The Science of Birds

Lighthearted exploration of bird biology and ornithology AI summary

Ivan Phillipsen Visit website › Science · EN · 161 episodes · latest 2026-11-01

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The Science of Birds is a lighthearted exploration of bird biology. It's a fun resource for any birder or naturalist who wants to learn more about ornithology. Impress your birding friends at cocktail parties with all of your new bird knowledge! Hosted by Ivan Phillipsen, a professional birding guide and passionate naturalist with a PhD in Zoology.

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Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

2026-11-01 · 42 min · Episode 140

👕 Bird Merch — Get yourself some bird shirts! ~~~ Some places matter more to birds than others, and Important Bird Areas, or IBAs, are the sites scientists have flagged as places birds can't afford to lose. In Episode…
Random Bird Thursday: An Adaptable Hurricane Survivor

2026-10-22 · 14 min

In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they…
The Terror Birds

2026-10-12 · 41 min · Episode 139

👕 Bird Merch — Get yourself some bird shirts! ~~~ Episode 139 of The Science of Birds takes listeners into prehistory to meet the Terror Birds: giant, flightless predators of the family Phorusrhacidae. Standing as tall…
Random Bird Thursday: A Judgemental Songbird with a Long Tail

2026-10-01 · 15 min

In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they…
Birds and the Scientific Method

2026-09-22 · 42 min · Episode 138

👕 Bird Merch — Get yourself some bird shirts! ~~~ In this episode, host Ivan Phillipsen steps back from bird facts themselves to explore the process behind them: the Scientific Method. He breaks down how scientific…
Random Bird Thursday: A Highly Vocal Species With Female Helpers

2026-09-03 · 32 min

In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they…
Grebes

2026-08-30 · 1 hr 1 min · Episode 137

👕 Bird Merch — Get yourself some bird shirts! ~~~ Enter the murky aquatic realm of the family Podicipedidae in Episode 137 of the The Science of Birds podcast. Often mistaken for ducks, loons, or coots, grebes are…
Random Bird Thursday: A Citrus-themed Species with Runny Mascara

2026-08-13 · 18 min

In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they…
From the Field: Australia

2026-08-08 · 50 min · Episode 136

👕 Bird Merch — Get yourself some bird shirts! ~~~ In this "from the field" episode of The Science of Birds, Ivan Phillipsen takes you on a journey through some iconic landscapes in Australia. Fulfilling a childhood…
Random Bird Thursday: A Duet-singer That Uses Bones for Decoration

2026-07-16 · 12 min

In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length: 41 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: birds, birding, birdwatching, biology, natural history, science

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