Artículo
Return of a Giant: Red-and-green Macaws
Fecha de publicación:
12/2015
Editorial:
World Parrot Trust
Revista:
PsittaScene
ISSN:
1363-3368
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Humans have historically persecuted macaws for their colourful plumage. In the province of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina, there were at least two macaw species: the Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), which became globally extinct, and the Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), which also disappeared from the region. These macaws inhabited forest islands between wetlands, and palm and gallery forests along the rivers. Today, the nearest Red-and-green Macaw population is 300 kilometers north of Corrientes, in Brazil and northern Paraguay. Although the Red-and-green Macaw is globally listed in the IUCN Red List as a species of “Least Concern” the species is declining in some regions. In Argentina, there are no recent records and ornithologists agree than the species is extinct in the country, so it is classified as a “Critically Endangered” species at a country level.
Palabras clave:
Macaw
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Conservation
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Reintroduction
Archivos asociados
Licencia
Identificadores
Colecciones
Articulos(CCT - TANDIL)
Articulos de CTRO CIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO CONICET - TANDIL
Articulos de CTRO CIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO CONICET - TANDIL
Citación
Berkunsky, Igor; Return of a Giant: Red-and-green Macaws; World Parrot Trust; PsittaScene; 27; 4; 12-2015; 14-16
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