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Global trade in parrots – Influential factors of trade and implications for conservation

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Parrots are the most traded birds internationally, mainly to be used as companion pets, which threatens the global biodiversity. Using the large dataset derived from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ...
David Tsz Chung Chan, Emily Shui Kei Poon, Anson Tsz Chun Wong, Simon Yung Wa Sin   +3 more
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Nest box placement influences occupancy by Yellow-headed (Amazona oratrix) and White-fronted (Amazona albifrons) Parrots in the pine savannas of Belize

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
Supplementation of nest boxes is a common practice to increase nesting opportunities for cavity nesters, such as psittacids (i.e., parrots), many of whom are species of conservation concern.
Fabio L. Tarazona-Tubens, Fitsum Abadi, Charles R. Britt, Mario Muschamp, Martha J. Desmond   +4 more
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Contrafreeloading Indicating the Behavioural Need to Forage in Healthy and Feather Damaging Grey Parrots

Animals, 2023
Contrafreeloading (CFL) is a concept that describes the preference of an animal to work for food even when identical food is freely available, and reflects an intrinsic motivation to engage in foraging-related activities.
Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland, Nico J. Schoemaker, Johannes T. Lumeij   +2 more
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Local knowledge and community behavior in the exploitation of parrots in surrounding area of aketajawe lolobata national park

Biosfer, 2019
Parrots include in birds of Aves class and Psittaciformes order. In Indonesia, parrots in known by their local species names such as Nuri (true parrot), Kakatua (Cockatoo), and Perkici (Loriini).
M Nasir Tamalene, Said Hasan, K Kartika
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Reintroduction of the Extinct-in-the-Wild Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) in the Caatinga Forest Domain of Brazil

Diversity
We describe efforts to reintroduce the extinct-in-the-wild Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) within its historical range in eastern Brazil. Twenty captive-reared Spix’s Macaws were released, along with 15 Blue-Winged Macaws (Primolius maracana), as ...
Cromwell Purchase, Camile Lugarini, Candice Purchase, Ariane Ferreira, Ugo Eichler Vercillo, Mark L. Stafford, Thomas H. White   +6 more
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China’s International Trade of Parrots from 1981 to 2022 Based on the CITES Trade Database

Animals
Parrots are popular with pet consumers and are one of the most traded groups of live birds around the world. China has been considered as an important country in bird trades, but we know little about China’s import and export of parrots. Using the latest
Jinming Zhang, Qingqing Wang, Jianbin Shi   +2 more
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Factors influencing density of the Northern Mealy Amazon in three forest types of a modified rainforest landscape in Mesoamerica

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2017
The high rate of conversion of tropical moist forest to secondary forest makes it imperative to evaluate forest metric relationships of species dependent on primary, old-growth forest.
Miguel Ángel. De Labra-Hernández, Katherine Renton   +1 more
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Plasmodium matutinum Causing Avian Malaria in Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) Hosted in an Italian Zoo

Microorganisms, 2021
Avian malaria is a worldwide distributed, vector-born disease of birds caused by parasites of the order Haemosporida. There is a lack of knowledge about the presence and pathogenetic role of Haemosporida in Psittacidae.
Cristiano Cocumelli, Manuela Iurescia, Elena Lavinia Diaconu, Valentina Galietta, Caterina Raso, Carmela Buccella, Fiorentino Stravino, Francesco Grande, Letizia Fiorucci, Claudio De Liberato, Andrea Caprioli, Antonio Battisti   +11 more
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The influence of anti-predator training, personality and sex in the behavior, dispersion and survival rates of translocated captive-raised parrots

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017
Predation is one of the main factors responsible for the failure of reintroduction/translocation programs. Animal's personality and sex can also influence key behaviors for survival and reproduction.
Alice R.S. Lopes, Magda S. Rocha, Mozart G.J. Junior, Wander U. Mesquita, Gefferson G.G.R. Silva, Daniel A.R. Vilela, Cristiano S. Azevedo   +6 more
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Avian Bornavirus Research—A Comprehensive Review

Viruses, 2022
Avian bornaviruses constitute a genetically diverse group of at least 15 viruses belonging to the genus Orthobornavirus within the family Bornaviridae. After the discovery of the first avian bornaviruses in diseased psittacines in 2008, further viruses ...
Dennis Rubbenstroth
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