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29th International Ornithological Congress

Name: 29th International Ornithological Congress
Start: 2026-11-30
End: 2026-12-05
Location: Yucatán International Congress Center

Hosted by International Ornithologists' Union

30 November – 5 December 2026
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Key facts

29th International Ornithological Congress is a congress held 30 November – 5 December 2026 in Yucatán International Congress Center, Mérida, Mexico, organised by International Ornithologists' Union.

Dates:: 30 November – 5 December 2026
Format:: In person
Venue:: Yucatán International Congress Center, Mérida, Mexico
Subjects:: Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Natural Sciences
Organiser:: International Ornithologists' Union
Official website:: iocongress2026.com

The 29th International Ornithological Congress provides a global platform for ornithologists to discuss bird conservation, present research, and engage with the international scientific community.

Who should attend

Ornithologists, early-career researchers, students, and professionals interested in bird conservation and ornithology.

Organising Committee

Patricia Escalante-Pliego - Congress Convener Javier Salgado-Ortiz - Congress Convener Griselda Escalona-Segura - Congress Convener Eli Bridge - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Sandi Willows - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Patricia Escalante-Pliego - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Alejandro Salinas-Melgoza - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Fernando Villaseñor-Gómez - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Blanca Estela Hernández-Baños - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Hiram Rafael Moreno Higareda - Finance Subcommittee/ Fundraising Raúl Ortíz-Pulido - Communications Subcommittee Eugenia Sentéis - Communications Subcommittee José Luis Alcántara-Carbajal - Communications Subcommittee José Gerardo Ham-Dueñas - Communications Subcommittee Sarahy Contreras-Martínez - Communications Subcommittee Hernán Vázquez - Communications Subcommittee Griselda Escalona - Birdwatching and excursions Subcommittee Juan Chablé-Santos - Cultural Events Subcommittee José Luis Alcántara-Carbajal - National Subcommittee Ricardo Canales-del-Castillo - National Subcommittee Juan Chablé-Santos - National Subcommittee Sarahy Contreras-Martínez - National Subcommittee Patricia Escalante-Pliego - National Subcommittee Griselda Escalona-Segura - National Subcommittee José Gerardo Ham-Dueñas - National Subcommittee Blanca Estela Hernández Baños - National Subcommittee Hiram Rafael Moreno Higareda - National Subcommittee Katherine Renton - National Subcommittee Irene Ruvalcaba-Ortega - National Subcommittee Javier Salgado-Ortíz - National Subcommittee Alejandro Salinas-Melgoza - National Subcommittee Eugenia María Sentíes-Aguilar - National Subcommittee Roberto Sosa-López - National Subcommittee Fernando Villaseñor-Gómez - National Subcommittee

Scientific Committee

Scott Edwards - Chair, Scientific Program Committee Maude Baldwin - Scientific Program Committee Nikita Chernetsov - Scientific Program Committee Moses Chibesa - Scientific Program Committee Julia Clarke - Scientific Program Committee Justus Deikumah - Scientific Program Committee Martine Maron - Scientific Program Committee Zhijun Ma - Scientific Program Committee Cristina Miyaki - Scientific Program Committee Maria Andreina Pacheco - Scientific Program Committee Fabio Raposo do Amaral - Scientific Program Committee Katherine Renton - Scientific Program Committee Frank Rheindt - Scientific Program Committee Alejo Rico-Guevara - Scientific Program Committee Irene Ruvalcaba-Ortega - Scientific Program Committee Keren Sadanandan - Scientific Program Committee Roberto Sosa-López - Scientific Program Committee Jörn Theuerkauf - Scientific Program Committee Hazell Shokellu Thompson - Scientific Program Committee Robert Thomson - Scientific Program Committee Pablo Tubaro - Scientific Program Committee Elizabeth Yohannes - Scientific Program Committee