About me

Alejandra’s academic background is in Biology, with a degree obtained in Colombia where she volunteered in different conservation projects and worked at Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in the monitoring programme of the Cauca Guan (Penelope perspicax). After graduating in 2016 she moved to Sydney where she volunteer at the Taronga Zoo’s bird division. In 2019 she started her master’s degree in biological sciences working in identifying drivers for migration in shorebirds using phylogenetics. She joined the D.E.E.P research group in December 2021. Her research is focusing on understanding avian habitat use under disturbance in Tasmania, answering questions that will help us comprehend how the bird communities in the island respond to different pressures like land use, fire severity and human settlements.

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Key interests​

• Ornithology

• Conservation ecology

• Community ecology

• Gradients of disturbance

• Home ranges

Publications

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