Bird SciencePublished 9 May 2025No apparent effect of feather heavy metal levels on exploratory behavior of streak-backed orioles (Icterus pustulatus) living near mining waste in central MexicoLynna Marie Kiere · Oscar Josue Amaro Flores · Jocelyn Nathaly Maldonado Gómez · Jaqueline García-Hernández · Isaac G-Santoyo · Marcela Osorio-BeristainFrontiers in Bird Sciencedoi 10.3389/fbirs.2025.1568877