Dr Bruce Beehler's guest appearances

Dr Bruce Beehler

The Wild Life

Mary Anning

Catherine Macdonald

Corina Newsome

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Tom Volk

Leif Cocks

Daniel Sasson

Jeff Corwin

Jason Cryan

Dyan deNapoli

Lynn Frierson Faust

Kabir Peay

Carrie Seltzer

Sebastian Echeverri

Shakira Quiñones

OwlTail

Make a donation to our 501(c)3 organizationSign up for our Newsletter!Become a Member-SupporterFollow us on all of our platformsIf you've ever seen a documentary series narrated by David Attenborough, you've almost surely seen the Birds of Paradise. They are a favorite of his, and many others around the world for their otherworldly, almost ethereal appearance, sounds, and behaviors. In this episode, we explore their fascinating world and biology with Dr Bruce Beehler, ornithologist and research associate of the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and expert on the Birds of Paradise. Follow him on Twitter @BruceMBeehlerEpisode Outline/Questions Answered:How many species are there of Birds of Paradise and where do they live?What exactly is a Bird of Paradise?Where did they come from? (evolutionarily speaking)Why here? And how?Variations between species in nesting, diet, and courtship behaviorSexual DimorphismHow do they make such vivid colorations?How has natural selection led to the males engaging in such intricate courtship displays and having such bizarre colorations?Role of beautyGreat unknownsNotes on Conservation

<a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/donate-widget/30694" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Make a donation to our 501(c)3 organization</a><a href="https://blog.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2305d8aac3a24b336b10d645e&amp;id=6915ba78da" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up for our Newsletter!</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thewildlife" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Become a Member-Supporter</a><a href="https://linktr.ee/TheWildLifePod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Follow us on all of our platforms</a>If you've ever seen a documentary series narrated by David Attenborough, you've almost surely seen the Birds of Paradise. They are a favorite of his, and many others around the world for their otherworldly, almost ethereal appearance, sounds, and behaviors. In this episode, we explore their fascinating world and biology with <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/staff/bruce-beehler" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dr Bruce Beehler</a>, ornithologist and research associate of the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and expert on the Birds of Paradise. Follow him on Twitter @BruceMBeehlerEpisode Outline/Questions Answered:<ul><li>How many species are there of Birds of Paradise and where do they live?</li><li>What exactly is a Bird of Paradise?</li><li>Where did they come from? (evolutionarily speaking)</li><li>Why here? And how?</li><li>Variations between species in nesting, diet, and courtship behavior</li><li>Sexual Dimorphism</li><li>How do they make such vivid colorations?</li><li>How has natural selection led to the males engaging in such intricate courtship displays and having such bizarre colorations?</li><li>Role of beauty</li><li>Great unknowns</li><li>Notes on Conservation</li></ul>

Birds of Paradise with Dr Bruce Beehler

Meet this week’s guest before the episode airs! Dr Bruce M. Beehler (born October 11, 1951 in Baltimore) is an ornithologist and research associate of the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Prior to this appointment, Beehler worked for Conservation International, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Counterpart International, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.Bruce Beehler graduated from Williams College and received his Masters and PhD studying the behavioral ecology of the birds-of-paradise at Princeton University.[1]He has been an authority on New Guinea birds for several decades, having authored or co-authored several major works on the biodiversity this, the largest tropical island, including The Birds of Paradise (1998), The Birds of New Guinea (1986, 2015) and the two-volume Ecology of Papua (2007).To the general public, Beehler is best known for having co-led a widely published rapid assessment survey on biological diversity in 2005 to the Foja Mountains, Papua, where he, together with an international team of 11 scientists, the majority from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), made a number of scientific discoveries.The findings on this survey expanded on previous research conducted in the region by Dr. Jared Diamond in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Beehler and colleagues, however, returned with the first ever photographs of two species of birds, the bronze parotia (Parotia berlepschi) and the golden-fronted bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons), that previously were known only from a few specimens. Additionally, a previously unknown species of honeyeater was discovered, it being scientifically described in 2007 as the wattled smoky honeyeater (Melipotes carolae). The specific epithet, carolae, commemorates Carol Beehler, the wife of Bruce Beehler. Together with a team from 60 Minutes, Beehler returned to the Foja Mountains in 2007, resulting in the first ever filming of several of the species discovered in 2005, as well as encounters with an undescribed giant rat (Mallomys sp.) and a tiny pygmy possum (Cercartetus sp.)https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/donate-widget/30694 (Make a donation to our 501(c)3 organization)https://blog.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2305d8aac3a24b336b10d645eandid=6915ba78da (Sign up for our Newsletter!)https://www.patreon.com/thewildlife (Become a Member-Supporter)https://linktr.ee/TheWildLifePod (Follow us on all of our platforms)

Meet this week’s guest before the episode airs! Dr Bruce M. Beehler (born October 11, 1951 in Baltimore) is an ornithologist and research associate of the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Prior to this appointment, Beehler worked for Conservation International, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Counterpart International, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.Bruce Beehler graduated from Williams College and received his Masters and PhD studying the behavioral ecology of the birds-of-paradise at Princeton University.[1]He has been an authority on New Guinea birds for several decades, having authored or co-authored several major works on the biodiversity this, the largest tropical island, including The Birds of Paradise (1998), The Birds of New Guinea (1986, 2015) and the two-volume Ecology of Papua (2007).To the general public, Beehler is best known for having co-led a widely published rapid assessment survey on biological diversity in 2005 to the Foja Mountains, Papua, where he, together with an international team of 11 scientists, the majority from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), made a number of scientific discoveries.The findings on this survey expanded on previous research conducted in the region by Dr. Jared Diamond in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Beehler and colleagues, however, returned with the first ever photographs of two species of birds, the bronze parotia (Parotia berlepschi) and the golden-fronted bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons), that previously were known only from a few specimens. Additionally, a previously unknown species of honeyeater was discovered, it being scientifically described in 2007 as the wattled smoky honeyeater (Melipotes carolae). The specific epithet, carolae, commemorates Carol Beehler, the wife of Bruce Beehler. Together with a team from 60 Minutes, Beehler returned to the Foja Mountains in 2007, resulting in the first ever filming of several of the species discovered in 2005, as well as encounters with an undescribed giant rat (Mallomys sp.) and a tiny pygmy possum (Cercartetus sp.)<a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/donate-widget/30694" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/donate-widget/30694</a> (Make a donation to our 501(c)3 organization)<a href="https://blog.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2305d8aac3a24b336b10d645eandid=6915ba78da" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blog.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2305d8aac3a24b336b10d645eandid=6915ba78da</a> (Sign up for our Newsletter!)<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thewildlife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thewildlife</a> (Become a Member-Supporter)<a href="https://linktr.ee/TheWildLifePod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TheWildLifePod</a> (Follow us on all of our platforms)

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