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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela

@birdmapper.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Conservation Ecology @ucsc. #biodiversity #birds #WomeninSTEM #cienciacriolla 🇨🇴. Fulbrighter. Mum. www.nocampopenuela.com

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Monte Neate-Clegg @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our new study (with @birdmapper.bsky.social) relating extinction risk with colourfulness across the world's passerine birds was covered by @mongabay.com! @ucscscience.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Colorful birds are at greater risk of extinction than drab birds, study finds
A new study finds colorful birds face a higher extinction risk than drab species, even beyond the pet trade, pointing to unexplained conservation threats.
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Monte Neate-Clegg @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🚨Out today in @society4conbio.bsky.social, in my new paper with @birdmapper.bsky.social, we show a positive relationship between exinction risk and colourfulness across the world's passerine birds! conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The link between colorfulness and extinction risk across the world's passerine birds
Many of the functional traits that mediate extinction risk across the range of biodiversity relate indirectly to a species’ ability to persist in a changing world, yet certain traits such as colorati...
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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🎉Our paper “A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice” is out today in @conservationsp.bsky.social ! We synthesize trends across ~400 conservation PM studies. Congrats to @mktheecologist.bsky.social, Chris Wilmers, @birdmapper.bsky.social! 🧪🌎🗺️ 👇🏽 doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
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A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice
There has been a recent increase and diversification in the use of participatory mapping in the field of conservation, however, methodological standards remain both disjointed and confounding. We con....
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UC Santa Cruz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
In the wake of Jane Goodall’s passing last week, many of our researchers here at UC Santa Cruz shared fond memories of Goodall and appreciation for her role as a champion of the natural world. Hear from a few faculty members who have been and will continue to be inspired by her legacy ⬇️
tim with jane
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Natalia Pérez-Amaya @nataliaperez-a.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
📖 doi.org/10.1007/s106... @amcuervo.bsky.social @cdanielcadena.bsky.social @birdmapper.bsky.social @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social @julisoto.bsky.social @UNALoficial @MincienciasCo @inst_humboldt
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Century-long shifts in body size and proportions of lowland rainforest birds - Evolutionary Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology - Climate change is having profound impacts on biodiversity, with notable effects on the distribution, and morphology of species. Many studies have documented changes in body...
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Monte Neate-Clegg @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Following on from our avitourism paper in @peopleandnature.bsky.social, you can hear @birdmapper.bsky.social and @rswamper.bsky.social discuss the paper on the @amornith.bsky.social podcast. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2J1J...
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09-33: Why Birders Go Where They Go with Natalia Ocamp-Peñuela & Scott Winton
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People and Nature @peopleandnature.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🐦‍⬛New Research: Human development, societal stability and bird capital predict global tourist eBirding activity➡️ buff.ly/n7EUFbY "Birdwatchers choose to visit countries that are safe, well-developed, and full of unique birds" @birdmapper.bsky.social @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social @rsawmper.bsky.social
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
New paper 🚨 We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Human development, societal stability and bird capital predict global tourist eBirding activity
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Monte Neate-Clegg @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
New paper 🚨 with @birdmapper.bsky.social! We mapped various diversity metrics for the colossal avifauna of Colombia! Species and functional richness are tightly linked but range-restricted endemics do not capture functional diversity well conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Range‐restricted species are poor proxies for functional diversity in the world's largest avifauna
We assessed the relationship between avian taxonomic richness (four metrics) and functional diversity (three metrics) across Colombia, the country with the most bird species. We found total species r....
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Mónica Medina @momedinamunoz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Glad to share this new publication on the role of scientific diasporas in facilitating global biodiversity research and conservation goals rdcu.be/elSmJ. The result of the Colombian diaspora organizing during COP16 2024 in Cali, Colombia. @juliprieto.bsky.social @birdmapper.bsky.social
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Felipe Zapata, Mónica Medina and Julián Prieto co-authors of the paper standing outside the COP16 Green Zone in downtown Cali, Colombia.Bird mural. Cali, ColombiaColombian biodiversity mural. Cali, Colombia
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
New Job Alert! 📢 Join BTO as a Database Developer. Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📝 Salary: £34,578 📅 Full time role, part-time will be considered 🏠 Hybrid working policy
Cut out image of a Robin perched on a rock in front of a purple background. Wording to the left of the image reads: Work with us! Database Developer. www.bto.org/jobs. BTO logo is top right of the image.
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Not to miss!
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I work in amazing place: UNC-Chapel Hill Biology. Our faculty of ~50 includes folks engaged in both basic science & pedagogical research. We have an opening for a new Teaching Assistant or Associate Professor to join us in July 2025-happy to answer questions RT unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
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Teaching Asst or Teaching Associate Professor
The position calls for teaching three classes per semester, which may include fundamental classes for biology majors such as cell biology and genetics, and biodiversity (ecology, evolution, and organi...
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Si eres guía de Aviturismo en Colombia 🇨🇴, te invitamos a llenar esta encuesta sobre los impactos económicos y sociales del aviturismo para un estudio. Sólo toma 10 mins. Por favor compartir! tinyurl.com/encuestaaviturismo
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ELE-ETHWSL.bsky.social @ele-ethwsl.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The Laboratory of Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution at the ETH Zurich is looking for candidates to fill a post-doctoral position as part of the fully funded SNSF Consolidator project “Burgeon”. Check out the detail at: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Tectono-Geomorphic Processes and Mountain Biodiversity
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
It’s not easy to be a (present) mum and an (effective) academic, but we can manage both if we have supportive teams, welcome flexibility, and lead with kindness. Here is an editorial I wrote for @nature.com Human Behavior about my experience with this balancing act 🤹🏻‍♀️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The balancing act of being an academic and a mother - Nature Human Behaviour
Academia is not a welcoming place for women who want both a family and a career. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela draws on her own experience to explain how this must change.
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Association of Field Ornithologists @fieldornith.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
El Consejo Norteamericano de Anillamiento (NABC) abre la convocatoria a pequeñas becas para apoyar el desarrollo y certificación de anilladores de aves de América Latina y el Caribe. Aplica aquí: shorturl.at/camzZ #AFOGrantsandAwards #anilladodeaves #NABC
Pequeñas subvenciones para sesiones de certificación de anillamiento para Latinoamérica y el Caribe. 

Oportunidad restringida a candidatos de América Latina y el Caribe.

Fecha límite: 31 de marzo, 2025

Aplica en www.animalecology.org/grants
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
That’s why we are the bird paradise 🫶🏽🇨🇴🦜
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Roland Kays @rolandkays.com · 21/02/2025
We have a cool new job that just opened up at the museum. Head of Conservation ($50-$88K) Be the champion for the conservation activities and the related messaging for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
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Job Bulletin
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A nice story about Palomarin Field Station, where I and many others were trained in bird banding. Great times there more than a decade ago now! Long-term monitoring is so valuable for ecology and conservation 🙌🏽 🪶 localnewsmatters.org/2025/02/19/m...
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Modern day 'bird seers' track environmental health at longest running avian field station - Local News Matters
IN ANCIENT ROME “bird seers” were priests, or augurs, who delivered prophecies based on their observations of birds. The right combination of bird
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Nicole Michel @nicolemichel.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Come work with us! We're hiring a Senior Manager, Quantitative Science on National Audubon Society's Science Team (1/2) audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubo...
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Senior Manager, Quantitative Science
Position Summary: The Senior Manager, Quantitative Science will be responsible for leading and executing analyses that measure the biological impacts of Audubon's initiatives. This will include develo...
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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Brett Scheffers and I are seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join the 2025-2027 Future of Species Range Shifts cohort as part of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program. The postdoc would be hosted here at UF. More here: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
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Post-Doc - Future of Species Range Shifts | Natural Resources Job Board
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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Global biodiversity loss from outsourced deforestation doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Global biodiversity loss from outsourced deforestation - Nature
An analysis of global deforestation linked to consumption of products in the supply chains of large economies finds greater losses for vertebrate species’ ranges outside these countries than in them.
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Benji Jones @benjij.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I wrote a feature about birdwatching in Colombia, which turns out to be about much more than staring at some (very beautiful) birds. Reporting on wildlife is usually bleak but this story gave me some actual hope. Hope! I do know her! www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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Why thousands of people are traveling to one country to see these birds
An unexpected industry is booming in Colombia. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Hi friends! I have finally decided to make the jump from the other platform to this one. Excited to get back in touch with the #birds and #science communities 🙌🏽
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