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Pablo Jose Negret^1,2, Scott C Atkinson³, Bradley K Woodworth^2,4

¹School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

|April 20, 2022

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Conservation Biology
Bioacoustics

Background:

Multiple languages within a species' distribution can impede conservation communication and action.
Effective conservation strategies require seamless information exchange among stakeholders.
Understanding linguistic diversity is crucial for global biodiversity protection.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantify the number of official languages within the distribution of 10,863 bird species.
To identify bird species potentially impacted by language barriers in conservation.
To pinpoint regions with high linguistic diversity and numerous bird species.

Main Methods:

Geographic range data for 10,863 bird species were analyzed.
Official languages within each species' distribution were identified and counted.
Statistical analyses controlled for range size to assess impacts on threatened and migratory species.

Main Results:

1,587 bird species have 10 or more languages spoken within their distributions.
Threatened and migratory species exhibit significantly more languages in their ranges, independent of range size.
High numbers of species with extensive linguistic diversity are concentrated in Eastern Europe, Russia, and central/western Asia.

Conclusions:

Language barriers pose a significant challenge to effective bird conservation globally.
Conservation guidelines addressing linguistic diversity are essential, especially in diverse regions.
Targeted strategies are needed to overcome communication hurdles for vulnerable and migratory bird populations.