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Urban Parrots in Southern South America: Challenges and Opportunities

Birds
Data on the interactions between the order Psittaciformes and the anthropogenic environment are still insufficient and have not been systematized, especially in the Neotropical region.
Daiana N. Lera, Natalia Cozzani, Julia L. Camina, José L. Tella, Sergio Zalba   +4 more
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Origin and Diversification of the Genera Aratinga, Eupsittula, and Psittacara (Aves: Psittacidae)

Diversity
The arrival of psittacine in North America is well known but undefined. It is widely accepted that these birds originated in South America, and it has been suggested that different factors have promoted the biodiversity of birds in Mexico.
Gabriela Padilla-Jacobo, T. Monterrubio-Rico, Horacio Cano-Camacho, M. G. Zavala-Páramo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An unusual presentation of a case of human psittacosis [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Chlamydia psittaci is a gram-negative, obligate intracellular organism. Birds are the main reservoir, but also non-avian domestic animals and humans can be infected.
Boelens, Jerina, De Spiegeleer, Anton, Thijs, Elke, Van Braeckel, Eva, Vande Weygaerde, Yannick, Vanrompay, Daisy, Vermaelen, Karim, Versteele, Charlot   +7 more
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Predation event by Philodryas nattereri (Serpentes: Colubridae) on Forpus xanthopterygius (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) in semiarid region of Brazil

Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza
O estudo apresenta o evento de predação da serpente Philodryas nattereri Steindachner, 1870 tentando se alimentar da ave Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824) em uma área rural do município de São João do Rio do Peixe, região semiárida do estado da Paraíba.
S. Lima, Heloisa Martins Maciel, S. C. Ribeiro, H. F. P. Araújo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Severe beak deformity in Melopsittacus undulatus caused by Knemidocoptes pilae [PDF]

, 2014
Se describe un brote de sarna Knemidocoptic causada por Knemidocoptes pilae en periquitos australianos enjaulados (Melopsittacus undulatus), del parque público de L'Eliana (Valencia, España).
Alarcón Elbal, Pedro María, Calero Bernal, Rafael, Carmona Salido, Víctor Jesús, Lucientes Curdi, Javier, Marín Sánchez-Murillo, José   +4 more
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Hematologic reference values of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon (Amazona vinacea)

Ciência Rural
Avian hematologic reference intervals are useful tools to evaluate body homeostasis and diagnose diseases. However, there are few species-specific reference intervals published.
Vanessa Rafaella Foletto da Silva, Patricia Pereira Serafini, Joice Reche Pedroso, Denise Pereira Leme, Vanessa Tavares Kanaan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

With a little help from my (Psittacidae) friends [PDF]

Learning & Behavior, 2020
Understanding the distribution of and mechanisms underlying prosocial behavior in other species has been hampered by methodological differences among studies, questions about animals' interpretations of the designs, and low phylogenetic diversity. Brucks and von Bayern's recent report that African gray parrots are proactively prosocial reiterates the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The Isolation, Cloning, Characterization and Conservation among the Psittacidae of a Sex-Specific, Tandemly Repeated DNA Component from the African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Archives of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 2022
Digestion of DNA of the female African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) with the restriction endonuclease Msp1 revealed the presence of a tandemly repeated, female-specific component with a repeat monomer length of approx.
Dineke H de Kloet, Josephine M Davis, Siwo R. de Kloet   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

HEMOGRAMA E BIOQUÍMICA CLÍNICA SANGUÍNEA DE ARARAS (Ara sp.) MANTIDAS EM SÍTIOS ECOLÓGICOS NO ESTADO DA BAHIA

Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2011
This research aimed to establish reference values for hemogram and clinical biochemistry, aiming at to evaluating the liver function of healthy macaws (Ara sp.), with the influence of species on the blood constituents, in order to contribute to the ...
Débora Malta Gomes, Margarete Neres Silva, Renata Maria Monção Silva, Rafaela Duplat Dórea, Bruno Lopes Bastos, Maria Consuêlo Caribé Ayres   +5 more
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Anthropogenic nesting sites and density of Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in northern Argentinian Patagonia

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2023
Background The expansion of human activities and the development of urban centers are among the main driving forces accounting for the transformation and loss of natural environments.
Daiana N. Lera, Natalia Cozzani, José L. Tella, Sergio Zalba   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source