Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Bird populations in the tropics have dropped by roughly a third (25-38 per cent) since 1980 due to intensifying heat extremes from climate change, with some species declining by over 50 per cent, according to new study published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution with contributions from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the University of Queensland, and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.

Read the full press release here: pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/tropical-bird-populations-have-declined-by-one-third-since-1980-due-to-climate-change

Here you find the study: nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02811-7

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