My research interests combine the study of animal ecology, behavior and movement; how they are shaped by the environment; and their applications for conservation and the resolution of human-wildlife conflicts. My main study model are birds, although I also conduct research with other organisms. Currently, my research is centered primarily on a relatively poorly studied region in northeastern Brazil, within the Caatinga dry forest biome. In this system, we focus on the endemic and globally endangered Lear’s macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) and on four sympatric, obligate-scavenging members of the New-World vulture family Cathartidae, studied as models to address questions related to the fundamental ecology of long-lived and wide-ranging avian frugivores and scavengers, their ecosystem services, human-wildlife conflicts (i.e. persecution and wind farm collisions), and conservation planning, including assessing the impacts of land use change. Other questions of interest include flight behavior of vultures and macaws; the adaptation of vultures to anthropogenic environments, including major urban centers; and monitoring, management and sanitation of vultures and their roosting sites in anthropogenic landscapes. Since March 2020 I have been an Associate Researcher in the Department of Ecology of the Biosciences Institute of the University of São Paulo (IBUSP), São Paulo, Brazil. My position and research are funded with a Young Researcher Grant from the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). I am the Principal Investigator of the Movement Ecology Laboratory. My research program has a strong partnership with the Department of Migration of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPIAB, Germany). Since November 2020, I am also an Affiliated Scientist at the MPIAB. In addition to my research, in my current position I teach and supervise students in the Ecology Graduate Program of the IBUSP. I am also the dedicated father of Samuel (b. 2017) and Verena (b. 2021).