Predation of nesting Thick-billed Parrots Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha by bobcats in northwestern Mexico
dc.contributor.author | Sheppard, James | |
dc.contributor.author | ROJAS, JOSÉ IGNACIO GONZÁLEZ | |
dc.contributor.author | CRUZ, JAVIER | |
dc.contributor.author | GONZÁLEZ, LUZ FRANCELIA TORRES | |
dc.contributor.author | NIETO, MIGUEL ÁNGEL CRUZ | |
dc.contributor.author | LEZAMA, SERGIO DAVID JIMÉNEZ | |
dc.contributor.author | JUAREZ, EDWIN ALFREDO | |
dc.contributor.author | Lamberski, Nadine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-27T22:00:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-27T22:00:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 11/4/2020 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0959-2709 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1474-0001 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/s0959270920000520 | |
dc.identifier.pii | S0959270920000520 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/825 | |
dc.description.abstract | We report on what appear to be increasing predation events on nesting Thick-billed Parrots Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha. Thick-billed Parrots are classified as ‘Endangered’ and their seasonal breeding range is restricted to increasingly fragmented and degraded high elevation mixed conifer forest habitat within the Sierra Madre Occidental region of north-western Mexico. Predation of established breeding pairs has recently contributed to the ongoing decline of Thick-billed Parrot populations by removing mature birds with high reproductive value, which has associated consequences for future recruitment. We observed increasing predation events on nesting Thick-billed Parrots by bobcats Lynx rufus accompanied by kittens throughout the 2018–2019 breeding seasons, and we speculate that recent reductions in bobcat habitat have pushed them into new ranges where they are supplementing their diet with nontraditional prey items. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | en_US |
dc.rights | © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Bird Conservation International This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | THICK-BILLED PARROTS | en_US |
dc.subject | BOBCATS | en_US |
dc.subject | PREDATION | en_US |
dc.subject | MEXICO | en_US |
dc.subject | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | en_US |
dc.subject | ENDANGERED SPECIES | en_US |
dc.subject | POPULATIONS | en_US |
dc.title | Predation of nesting Thick-billed Parrots Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha by bobcats in northwestern Mexico | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.source.journaltitle | Bird Conservation International | en_US |
dc.source.beginpage | 1 | en_US |
dc.source.endpage | 9 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-01-27T22:00:42Z | |
html.description.abstract | We report on what appear to be increasing predation events on nesting Thick-billed Parrots Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha. Thick-billed Parrots are classified as ‘Endangered’ and their seasonal breeding range is restricted to increasingly fragmented and degraded high elevation mixed conifer forest habitat within the Sierra Madre Occidental region of north-western Mexico. Predation of established breeding pairs has recently contributed to the ongoing decline of Thick-billed Parrot populations by removing mature birds with high reproductive value, which has associated consequences for future recruitment. We observed increasing predation events on nesting Thick-billed Parrots by bobcats Lynx rufus accompanied by kittens throughout the 2018–2019 breeding seasons, and we speculate that recent reductions in bobcat habitat have pushed them into new ranges where they are supplementing their diet with nontraditional prey items. | en_US |
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