| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 28(3) - September 2018 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/09/2018 |
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Article
Julia Stagegaard, Auteur ;
Simon Bruslund, Auteur ;
Michael Lierz, Auteur
Confiscated parrots are frequently introduced to captive populations in zoological institutions, regularly with insufficient health screening. This short communication describes a case where 25 confiscated parrots, from four different locations,[...]
Article
Laura M. Scott-Morales, Auteur ;
Patricia Vela-Coiffier, Auteur ;
Mauricio Cotera-Correa, Auteur ;
Mirna Almejo-Ramos, Auteur ;
Julio Canales-Delgadillo, Auteur
Information deficit constrains our capacity to assess the status of threatened species in regional and global contexts. In this study of the endangered Worthen’s Sparrow Spizella wortheni, we first review its current and potential distribution u[...]
Article
Maximiliano Adrián Galmes, Auteur ;
José Hernán Sarasola, Auteur ;
Juan Manuel Grande, Auteur ;
Félix Hernán Vargas, Auteur
High mortality by electrocution has been suggested to be the main factor behind the reduction of several birds of prey populations across the world. Almost nothing is known, however, about the impact of power lines on this group of birds in the [...]
Article
Luis Tapia, Auteur ;
Adrian Regos, Auteur ;
Alberto Gil-Carrera, Auteur ;
Jesus Dominguez, Auteur
The aim of this study was to assess the temporal transferability of species distribution models (SDMs) and their potential implications for bird conservation. We quantified the loss and fragmentation of Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus and Comm[...]
Article
Beatrice Sicurella, Auteur ;
Valerio Orioli, Auteur ;
Guido Pinoli, Auteur ;
Roberto Ambrosini, Auteur ;
Luciano Bani, Auteur
Networks of protected areas (PAs) where human activities are allowed at different degrees are fundamental to ensure the long-term conservation of biological diversity and ecological processes. However, studies aimed at assessing their effectiven[...]
Article
Guillermo Fandos, Auteur ;
José Luis Tellería, Auteur
Because migrant birds occur in different parts of the world in different seasons, their numbers may be limited by the size of the smallest area they inhabit during the year. In addition, restricted ranges make populations more susceptible to loc[...]
Article
Robert A. Davis, Auteur ;
Guy Dutson, Auteur ;
Judit K. Szabo, Auteur
New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea supports 14 endemic bird species and together with New Ireland, forms an Endemic Bird Area that supports 38 restricted range species. Extensive conversion of lowland forest to oil palm [...]
Article
Nguyen Tran Vy, Auteur ;
Dusit Ngoprasert, Auteur ;
Stephen Browne, Auteur ;
Tommaso Savini, Auteur
The South-East Asian ranges of two narrow-geographical range species, Germain’s Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron germaini (GPP) and Orange-necked Partridge Arborophila davidi (ONP) have been shrinking due to pressures from anthropogenic activities.[...]
Article
Andria Kroner, Auteur ;
Renee Robinette Ha, Auteur
The critically endangered Mariana Crow now exists in a single population on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. Targeted management requires an accurate measure of the population status of this species. In Mariana Crows the breeding po[...]
Article
Fernando Ballejo, Auteur ;
Sergio A. Lambertucci, Auteur ;
Ana Trejo, Auteur ;
Luciano J. M. De Santis, Auteur
Animals that share resources tend to use different foraging strategies in order to decrease potential competition. Scavenging birds using the same nutritional resources can segregate into different space and time scales. However, it has been sug[...]
Article
Arjun Amar, Auteur ;
Daniël Cloete, Auteur
Human populations in Africa are growing at a faster rate than in any other region; this growth will exert increasing pressures on the continent’s wildlife resources and declines in wildlife are already being observed. Species occupying higher tr[...]
Article
Natalia Królikowska, Auteur ;
Dominik Krupiński, Auteur ;
Lechosław Kuczyński, Auteur
The effective conservation management of vulnerable taxa requires up-to-date evaluation of population size. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus is a farmland raptor of high conservation concern and threatened by agricultural intensification. Howev[...]
Article
Bruno Andreas Walther, Auteur ;
Aron White, Auteur
Birdwatching has become a global pastime and a driving force for conservation. Because of China’s economic and environmental importance, the emergence of birdwatching as a mass participation leisure activity in China over the past three decades [...]
