Manuel J. Steinbauer

Dec 18, 2023 | nature.com | Rob Cooke |Tobias Andermann |Tim Blackburn |Manuel J. Steinbauer |Alexandre Antonelli

AbstractBirds are among the best-studied animal groups, but their prehistoric diversity is poorly known due to low fossilization potential. Hence, while many human-driven bird extinctions (i.e., extinctions caused directly by human activities such as hunting, as well as indirectly through human-associated impacts such as land use change, fire, and the introduction of invasive species) have been recorded, the true number is likely much larger.