
UNSW, Kensington 2052
The nexus of birds, birders, and citizen science data in urban ecological research.
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Twitter: @callaghanct
Supervisors:
Professor Richard Kingsford, Director of the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW Sydney
Dr. Richard E. Major, Principal Research Scientist, Australian Museum Research Institute
Dr. John M. Martin, Wildlife Ecologist, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
2017
Callaghan, C. T., M. B. Lyons, J. M. Martin, R. E. Major, and R. T. Kingsford. 2017. Assessing the reliability of avian biodiversity measures of urban greenspaces using eBird citizen science data. Avian Conservation and Ecology 12(2):12. Link to paper Download
Callaghan, C. T., M. Slater, R. E. Major, M. Morrison, J. M. Martin, and R. T. Kingsford. 2017. Travelling birds generate eco-travellers: The economic potential of vagrant birdwatching. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. Link to paper Download
Callaghan, C. T., S. Ryall, and R. T. Kingsford. 2017. A probable Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus x Straw-necked Ibis T. spinicollis hybrid. Australian Field Ornithology 34:47-48.
Callaghan, C. T. 2017. ‘Shadow-boxing’ in a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). Florida Field Naturalist 45(1):21-23.
2016
Callaghan, C. T., and D. M. Brooks. 2016. Ecology, Behavior, and Reproduction of Invasive Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) in Texas. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 49(1-2):37-44.
Callaghan, C. T. 2016. Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) in Florida: a first state record. Florida Field Naturalist 44(4):169-174.
Chastant, J. E., C. T. Callaghan, and D. T. King. 2016. Morphometric variation during chick development in interior Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus). Waterbirds 39(3):260-267. Link to paper
Callaghan, C. T., and D. E. Gawlik. 2016. Diet and selectivity of the Porphyrio porphyrio (Purple Swamphen) in south Florida. Southeastern Naturalist 15(Special Issue 8):1-14. Link to paper
2015
Callaghan, C. T., and D. E. Gawlik. 2015. Efficacy of eBird data as an aid in conservation planning and monitoring. Journal of Field Ornithology 86(4):298-304. doi: 10.1111/jofo.12121. Link to paper
BOOK CHAPTERS
Callaghan, C. T., B. Pranty, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten. 2017. Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus), The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America: https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/purswa3 DOI: 10.2173/bna.purswa3.01
Callaghan, C. T., D. M. Brooks, and P. Pyle. 2017. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America: https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/egygoo DOI: 10.2173/bna.egygoo.01
NON PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Callaghan, C. T. 2017. Birders and Exotics – Aesthetics, Ecology, Fair Play: A survey of the birding community’s strongly held views about exotic bird species. Birding 49(4):28-36. Download