Antonio Celis-Murillo, Ph.D.

Biography

Antonio is currently the Acting Chief of the USGS Bird Banding Lab (BBL). He has been a Biologist at the BBL since 2017 and has been working with the BBL team to strengthen the data management system for bird banding data, support research projects that use banding data, and coordinate efforts in North America and the Western Hemisphere. Currently, as an Acting Chief, he works with the BBL team and BBL partners to ensure that the lab remains the premier resource for long-term bird banding and marking data in North America. Antonio’s main goal is to make sure the BBL becomes a robust, integrated scientific resource that that rapidly adapts to new science needs, study methods, and technologies to facilitate successful and effective bird management and conservation science.

Antonio earned a B.S. in Biology from the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in Mexico (2002) and a Masters in Integrative Biology (2008) and Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environmental Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2015). He also held a postdoctoral research position at the Illinois Natural History Survey. He studied various aspects of avian ecology and behavior with the overarching goal of improving conservation efforts, including bird migration, movements, population dynamics of species of concern and bioacoustics.

Science and Products

Pre-USGS Publications

Comparing the sampling performance of sound recorders versus point counts in bird surveys: A meta-analysis

Darras, K., Batáry, P., Furnas, B., Celis-Murillo, A., Van Wilgenburg, S. L., Mulyani, Y. A. and T. Tscharntke. 2018. Comparing the sampling performance of sound recorders versus point counts in bird surveys: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology 55(6) 2575-2586. doi: 10.1111/1365- 2664.13229

Patterns, correlates, and paternity consequences of extraterritorial foray behavior in the field sparrow (Spizella pusilla): an automated telemetry approach

Celis-Murillo, A., Schelsky, W. T. J. Benson, Louder, M.I.M., and M. P. Ward. 2017. Patterns, correlates, and paternity consequences of extraterritorial foray behavior in the field sparrow (Spizella pusilla): an automated telemetry approach. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71(45). doi: 10.1007/s00265-017-2273-9

Entendiendo la complementariedad de dos métodos de muestreo en el estudio de comunidades de aves de un bosque mesófilo de montana en temporada reproductiva (Understanding the complementarity of two survey methods in the study of bird communities during

Suarez-Garcia, O., F. Gonzalez-Garcia, and A. Celis-Murillo. 2017. Entendiendo la complementariedad de dos métodos de muestreo en el estudio de comunidades de aves de un bosque mesófilo de montana en temporada reproductiva (Understanding the complementarity of two survey methods in the study of bird communities during the breeding season in a tropical cloud forest). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 8(4) 880-887. doi:10.1016/j.rmb.2017.10.029

Nocturnal songs in a diurnal passerine: Attracting mates or repelling intruders?

Celis-Murillo, A., T. J. Benson, J. R. Sosa-Lopez, and M. P. Ward. 2016. Nocturnal songs in a diurnal passerine: Attracting mates or repelling intruders? Animal behaviour 118:105-114. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.04.023

Featured Articles in This Month's Animal Behaviour: Why day-active male Birds Croon at Night

Healy, S. D. and S. A. Foster. 2016. Featured Articles in This Month's Animal Behaviour: Why day-active male Birds Croon at Night. Animal behaviour 118:149-151. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.06.016

Seasonal and daily patterns of nocturnal singing in the Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

Celis-Murillo, A., K. W. Stodola, B. Pappadopoli, J. M. Burton and M. P. Ward. 2016. Seasonal and daily patterns of nocturnal singing in the Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). Journal of Ornithology 157(3) 853–860. doi: 10.1007/s10336-015-1318-y

Fat, weather, and date affect migratory songbirds’ departure decisions, routes, and time it takes to cross the Gulf of Mexico

Deppe, J. L., M. P. Ward, R. Bolus, R. Diehl, A. Celis-Murillo, T. J. Zenzal, F. Moore, T. J. Benson, J. A. Smolinky, L. N. Schofield, D. A. Enstrom, E. H. Paxton, G. Bohrer, T. A. Beveroth, R. L. Obringer, D. Delaney and W. W. Cochran. 2015. Fat, weather, and date affect migratory songbirds’ departure decisions, routes, and time it takes to cross the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 112(46) E6331-E6338. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1503381112

Telemetry confirms the significance of migratory stopover habitats

Deppe, J. L., A. Celis-Murillo, and M. P. Ward. 2015. Telemetry confirms the significance of migratory stopover habitats. Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Gulf Crossings 19:3.

Conveying information with one song type: Changes in dawn song performance correspond to different female breeding stages

Zhang, V., A. Celis-Murillo and M. P. Ward. 2015. Conveying information with one song type: Changes in dawn song performance correspond to different female breeding stages. Bioacoustics 25(1) 19-28. doi: 10.1080/09524622.2015.1076348

Effectiveness and utility of acoustic recordings for surveying tropical birds

Celis-Murillo, A., M. P. Ward, and J. L. Deppe. 2012. Effectiveness and utility of acoustic recordings for surveying tropical birds. Journal of Field Ornithology 83(2):166-179. doi:10.1111/j.1557-9263.2012.00366.x

Nuevos registros de aves para el Estado de México

Urbina-Torres, F., A. González-Martínez, R. Amador-Solís, O. Monroy-Vilchis and A. Celis-Murillo. 2012. Nuevos registros de aves para el Estado de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 83(4):1241-1243. doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2012.4.1024

Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico: an update on the status and distribution of selected species

MacKinnon de Montes, B., J. L. Deppe, and A. Celis-Murillo. 2011. Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico: an update on the status and distribution of selected species. North American Birds 65(3):2-16.

Using soundscape recordings to estimate species abundance, richness, and composition

Celis-Murillo, A., J. L. Deppe, and M. F. Allen. 2009. Using soundscape recordings to estimate species abundance, richness, and composition. Journal of Field Ornithology 80(1):64-78. doi:10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00206.x

Bird songs of the Yucatan Peninsula Vol. 1 - Audio CD

Celis-Murillo, A. and F. González-García. 2008. Bird songs of the Yucatan Peninsula Vol. 1 - Audio CD. Terrapin Records. NY. USA.

Bird songs of Veracruz - Audio CD

González-García. F. and A. Celis-Murillo. 2008. Bird songs of Veracruz - Audio CD. Instituto de Ecología A.C. Mexico

Introduction of the Bird Songs of Veracruz, Mexico. Interactive CD-ROM of the Bird Songs of Veracruz

González-García. F., A. Salvadori., C. M. Francis., A. Celis-Murillo and M. Campbell. 2006. Introduction of the Bird Songs of Veracruz, Mexico. Interactive CD-ROM of the Bird Songs of Veracruz. Prepared for the V North American Ornithology Conference 2006 (NAOC V).

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Date published: July 7, 2020

USGS Celebrates 100 Years of Bird Banding Lab

Birds bring joy merely by their presence, from their bold colors and majestic songs to their grace as they glide through the sky. Birds contribute more than beauty to the environment and society. Many plants depend on hummingbirds and other species to pollinate them. Hawks and owls prey on rodents and other pests. Fruit- and grain-eating birds help spread plants’ seeds.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Date published: April 26, 2019

Employee Spotlight: Antonio Celis-Murillo Represents the BBL at EBBA

Antonio Celis-Murillo, Ph.D., travels to Rochester, NY to Present Bird Banding Laboratory Updates at the Eastern Bird Banding Association conference.

Attribution: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Bird Banding Laboratory