We publish original reseach papers, short-communications and reviews related to the biology of birds, with an emphasis on documentation, analysis, and interpretation of field and laboratory studies, presentation of new methodologies, theories or reviews of ideas or previously known information. Ornithology Research has a focus on the Neotropical region, but it is open to global studies on birds.



Records of occurrence are potentially suitable as long as they present verifiable documentation and the first record for a given country.

Studies based on data provided by citizen science databases are welcome, but should provide substantial volume of data, address well-formulated research questions, and provided detailed analysis.

The following areas of interest are covered by the journal:


ornithological studies on behavior
behavioral ecology
biogeography
breeding biology
community ecology
conservation biology
distribution
evolution and genetics
landscape ecology
methods and statistics
migration
nomenclature
paleontology
parasites and diseases
phylogeography
physiology
population biology
systematics
taxonomy