Conserving the Birds of Mexico, Middle and South America, and the Caribbean
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus geffroyi amazonicus Photo: Jonathan Newman
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus geffroyi amazonicus Photo: Jonathan Newman
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Recent Projects Supported by our Conservation Awards Programme
White-eared Parakeet, Brazil
Unveiling the role of forest fragments and cocoa agroforests in the conservation of the threatened White-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura leucotis in a biodiversity hotspot in Brazil. This project’s objective is to use autonomous recording devices to evaluate the influence of local characteristics and landscape context on the occurrence of White-eared Parakeet in forest fragments and cocoa agroforests across 54 equally distributed sampling sites in Bahia. This was felt to be important as cocoa production in the region is likely to be stepped up as a result of supply-side problems in Africa and Asia.
Chao Spinetail, Peru
Habitat use, distribution and threats of the undescribed ‘Chao Spinetail’ Synallaxis sp. This project from CORBIDI in Peru aims to undertake fieldwork to gather basic ecological, distributional and population information on a taxon that is expected to be described as a new species and that may be Critically Endangered. The project does not contemplate specimen collection as historical specimens exist.
Three species of Flamingo, Argentina
Flamingo census in Parque Nacional Ansenuza, Córdoba, Argentina. Natura Argentina collaborates with the Grupo de Conservación Flamencos Altoandinos to conduct biannual censuses of populations of Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis (Near Threatened), Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus (Vulnerable) and Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi (Near Threatened) in Laguna Mar Chiquita and Río Dulce wetlands, recently designated as Parque Nacional Ansenuza. These censuses have established a population baseline and identified priority sites for conservation. An aerial census is planned for the austral winter of 2025; this will enhance ecological understanding of flamingos and the wetland ecosystem, providing a crucial management tool.
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