Titre : | Bird Conservation International 21(1) - MAR 2011 |
Type de document : | Bulletin |
Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
Dépouillements
Article
Modelling the potential winter distribution of the endangered Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Jorge H. Vega Rivera, Auteur ;
Miguel A. Ortega-Huerta, Auteur ;
Sahotra Sarkar, Auteur ;
John H. Rappole, Auteur
We applied the ecological niche/habitat modelling approach to predict the potential winter distribution of the endangered Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla. We used historical and current field records along with climatic and topographic vari[...]
Article
Mattia Brambilla, Auteur ;
Marco Gustin, Auteur ;
Claudio Celada, Auteur
Setting favourable reference values (FRV) for conservation targets may help in assessing the conservation status of species and habitats. FRVs should be expressed through population size or demographic parameters that are likely to ensure the lo[...]
Article
José A. Masero, Auteur ;
Francisco Santiago-Quesada, Auteur ;
Juan M. Sánchez-Guzmán, Auteur ;
Auxiliadora Villegas, Auteur ;
José M. Abad-Gómez, Auteur ;
Ricardo J. Lopes, Auteur ;
Vitor Encarnacao, Auteur ;
Casimiro Corbacho, Auteur ;
Ricardo Moran, Auteur
Rice fields provide functional wetlands for declining shorebirds and other waterbirds around the world, but fundamental aspects of their stopover ecology in rice fields remain unknown. We estimated the length of stay of Black-tailed Godwits Limo[...]
Article
Nan Lu, Auteur ;
Yue-Hua Sun, Auteur
Chinese Grouse Bonasa sewerzowi is threatened by human activity, especially during the breeding season, in the Lianhuashan Mountains, Gansu Province, north-western China. We conducted a series of simulations on the viability of this population u[...]
Article
The trade in laughingthrush species native to Indonesia is not carried out in accordance with Indonesian legislation and regulations. During 65 surveys carried out in bird markets in 19972008, more than 11,000 laughingthrushes representing 10 sp[...]
Article
Abundance of invertebrate prey for birds on organic and conventional arable farms in the Netherlands
S. Kragten, Auteur ;
W. L. M. Tamis, Auteur ;
E. Gertenaar, Auteur ;
S. M. Midcap Ramiro, Auteur ;
R. J. Van der Poll, Auteur ;
J. Wang, Auteur ;
G. R. de Snoo, Auteur
As a result of agricultural intensification, populations of farmland birds have been in steep decline for several decades. Reduction in food abundance has been mentioned as one factor behind these declines. Extensive farm management, such as use[...]
Article
Melvin Gastanaga, Auteur ;
Ross Macleod, Auteur ;
Bennett Hennessey, Auteur ;
Joaquin Ugarte Nunez, Auteur ;
Edevaly Puse, Auteur ;
Anita Arrascue, Auteur ;
Johana Hoyos, Auteur ;
Willy Maldonado Chambi, Auteur ;
Jimmy Vasquez, Auteur ;
Gunar Engblom, Auteur
During a period of 12 months in 2007 and 2008, a study of the parrot trade within Peru was carried out. In this study, 20 main wildlife markets were visited in eight cities in order to estimate the number of parrot species and individuals traded[...]
Article
Devojit Das, Auteur ;
Richard J. Cuthbert, Auteur ;
Ram D. Jakati, Auteur ;
Vibhu Prakash, Auteur
Veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac has been shown to be the major cause of the collapse of populations of three Gyps vulture species endemic to South Asia. The White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Ind[...]
Article
Jesus Caro, Auteur ;
Diego Ontiveros, Auteur ;
Manuel Pizarro, Auteur ;
Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Auteur
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus and Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos are two declining species, in which floaters tend to be located outside of breeding territories during the dispersal period, in so-called settlement areas. We studied settle[...]
Article
Yong Zhang, Auteur ;
Lei Cao, Auteur ;
Mark Barter, Auteur ;
Anthony D. Fox, Auteur ;
Meijuan Zhao, Auteur ;
Fanjuan Meng, Auteur ;
Hongquan Shi, Auteur ;
Yong Jiang, Auteur ;
Wenzhong Zhu, Auteur
Virtually the entire population of the globally 'Vulnerable' Swan Goose Anser cygnoides winters in the Yangtze floodplain. Historically, the species was widely distributed throughout the floodplain but now approximately 95% of the population is [...]
Article
Anthony Boulord, Auteur ;
Tian-Hou Wang, Auteur ;
Xiao-Ming Wang, Auteur ;
Guo-Xian Song, Auteur
The Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei is an endemic reedbed-inhabiting passerine of east Asia. In the Shanghai municipality, which harbours significant populations of this species, almost all reedbed surfaces are annually harvested. Furthermor[...]