X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Peniche, Portugal

This is an event organized by Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) that gathers the Portuguese ornithologists (amateurs and professionals) and other ornithologists working in Portugal. It gathered about 100 participants, and took place from 2-5 March 2019. Luís Silva attended the conference, where he gave an oral presentation entitled “The diet of a threatened passerine using metabarcoding: the Black wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)”.

The conference provides an update on the ornithology work being developed by other groups in Portugal and possible projects to develop in the incoming years. Luís Silva also had the occasion to discuss with members of the SPEA, private companies, and the national NGO Parque Natural do Douro International.