ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022
Extreme uncertainty and unquantifiable bias do not inform population sizes.
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Orin J RobinsonCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0001-8935-1242
Jacob B SocolarCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0002-9126-9093
Erica F StuberUS Geological Survey Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322.ORCID 0000-0002-2687-6874
Tom AuerCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Alex J BerrymanBirdLife International, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1273-7184
Philipp H Boersch-SupanBritish Trust for Ornithology, Thetford IP24 2PU, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6723-6833
Donald J BrightsmithSchubot Avian Health Center, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.ORCID 0000-0002-3306-6490
Allan H BurbidgeBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Bentley, WA 6983, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2136-3973
Stuart H M ButchartBirdLife International, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1140-4049
Courtney L DavisCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0002-6467-4288
Adriaan M DokterCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0001-6573-066X
Adrian S Di GiacomoCentro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 3400 Corrientes, Argentina.
Andrew FarnsworthCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0002-9854-4449
Daniel FinkCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0002-8368-1248
Wesley M HochachkaCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0002-0595-7827
Paige E HowellDivision of Migratory Bird Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA 01035.ORCID 0000-0002-5911-2870
Frank A La SorteCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0001-8521-2501
Alexander C LeesCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0001-7603-9081
Stuart MarsdenDepartment of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, United Kingdom.
Robert MartinBirdLife International, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom.
Rowan O MartinWorld Parrot Trust, Hayle TR27 4HY, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0326-0161
Juan F MaselloDepartment of Animal Ecology & Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6826-4016
Eliot T MillerCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Yoshan MoodleyDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, Republic of South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-4216-2924
Andy MusgroveBritish Trust for Ornithology, Thetford IP24 2PU, United Kingdom.
David G NobleBritish Trust for Ornithology, Thetford IP24 2PU, United Kingdom.
Valeria OjedaInstituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0003-4158-704X
Petra QuillfeldtDepartment of Animal Ecology & Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4450-8688
J Andrew RoyleEastern Ecological Science Center, US Geological Survey, Laurel, MD 20708.ORCID 0000-0003-3135-2167
Viviana Ruiz-GutierrezCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.
José L TellaDepartment of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Sevilla, 41092 Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3038-7424
Pablo YorioCentro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, U9120ACD Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Casey YoungfleshDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90032.ORCID 0000-0001-6343-3311
Alison JohnstonCornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.ORCID 0000-0001-8221-013X
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