The Science of Birds
by Ivan Phillipsen
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The Terror Birds
Oct 13, 2026
40m 08s
Random Bird Thursday: A Judgemental Songbird with a Long Tail
Oct 1, 2026
14m 53s
Birds and the Scientific Method
Sep 22, 2026
41m 05s
Random Bird Thursday: A Highly Vocal Species With Female Helpers
Sep 3, 2026
31m 34s
Grebes
Aug 30, 2026
1h 00m 05s
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- 🇰🇷South Korea · Nature#524K to 129K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/26 | The Terror Birds | 👕 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 as 10 feet, with axe-like beaks and sickle-clawed feet, these birds ruled South America for tens of millions of years after the dinosaurs disappeared. Host Ivan Phillipsen explores how an isolated continent, some of empty ecological niches, and the amazing process of ev... | 40m 08s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | Random Bird Thursday: A Judgemental Songbird with a Long Tail | 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 certainly deserve some appreciation and attention. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT! The featured species in this episode is the Himalayan Prinia (Prinia crinigera). Sound Citations: Rajeev Lochan, XC797143. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/797143. Support the show | 14m 53s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | Birds and the Scientific Method | 👕 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 understanding is built, from that first spark of curiosity in the field all the way through hypothesis testing, data collection, and peer review. To provide a simple example, Ivan walks through a real published study on a familiar backyard bird, tracing how scientists questi... | 41m 05s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | bird speciesvocal species+3 | — | xeno-cantoWhite-throated Magpie-Jay | — | White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosus+5 | — | 31m 34s | ||
| 8/30/26 | grebeswaterbirds+3 | — | The Science of BirdsEpisode 137 | Podicipedidae | grebesPodicipedidae+3 | — | 1h 00m 05s | ||
| 8/14/26 | bird speciesnature+3 | — | Chuenguey HwangOrange-headed Thrush | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3dXua_kD20 | Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina+3 | — | 18m 22s | ||
| 8/8/26 | birdwatchingAustralia+4 | — | — | AustraliaNorthern Territory+2 | birdwatchingAustralia+5 | — | 48m 31s | ||
| 7/16/26 | bird speciesRufous Cacholote+3 | — | xeno-cantoRandom Bird Thursday: A Duet-singer That Uses Bones for Decoration+1 | — | Rufous Cacholotebird species+3 | — | 12m 16s | ||
| 7/2/26 | bird speciesnature+3 | — | xeno-cantoRufous-sided Gerygone | — | Rufous-sided Gerygonebird species+4 | — | 10m 16s | ||
| 6/21/26 | Red-winged Blackbirdbird behavior+3 | — | ornithologyRed-winged Blackbird | North Americawetlands+2 | Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus+5 | — | 53m 53s | ||
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| 6/11/26 | bird speciesnature appreciation+3 | — | Niels KrabbeJameson's Snipe | www.xeno-canto.org/238296www.xeno-canto.org/47237 | Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni+3 | — | 15m 27s | ||
| 6/1/26 | birdspredators+5 | — | Accipitridae | — | hawkseagles+5 | — | 59m 22s | ||
| 5/17/26 | birdingRomania+3 | — | — | RomaniaDanube River Delta | birdingRomania+5 | — | 39m 04s | ||
| 4/30/26 | bird speciescrepuscular species+3 | — | Dr S S SureshSwami Bogim+3 | — | Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum+4 | — | 18m 47s | ||
| 4/22/26 | bird habitatrivers+4 | — | — | — | bird habitatrivers+6 | — | 59m 49s | ||
| 4/9/26 | bird speciessocial life+3 | — | Niels KrabbeJohan Chaves+1 | Trans-Andean | Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor+3 | — | 26m 08s | ||
| 4/5/26 | woodpeckersNorthern Flicker+3 | — | The Northern Flicker | North Americathe continent | Northern FlickerColaptes auratus+4 | — | 54m 30s | ||
| 3/26/26 | bird speciesnature+3 | — | xeno-cantoGreen-breasted Pitta | — | Green-breasted PittaPitta reichenowi+3 | — | 15m 22s | ||
| 3/17/26 | vagrancybird navigation+3 | — | — | — | vagrancybirds+3 | — | 52m 46s | ||
| 3/5/26 | bird speciesPatagonia+3 | — | Xeno CantoWhite-throated Treerunner | Patagonia | White-throated TreerunnerPygarrhychus albogularis+3 | — | 25m 48s | ||
| 2/25/26 | CuckoosCuculidae+4 | — | Cocoa PuffsCuculidae | — | CuckoosCuculidae+5 | — | 1h 04m 27s | ||
| 1/29/26 | bird speciesYellow-eyed Penguin+4 | — | Yellow-eyed Penguin | AntipodesAntipodes | Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodes+5 | — | 15m 51s | ||
| 1/18/26 | avian navigationbird migration+4 | — | — | — | avian navigationbird migration+5 | — | 37m 19s | ||
| 1/8/26 | bird speciesGroundscraper Thrush+3 | — | Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa | Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa+3 | — | 16m 10s | ||
| 1/3/26 | What We Learned About Birds in 2025 | 👕 Bird Merch — Get yourself some bird shirts! ~~~ Episode 127 of The Science of Birds is Ivan Phillipsen’s annual review of fascinating ornithology stories from 2025. Learn about a handful of standout studies that deepened what we know about birds, from major developments in global bird taxonomy to surprising insights about behavior, evolution, and conservation. After a few featured deeper dives, the episode shifts into a rapid-fire “Speed Round,” spotlighting a flurry of bite-sized dis... | 42m 44s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Science of Birds
Peaked at #3 in PT, top 10 in 9 of 50 tracked markets, currently #3 in PT.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| PT | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| TH | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| South Korea | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| United States | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Australia | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| PL | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| TR | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| MY | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| CO | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| PH | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| HK | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| VN | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| SG | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| AR | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| India | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| Sweden | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| ID | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| South Africa | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| AE | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Italy | — | #25 | #25 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.