagoon near Broome, north-western Au...

Thanks for listening! (also I meant to say "La"  Niña not "El" Niña!) Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the podcast: patreon.com/blurbs439 References:    Abzhanov, A. (2010). Darwin's Galapagos finches in modern biology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 365(1543), 1001-1007.    Beausoleil, M. O., Lorena Carrión-Avilés, P.,...

Learn all about the only bird in the world with a sideways curved beak! Support blurbs on Patreon: patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella References: Adrian, C. R., & Dowding, J. E. (2003). The Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis: a brief review of status, threats and work in progress. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 100 , 20-24. Armitage, I. (2007). Wrybills (Anarhynchus frontalis)...

The first species to be featured on the podcast that is not endemic to New Zealand! Learn about this parakeets interesting introduction to New Zealand and all the different colour morphs that are out there to be seen!   Support the show: patreon.com/blurbs439 Reach out on instagram: matt.rossella     Books used for research: A mini guide to the identification of New Zealand’s land birds - Andrew C...

What mental health benefits does birding provide? What are the important factors to birding that facilitate this? listen to find out!   Support the podcast: patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella   References:   Bonta, M. (2008). Valorizing the relationships between people and birds: Experiences and lessons from Honduras. Ornitologia Neotropical, 19(Suppl), 595-604. Cox, D. T....

Learn all about the extinct Huia and the title that it holds amongst all modern bird species! Support me to keep creating content: https://www.patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella References: Frith, C. B. (1997). Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris: Callaeidae)-like sexual bill dimorphism in some birds of paradise (Paradisaeidae) and its significance. Notornis , 44 , 177-184. Lam...

Learn all about the Fernbird (Mātātā)! A New Zealand endemic species that is more often heard than seen!   Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the podcast: patreon.com/blurbs439       References:   Anderson, S., & Ogden, J. (2003). The bird community of Kaitoke wetland, Great Barrier Island. Notornis, 50(4), 201-210. Best, H. A. (1973). The biology of the Snares fernbird, Bowdleria p...

Learn all about the world’s rarest seabird, the Chatham Island Tāiko!   Support the show: patreon.com/blurbs439  Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella   References:   Ellegren, H., & Galtier, N. (2016). Determinants of genetic diversity. Nature Reviews Genetics, 17(7), 422-433. Imber, M. J., Taylor, G. A., Tennyson, A. J. D., Aikman, H. A., Scofield, R. P., Ballantyne, J., & Crockett, D. E...

This episode is all about what I find particularly interesting regarding the South Island Takahē, as well as a bit about other members of the genus Porphyrio in New Zealand. Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the show on patreon: patreon.com/blurbs439   References: Boast, A. P. (2019). A Holocene fossil South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) in a high-altitude north-west Nelson ca...

This episode is all about the South Island Kōkako - a New Zealand bird that may or may not still exist! Have a listen to find out where it might be, and what to look/listen for! Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Email me: blurbs.birdpodcast@gmail.com Support the show: patreon.com/blurbs439  References: Milne, A., & Stocker, R. (2014). Evidence for the continued existence of the South Islan...

Hey guys! Im Matt, bird enthusiast from New Zealand! This episode is all about the most ancient lineage of surviving New Zealand birds! Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the show at  https://www.patreon.com/blurbs439 If you want to know where I got my information,  please see below! References: Ericson, P. G., Christidis, L., Cooper, A., Irestedt, M., Jackson, J., Johansson, U. S., &am...