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View article: Massive declines and local recoveries: First range-wide assessment spotlights ending egg-taking as key to the survival of <i>Macrocephalon maleo</i> (Maleo)
Massive declines and local recoveries: First range-wide assessment spotlights ending egg-taking as key to the survival of <i>Macrocephalon maleo</i> (Maleo) Open
The communally nesting, Critically Endangered Macrocephalon maleo (Maleo) is an iconic species endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, yet despite decades of legal protection its populations have declined sharply across its range. We performed the…
View article: Late Pleistocene Great Bustards <i>Otis tarda</i> from the Maghreb, eastern Morocco
Late Pleistocene Great Bustards <i>Otis tarda</i> from the Maghreb, eastern Morocco Open
The Moroccan population of the globally endangered Great Bustard Otis tarda is close to extinction. Although it is genetically distinct from the Iberian population, no evidence has been previously available to establish the age of its pres…
View article: Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets
Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets Open
Overharvesting of wildlife for trade is a key driver of biodiversity loss. Messaging that is aligned with people's values could play a significant role in reducing this impact through behaviour change. Using an online survey, we sought to …
View article: Gone with the wind: the proximate and ultimate causes of the decline and extinction of the Bahama Nuthatch <i>Sitta insularis</i>
Gone with the wind: the proximate and ultimate causes of the decline and extinction of the Bahama Nuthatch <i>Sitta insularis</i> Open
Summary Newly elevated to species rank, the Bahama Nuthatch Sitta insularis is or was a bark- and twig-gleaning insectivore only known in life from the pine forests of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas archipelago. It became increasingly difficu…
View article: Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked Lovebirds<i>Agapornis nigrigenis</i>: implications for conservation planning
Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked Lovebirds<i>Agapornis nigrigenis</i>: implications for conservation planning Open
Summary The Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis has a highly restricted range in dry south-western Zambia, where its distribution is clumped and localised in association with mopane Colophospermum mopane woodland and permanent wate…
View article: The road to recovery: conservation management for the Critically Endangered Bali myna shows signs of success
The road to recovery: conservation management for the Critically Endangered Bali myna shows signs of success Open
The Bali myna Leucopsar rothschildi has long suffered heavy trapping, leading to its near extinction in the wild and categorization as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Decades of conservation breeding, release of birds and post-…
View article: Evidence from citizen science and museum specimens suggests species rank for Erythrogenys [erythrogenys] imberbis (Salvadori, 1889), ‘Red-eyed Scimitar Babbler’
Evidence from citizen science and museum specimens suggests species rank for Erythrogenys [erythrogenys] imberbis (Salvadori, 1889), ‘Red-eyed Scimitar Babbler’ Open
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys (Vigors, 1832) comprises two subspecies in the Himalaya (nominate and ferrugilata) and two more, disjunctly (with Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler E. mcclellandi interposing), in Myanm…
View article: Comments on the taxonomic status and disappearance of Mimocichla rubripes eremita Ridgway, 1905, with a substitute name, and notes on the type material of M. coryi Sharpe, 1902
Comments on the taxonomic status and disappearance of Mimocichla rubripes eremita Ridgway, 1905, with a substitute name, and notes on the type material of M. coryi Sharpe, 1902 Open
A population of the West Indian endemic Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus formerly inhabited the Swan Islands (off northern Honduras), but is apparently extinct, having first and last been seen in 1887. Named Mimocichla rubripes eremita Ri…
View article: The generic position of the Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba (Cretzschmar, 1826) (Aves: Otididae)
The generic position of the Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba (Cretzschmar, 1826) (Aves: Otididae) Open
The bustard genera Neotis and Ardeotis are generally considered to comprise four species each, but a 2002 molecular phylogeny found N. heuglinii interposed between two pairs of Ardeotis, with N. nuba basal to all seven others. In the absen…
View article: Subspeciation in the Ruby-throated Bulbul Rubigula dispar
Subspeciation in the Ruby-throated Bulbul Rubigula dispar Open
Ruby-throated Bulbul Rubigula dispar, currently Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List owing to trade pressure, is considered monotypic across its range on three Sundaic islands in Indonesia: Sumatra, Java and Bali. However, examination of photog…
View article: Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java
Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java Open
Summary There is serious concern for the future of a wide range of birds in Java and elsewhere in Indonesia due to both loss of habitat and trapping for the cagebird trade (the so-called “Asian Songbird Crisis”). Despite this concern, few …
View article: Distribution and habitat requirements of the Bahama Warbler <i>Setophaga flavescens</i> on Grand Bahama in 2018
Distribution and habitat requirements of the Bahama Warbler <i>Setophaga flavescens</i> on Grand Bahama in 2018 Open
Summary The Bahama Warbler Setophaga flavescen s is restricted to Grand Bahama and Abaco in the Bahamas Islands, where in recent decades its pine forest habitat has been seriously affected by hurricanes. To assess its conservation status a…
View article: The distribution, ecology and conservation status of the long-tailed woodnymph Thalurania watertonii
The distribution, ecology and conservation status of the long-tailed woodnymph Thalurania watertonii Open
Compilation and scrutiny of all accessible specimen and observer records of the long-tailed woodnymph Thalurania watertonii , a hummingbird currently listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List, eliminates Guyana, Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Ri…
View article: Degree of egg-taking by humans determines the fate of maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) nesting grounds across Sulawesi
Degree of egg-taking by humans determines the fate of maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) nesting grounds across Sulawesi Open
The maleo ( Macrocephalon maleo ) of Sulawesi, Indonesia, is culturally iconic and Critically Endangered, but the causes of its decline have never been systematically analyzed nor its nesting grounds comprehensively surveyed. We visited 12…
View article: Index for Volume 142 (2022)
Index for Volume 142 (2022) Open
Tyto 59, 62 albertisii, Gymnophaps 103 albescens, Tringa 90
View article: Geographical variation in the Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
Geographical variation in the Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Open
Distributed in four areas of Africa (‘Eastern’—east of the Gregory Rift Valley from central Kenya south to Malawi; ‘Central’—west of the Gregory Rift from western Kenya and western Uganda south to Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of…
View article: The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor? – CORRIGENDUM
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor? – CORRIGENDUM Open
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View article: The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor? Open
Summary Bustards comprise a highly threatened family of birds and, being relatively fast, heavy fliers with very limited frontal visual fields, are particularly susceptible to mortality at powerlines. These infrastructures can also displac…
View article: On the edge: habitat restoration priorities for three critically endangered bird species on Sangihe, Indonesia
On the edge: habitat restoration priorities for three critically endangered bird species on Sangihe, Indonesia Open
Remnant forests on the small Wallacean island of Sangihe north of Sulawesi hold the entire ranges of more critically endangered (CR) bird species than any other comparable area on earth. We develop habitat association models for three of t…
View article: Anthropogenic influences on habitat use by African houbaras Chlamydotis undulata on Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Anthropogenic influences on habitat use by African houbaras Chlamydotis undulata on Lanzarote, Canary Islands Open
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata is threatened in North Africa by unsustainable hunting and massive overuse of captive-bred birds to replace wild losses. A small population on the Canary Islands is protected from these threats, but the…
View article: Correlates of persistence in remnant populations of two Critically Endangered cockatoos
Correlates of persistence in remnant populations of two Critically Endangered cockatoos Open
A challenge with species that have disappeared from most of their range is to identify the correlates of local persistence. With species decimated by trade, site‐specific trapping risk is hard to capture by remotely accessed predictors. Th…
View article: Productivity constraints on Citron-crested Cockatoos in a rich community of large hole-nesting birds
Productivity constraints on Citron-crested Cockatoos in a rich community of large hole-nesting birds Open
Knowledge of breeding success and its limiting factors is crucial in assessing species’ conservation needs. As cavity-nesters, parrots are particularly influenced by the availability of suitable cavities and low breeding output, whether du…
View article: Biological richness of Gunung Slamet, Central Java, and the need for its protection—CORRIGENDUM
Biological richness of Gunung Slamet, Central Java, and the need for its protection—CORRIGENDUM Open
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View article: Understanding motivations and attitudes among songbird‐keepers to identify best approaches to demand reduction
Understanding motivations and attitudes among songbird‐keepers to identify best approaches to demand reduction Open
Demand for cage birds is highly prevalent and increasing across Indonesia, as wild bird populations across Asia decline. To find ways to reduce demand, it is important to understand the motivations and psychographic drivers to keep (or not…