Eye Size Predicts Where Birds Breed and Feed

 A Florida graduate student discovered that the size of a bird's eye predicts where they breed and feed. If a bird has a big eye it has small prey or a dark environment. Big eyes also mean they have a bigger risk when humans turn forests turns to farmland. This is cool but I do not think this is very helpful.


https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/eye-size-predicts-where-birds-breed-and-feed

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