Vocal activity of the great potoo (nyctibius grandis) in relation to moonlight detections in Costa Rica
; Juncosa Polzella, Agostina Silvia 
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08/2021
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Ornitología Neotropical
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Las variaciones en la luz lunar pueden afectar la actividad vocal de muchas aves nocturnas. El urutaú grande (Nyctibius grandis) es un ave difícil de observar, pero es regularmente detectada por su característico canto. Evaluamos la actividad vocal del urutaú grande en relación con la luz lunar en un bosque tropical de Costa Rica. Realizamos muestreos nocturnos de 13 minutos, cubriendo un ciclo lunar, en 31 puntos de registro en la Estación Biológica La Selva durante marzo y abril de 2020. Detectamos siete individuos en noches con 76–100 % de luz de luna, siete con 51–75% y no detectamos ninguno con 0–25% ni con 26–50%. Los individuos del urutaú grande fueron principalmente detec-tados en noches con alta iluminación lunar, en concordancia con otros estudios de aves nocturnas. Esto sugiere que futuros estudios de ocu-pación y uso de hábitat del urutaú grande deben considerar la luz lunar como covariable de detectabilidad.
Variations in moonlight can affect the vocal activity of many nocturnal birds, including the Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis), a rarely seen bird usually detected through its characteristic vocalizations. We evaluated the vocal activity of the Great Potoo in relation to moonlight in a tropical forest of Costa Rica. We surveyed potoos using four replicated 13-minute counts, covering a single moon cycle, at 31 points in La Selva Biological Station during March and April 2020. We detected seven individuals on nights with 76‒100% moonlight, seven with 51?75%, and we did not detect any with 0?25%, or 26?50%. Great Potoos were mostly detected during moonlit nights, which is consistent with otherstudies about other nocturnal birds, and suggests that future studies modeling occupancy or habitat use of Great Potoos should consider moonlight as a covariate of detectability.
Variations in moonlight can affect the vocal activity of many nocturnal birds, including the Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis), a rarely seen bird usually detected through its characteristic vocalizations. We evaluated the vocal activity of the Great Potoo in relation to moonlight in a tropical forest of Costa Rica. We surveyed potoos using four replicated 13-minute counts, covering a single moon cycle, at 31 points in La Selva Biological Station during March and April 2020. We detected seven individuals on nights with 76‒100% moonlight, seven with 51?75%, and we did not detect any with 0?25%, or 26?50%. Great Potoos were mostly detected during moonlit nights, which is consistent with otherstudies about other nocturnal birds, and suggests that future studies modeling occupancy or habitat use of Great Potoos should consider moonlight as a covariate of detectability.
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