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Nine insect-eating bird species in Amazon in sharp decline, scientists find – The Guardian
Paper suggests climate crisis reducing insects in lowlands and central jungle, as fruit-eaters not affected
Bird species are in decline even in the remote parts of the Amazon, far from human interference, a study shows.
Scientists have found a sharp decline in nine insect-eating bird species in the lowlands of the central jungle in the space of a few decades. No equivalent decline was found among fruit-eating birds. This, they said, indicated that the climate crisis and its effect on insect populations may be to blame.
The research, published in the journal Ecology Letters, makes use of data collected…
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