| Titre : | Population trend and conservation status of the Capricorn Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea macgregori (2018) |
| Auteurs : | Wayne A. Houston, Auteur ; Rod Elder, Auteur ; Robert Black, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Bird Conservation International (28(1) March 2018) |
| Article en page(s) : | 100-115 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | The average population size of Capricorn Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea macgregori was estimated at 251 +/-31 (SE) by repeated surveys over seven years (2004–2010) using consistent search effort at known occupied sites. Because the survey period coincided with a mixture of dry and wet years (drought from 2004 to 2007 followed by flood rainfall in early 2008 and 2010), it is particularly valuable as a preliminary benchmark upon which to base management decisions. Most of the population (74.5%) was in the Broad Sound area in the north, with lower numbers in the Fitzroy River delta area in the south (22%) and at Curtis Island (3.5%). Sites on Torilla Plain in Broad Sound accounted for two-thirds of the estimated population, making it a priority for conservation efforts. Depending on habitat configuration, some Capricorn Yellow Chats showed a seasonal pattern of habitat use, moving from flooded breeding habitats as they dried to refuge sites such as salt fields or upper marine plains in the dry season; distances moved being |
| En ligne : | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/population-trend-and-conservation-status-of-the-capricorn-yellow-chat-epthianura-crocea-macgregori/EBF040F9FBECFA4029EE63F70019672E |



