Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Birds have conquered the globe in a way most other animals, humans included, can only dream of. They are survivors, adventurers, innovators. Simply put: Birds don't share our planet. We share theirs. Get inspired by this explainer of all things avian, featuring UCLA Professor Morgan Tingley, doctoral candidate Graham Montgomery and undergraduate researcher and recent alumna Mia Rosati. ✨

Help birds by participating in crowdsourced science:
ebird.com
inaturalist.org

Explore more of “We Are UCLAvian” here: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/we-are-uclavian-birds-and-bruins

#UCLA #ecology #urbanwildlife #birds #ornithology

Producer and Animator: Katie Sipek
Producers: Trever Ducote and Tina Hordzwick
Narrator: Álvaro Castillo
Writers/Editors: Lucy Berbeo, Álvaro Castillo, Tina Hordzwick, Jonathan Riggs and Katie Sipek
Videographer: Damon Cirulli