Jul 7, 2025 · From remote rainforests to isolated islands, certain species have developed such peculiar characteristics that they appear more alien than earthly. This fascinating exploration reveals five …

Jul 9, 2025 · Some birds look like they crash-landed from outer space. We’re talking neon feathers, heads shaped like helmets, beaks that spiral, and dances that belong in a sci-fi movie. These aren’t …

Extraterrestrials that possess avian traits (feathers, large eyes, big heads, 2-3 fingered hands, or beaks) Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.

Mar 28, 2017 · GAVIA represents the most comprehensive resource on the global distribution of alien species in any major taxon, allowing the spatial and temporal dynamics of alien bird distributions to be...

Jun 2, 2025 · Top 10 BIRDS That Look ALIEN!** 👽 These real-life creatures look like they flew straight out of a SCI-FI MOVIE!

We find that, globally, alien bird species richness is currently highest at midlatitudes and is strongly determined by anthropogenic effects, most notably the number of species introduced (i.e., …

Here it's rendered in real-time with a low-poly game mesh. It's part of a group of creatures all based on African fauna. The bird has 2 color variations adapted for life on the savanna and jungle, and 2 rarely …

Jun 27, 2024 · Birds are thus an excellent model for exploring global distribution of FD and PD of alien species. Here, we investigate the spatial pattern of FD and PD for alien birds and their drivers on 407 …

Jun 20, 2019 · We first assembled a catalogue of more than 4,000 alien bird introductions, featuring everything from Australian magpies in New Zealand to Southeast Asian zebra doves in Hawaii.

A global map of alien bird species has been produced for the first time by a team of researchers.