In the heart of the Amazon, where pristine rainforest remains largely untouched by humans, birds are shrinking.
The rainforest camps where researchers studied, about 40 miles north of Manaus, Brazil, don’t offer easy access.
It’s a unique setting near the equator that varies little in elevation and is within a connected forest. Researchers have Wet season temperatures have increased by an average of about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, with 13 percent more rain, the study says. Dry season temperatures rose by nearly 3 degrees, and rainfall dropped about 15 percent.
“You don’t have to flap as fast,” said Jirinec, the study’s lead author. That means birds produce less heat and use less energy to find food.
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