Unraveling the mysteries of storm-petrels, Smallest seabirds in the world w. Fernando Medrano

Birds of the World Discovery | The Cornell Lab of Ornithology | https://birdsoftheworld.org Birds of the World is the world's leading academic digital platform featuring bird life histories and data resources for every bird in the world. This global ornithological resource drives scientific research, education and biodiversity conservation around the world. Storm-petrels are among the least known species of seabirds, mainly due to their cryptic and nocturnal habits. However, knowledge of several species has been expanding thanks to the growing interest of researchers as well as technological advances to locate colonies, track birds at sea and study their general ecology. In this webinar, FERNANDO MEDRANO MARTINEZ, deputy director of the Chilean NGO Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile, will present an overview of what is known and still unknown about the world's petrels. REFERENCE: #birds #ornithology #science #seabirdecology #seabirds #storm-petrels SPECIAL GUEST FERNANDO MEDRANO MARTINEZ is deputy director of the Chilean NGO Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile, or ROC (a Chilean network of bird watchers and nature lovers) and South American leader of Aves del Mundo. He has worked with several storm-petrel species around the world, helping to discover the first breeding colonies of several storm-petrel species in the Atacama Desert. More recently, he developed his PhD at the University of Barcelona where he worked with several species of storm petrels on Guadalupe Island (Mexico), Cape Verde and the Canary Islands.