@article{fdi:010095709, title = {{A} brief review on models for birds exposed to chemicals}, author = {{L}amonica, {D}ominique and {C}harvy, {L}. and {K}uo, {D}. and {F}ritsch, {C}. and {C}oeurdassier, {M}. and {B}erny, {P}. and {C}harles, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {?{A} {W}ho's {W}ho of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. {I}f we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones - we had better know something about their nature and their power.- {R}achel {C}arson, {S}ilent {S}pring. {I}n her day, {R}achel {C}arson was right: plant protection products ({PPP}), like all the other chemical substances that humans increasingly release into the environment without further precaution, are among our worst enemies today ({B}ruhl and {Z}aller, 2019; {N}aidu et al., 2021; {T}ang et al., 2021; {T}opping et al., 2020). {A}ll compartments of the biosphere, air, soil and water, are potential reservoirs within which all species that live there are impaired. {B}irds are particularly concerned: {PPP} are recognized as a factor in the decline of their abundance and diversity predominantly in agricultural landscapes. {D}ue to the restrictions on vertebrates testing, in silico-based approaches are an ideal choice alternative given input data are available. {T}his is where the problem lies as we will illustrate in this paper. {W}e performed an extensive literature search covering a long period of time, a wide diversity of bird species, a large range of chemical substances, and as many model types as possible to encompass all our future need to improve environmental risk assessment of chemicals for birds. {I}n the end, we show that poultry species exposed to pesticides are the most studied at the individual level with physiologically based toxicokinetic models. {T}o go beyond, with more species, more chemical types, over several levels of biological organization, we show that observed data are crucially missing ({G}ilbert, 2011). {A}s a consequence, improving existing models or developing new ones could be like climbing {E}verest if no additional data can be gathered, especially on chemical effects and toxicodynamic aspects.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}ollution {R}esearch}, volume = {32}, numero = {6}, pages = {3393--3407}, ISSN = {1614-7499}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1007/s11356-024-34628-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095709}, }