Tropical ecology

Macaw parrots, living in the Amazon forests. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Tropical rainforest birds are disappearing even in undisturbed forests – researchers fear a new “silent spring”

Long-term monitoring data in Brazil, Panama and Ecuador indicate a sharp decline in birds, especially insectivorous species, and it is possible that the climate crisis and the decline in insect numbers are destabilizing tropical forest ecosystems.