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16 Mar NEOLIT: Environmental Conservation [Huw Lloyd ] 16 Mar Re: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America [Robin Restall ] 16 Mar Re: Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? [Juan Mazar Barnett ] 15 Mar Re: Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? [Juan Freile Ortiz ] 15 Mar Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? [Kristina Cockle ] 15 Mar NEOLIT: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122 (1): March 2010. ["Jorge A. Tomasevic" ] 15 Mar Re: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America [Alvaro Jaramillo ] 15 Mar Re: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America ["Sebastian K. Herzog" ] 15 Mar NEOLIT: Journal of Field Ornithology 81(1) ["Woltmann, Stefan" ] 15 Mar Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America [Robin Restall ] 15 Mar Re: Ecuador Motmot Taxonomy [Christopher Witt ] 15 Mar Ecuador Motmot Taxonomy [Ben Weinstein ] 15 Mar Pelzeln's Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens [Paul Van Gasse ] 14 Mar Sixth annual Parrots International Symposium 2010 & Poster Presentations [Mark Stafford ] 14 Mar Re: Antshrike Vocalization question [shaun peters ] 14 Mar Antshrike Vocalization question [Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird ] 14 Mar Re: Paper Request: Snow 1962 [Charles Collins ] 13 Mar Paper Request: Snow 1962 [Miguel Moreno-Palacios ] 12 Mar NEOLIT books March 2010 [Stefan Kreft ] 12 Mar Re: NEOORN policy - please read ["James V. Remsen" ] 12 Mar Orange-breasted Falcon Volunteer Hack site Attendant in Belize [Angel Muela ] 12 Mar Bird conservation news from Colombia [Ivón Alzate ] 11 Mar Re: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks [Tom Koronkiewicz ] 11 Mar Re: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks [Martin Reid ] 11 Mar NEOLIT: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53:3 through 55:1 [Andy Jones ] 11 Mar Re: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks [John Arvin ] 10 Mar Marked Fregata magnificens [James V Remsen ] 10 Mar Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks [Robin Restall ] 10 Mar PDF request Figueroa-Esquivel at al [Pablo Elizondo ] 10 Mar Re: Panama Audubon Society contacts re:Odontophorus dialeucos [Jack Eitniear ] 10 Mar Re: Papers request... ["James V. Remsen" ] 10 Mar Papers request... [Association GEPOG ] 10 Mar NEOLIT: Landscape Ecology [Huw Lloyd ] 9 Mar Re: Paper request: Estimating shorebird numbers... Farmer & Durbian 2006 ["SERGIO ." ] 9 Mar Request for bird species action plans [Ellen Paul ] 9 Mar Request for bird species action plans [Christian Devenish ] 9 Mar Paper request: Estimating shorebird numbers... Farmer & Durbian 2006 ["SERGIO ." ] 9 Mar paper request: Klump and Shalter 1984 (Zeitschrift f�r Tierpsychologie) [Marcelo Araya Salas ] 8 Mar making of the Hummingbird documentary [Dan Brooks ] 8 Mar Chris Sharpe - please get in touch [Ellen Paul ] 8 Mar JUV Grallaria guatimalensis (Scaled) vs. G.alleni (Moustached) Antpittas? ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 8 Mar Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia [Jorge Avenda�o ] 8 Mar Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia [Juan Freile Ortiz ] 8 Mar Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 8 Mar Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia [Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez ] 8 Mar Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 8 Mar Megascops petersoni en Colombia [Juan Freile Ortiz ] 8 Mar Position Announcement: International Conservation Program Officer, American Bird Conservancy [George Wallace ] 8 Mar Lat/Lon for Cristalino Jungle Lodge ["candr1 AT i-bird.com" ] 8 Mar Thomas McNish contact [Thomas Donegan ] 7 Mar Paper Request: Nei (1972) [Miguel Moreno-Palacios ] 7 Mar Re: NEOLIT: J. Field Ornithology 80(4) [Stefan Kreft ] 7 Mar Re: Ruddy Ground-Dove [Robin Restall ] 7 Mar Re: NEOLIT: Molecular Ecology Vol. 18 (19) [Aaron Savit ] 7 Mar NEOLIT: Molecular Ecology Resources Vols. 8 (1) thru 10 (2) [Aaron Savit ] 6 Mar Re: New species for Venezuela ? [John Kvarnb�ck ] 6 Mar Grallariidae [Harold Greeney ] 5 Mar Re: Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at Chan Chich [Lee Jones ] 5 Mar Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at Chan Chich [jvmnatrec ] 5 Mar Re: Ruddy Ground-Dove [jvmnatrec ] 5 Mar Distribucion de Malacoptila rufa en Per� [RAFAEL DE ] 5 Mar Re: New species for Venezuela ? ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 5 Mar Re: Catharus dryas [Sharon Beals ] 5 Mar Re: Mas/more videos! - Re: Video del endemico BOGOTA RAIL - Rallus semiplumbeus ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 4 Mar Re: playback de Glaucidium ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 4 Mar Invitation to the Brazilian Ornithological Online Community [Carolina Minio ] 4 Mar Rate substitution for ATPase 6 & 8 genes [Paulo Pulgarin ] 4 Mar Re: Artificial perches ["J. Leighton Reid" ] 4 Mar Artificial perches [Fernando Gonzalez Garcia ] 4 Mar Re: Catharus dryas [Robin Restall ] 3 Mar Catharus dryas [Sharon Beals ] 3 Mar PDF request: Gochfeld et al 1980 Bull BOC [Thomas Donegan ] 3 Mar Knipolegus poecilurus (Rufous-tailed Tyrant) ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 2 Mar Re: Psittacine Conservation Conference, Sept 2010 [Janice Boyd ] 2 Mar NEOLIT- Acta Zoologica Mexicana 2009 [Adolfo Gerardo Navarro Siguenza ] 2 Mar Neolit - Ecological Monographs [Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez ] Subject: NEOLIT: Environmental Conservation From: Huw Lloyd <huw.lloyd AT PHEASANT.ORG.UK> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:30:03 +0000 Two land management papers of Neotropical interest from latest edition of Environmental Conservation (not sure why they have only just posted volume 3 for 2009). Contact me off-list for pdf’s     PHILIP M. FEARNSIDE. (2009). Brazil's evolving proposal to control deforestation: Amazon still at risk.Environmental Conservation 36 (3):177-179   SUMMARY Brazil's National Plan for Climate Change (PNMC [Plano Nacional sobre Mudança do Clima]) brought the good news of quantified ‘objectives’ for deforestation reduction in Brazilian Amazonia, a departure from past policy, under which the Brazilian government has steadfastly refused any quantitative goals deforestation reduction in the context of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the ‘objectives’ given in the PNMC carry no consequences if they are not met, other than possible suspension of contributions to the new Amazon Fund. The PNMC offers little information on how deforestation would be reduced, which is critical to achieving the results it proposes. Effective control of deforestation is needed both to avoid direct loss of the forest and to leverage the international commitment needed to contain global warming within a reasonable limit, such as 2°C. This is approximately the limit for avoiding replacement of substantial areas of Amazonian forest by either savannah or degraded secondary scrub. Brazil needs to move quickly to take the lead in the effort to halt global warming because it is one of the countries with the most to lose from climate change, including risk to the country's Amazon forest.     FERNANDA FIGUEROA,VÍCTOR SÁNCHEZ-CORDERO, JORGE A. MEAVE, and IRMA TREJO(2009).Socioeconomic context of land use and land cover change in Mexican biosphere reserves.Environmental Conservation 36 (3):180-191   SUMMARY Land use/land cover change (LULC) is a major threat to natural protected areas worldwide. This paper explores the relationships between four estimated LULC parameters for 17 Mexican biosphere reserves (BRs) for 1993–2002 on a GIS platform, and ten socioeconomic factors obtained from census data. These relationships were tested through linear correlations and multivariate analysis. BRs showed lower human demographic pressure, but higher population dispersion, social marginality, percentage of rain-fed agriculture area, and dependence upon agriculture and cattle compared to nationwide values. BRs also varied in their indigenous population, and showed cattle overpopulation, and low immigration and road density. Socioeconomic factors explained 87% of LULC variation. High population and road density, cattle overpopulation and low percentage indigenous population were related to percentage of transformed area (2002). Conversely, small population and road density, large proportion of indigenous population and high dependency on agriculture and cattle, were related to the rate of change in transformed area (1993–2002). High human population growth and urban concentration occurred when BRs suffered higher LULC than their corresponding ecoregions. Including socioeconomic conditions prevailing in BRs and their influence on LULC in reserve management and rural development planning will improve strategies for the confluence of conservation and development goals.   -- Dr Huw Lloyd Conservation Training Officer World Pheasant Association Close House Estate Heddon on the Wall Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 0HT United Kingdom telephone: 0044 (0)1661 853397 or (lo-call number) 0845 241 0929 Subject: Re: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America From: Robin Restall <robinrestall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:44:09 -0430 Hi Alvaro, I understand juvenile part-moults before departure, and both Pyle and specimens here confirm that. The adult... I can't remember the details off hand. I'm meeting with David Ascanio soon, to discuss handling the vocalizations of the article and will both refer to Pyle and task with him about the various moults, etc. Thanks to you, I'll be repainting the two pewees, to get that subtle but real difference in posture absolutely right - although I've found it impossible to tell which bird is which in all the photographs using posture as the key! Many thanks indeed for you continuing input! Best, Robin On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Alvaro Jaramillo wrote: > Robin > > > > Doesn�t virescens (Acadian Flycatcher) molt in the breeding grounds, so > it arrives in South America in fresh plumage? > > > > Alvaro > > > > Alvaro Jaramillo > > chucao AT coastside.net > > Half Moon Bay, California > > > > Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide > > www.fieldguides.com > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds > [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Robin Restall > *Sent:* Monday, March 15, 2010 3:21 PM > *To:* NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > *Subject:* [NEOORN-L] Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America > > > > Dear All, > > > > Re: Empidonax virescens, E. alnorum, E. traillii, Contopus sordidulus and > C. virens in South America. > > > > Firstly, many thanks to everybody who responded to my query about these > birds responding to playback in South America. The quality and quantity of > responses has done NEOORN proud! I think I have responded to everybody > individually, but if I missed anybody, please excuse me. > > > > Secondly, the subject is obviously of interest, relevance, and perhaps even > importance to birders and ornithologists everywhere. So I'll go a step > further... here is where I'm coming from... > > > > These five birds arrive here in northern South America, rest and recover, > and many disperse southwards. They are worn-plumage adults and > partially-worn juveniles. There are very few museum specimens of these birds > collected here in South America. From September/October through to > March/April the birds moult and change appearance. Thus there are three > distinct plumage conditions while they are with us, and there are no > adequate visual references published. It is unlikely that illustrations can > help identification to a certainty level, but there is no doubt they could > help to a fair degree and take most of us further along the line than we are > now. > > > > What I am concerned with is identifying them at the two key times, say > October/November and February/March. The North American literature is > replete with remarks about the difficulty of identifying them in the field > without getting vocalizations. Thus it seems that any photos of birds taken > in South America can only have relevance if they are identified with the > certainty of vocal identification, and so the importance of knowing whether > they ignore playback of congeners, or respond (and how!). > > > > We started the preparation of an identification workshop for Neotropical > Birding, focussed entirely on the birds in South America, with a set of good > specimens from the Phelps Ornithological Collection. I carefully painted > juveniles and adults on arrival, and then I did birds in fresh plumage prior > to departure. The next step was to get into vocalizations., which is where I > am now. > > > > NOW... we would very much like to include some photographs of as many of > the five birds as possible - TAKEN HERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, and identified > with certainty by vocalization. If you can help, please contact me direct. > It is possible the editor will want to include your shot(s) in the article - > if so, it would not be without your permission, and of course full credits > will be given. > > > > With best wishes, and again, many thanks, Robin > > > > Robin Restall > > Caracas, Venezuela. > Subject: Re: Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? From: Juan Mazar Barnett <juanmbarg AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:01:21 +0000 Hola Kristina, Creo que en USA funcionan muy bien las siluetas deaves rapaces en forma de calcomanias, no? y que se venden en los negocios de bird feeders y todas esas cosas. se me ocurre que no seria dificil conseguir una donacion de unas cuantas calcomanias de estas, no? La opcion de los cds esta muy buena. Aunqe tal vez quede mas cul las calcomanias de un ave rapaz. Hay que ver si los pajaritos misioneros reaccionan a un Falco. Pero sobre tu pregunta 1, nidea... Algo en Naturaleza y Conservacion, o la revista de AA, o la de la FVSA?? Saludos desde mas al Sur! juan Subject: Re: Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? From: Juan Freile Ortiz <jfreileo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:03:13 -0700 Hola Kristina, � Ac� en mi pa�s he visto que usan cds viejos colgados delante de los ventanales, para que sus reflejos ahuyenten a las aves. Tambi�n usan im�genes en cart�n negro del perfil de un ave (he visto un falco, un glaucidium y siluetas paserinas indeterminadas) pegadas sobre las ventanas. Y adem�s, cintas de cassette que tambi�n brillan y se mueven al viento. Esto tambi�n usan como espantap�jaros en cultivos de tomate, quinoa, maracuy� y otros. Espero que estas idea (ninguna de ellas m�a, por cierto) sean de ayuda. ...No es mucho, pero es algo. � Saludos, � Juan Freile --- El lun, 3/15/10, Kristina Cockle escribi�: De: Kristina Cockle Asunto: [NEOORN-L] Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? A: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Fecha: lunes, 15 de marzo de 2010, 10:55 pm Sabios Neoornitofilos, Recurro a Uds nuevamente para algunos consejos. Un amigo Geronimo Torresin del Ministerio de Ecologia de mi provincia hizo un estudio para tratar de reducir la cantidad de choques de aves en las ventanas de un centro de visitantes. El centro esta en la selva Atlantica de Argentina y hay una colision cada dos dias.� 1.�Tenemos ganas de publicar los resultados EN ESPANOL en una revista tecnica. Pensamos que lo mejor seria una revista de conservacion o manejo (no tanto una revista de ornitologia o biologia)...pero, parece que soy muy ignorante porque desconozco si hay alguna opcion. Quizas Uds tienen consejos. 2. Necesitamos mas ideas para las ventanas porque ninguno de los metodos funciono. Si tienen experiencia de una solucion economica y funcional, me encantaria saber. La solucion tiene que complacer los turistas y los dirigentes en el gobierno, asi que cerrar la cortina no es una opcion viable. Muchas gracias, Kristina -- Proyecto Selva de Pino Parana San Pedro, Misiones, Argentina (3352) http://pinoparana.fundacionazara.org.ar ____________________________________________________________________________________ �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Donde publicar nota de conservacion/manejo en espaniol? From: Kristina Cockle <kristinacockle AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:55:59 -0700 Sabios Neoornitofilos, Recurro a Uds nuevamente para algunos consejos. Un amigo Geronimo Torresin del Ministerio de Ecologia de mi provincia hizo un estudio para tratar de reducir la cantidad de choques de aves en las ventanas de un centro de visitantes. El centro esta en la selva Atlantica de Argentina y hay una colision cada dos dias. 1. Tenemos ganas de publicar los resultados EN ESPANOL en una revista tecnica. Pensamos que lo mejor seria una revista de conservacion o manejo (no tanto una revista de ornitologia o biologia)...pero, parece que soy muy ignorante porque desconozco si hay alguna opcion. Quizas Uds tienen consejos. 2. Necesitamos mas ideas para las ventanas porque ninguno de los metodos funciono. Si tienen experiencia de una solucion economica y funcional, me encantaria saber. La solucion tiene que complacer los turistas y los dirigentes en el gobierno, asi que cerrar la cortina no es una opcion viable. Muchas gracias, Kristina -- Proyecto Selva de Pino Parana San Pedro, Misiones, Argentina (3352) http://pinoparana.fundacionazara.org.ar Subject: NEOLIT: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122 (1): March 2010. From: "Jorge A. Tomasevic" <tomasevi AT U.WASHINGTON.EDU> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:52:27 -0700 Dear Neoorners/Estimados Neoornes, Here goes the list of papers of Neotropical interest of the last issue of the Wilson Journal of Ornithology. Aquí va la lista de artículos de interés neotropical publicados en el último número del Wilson Journal of Ornithology. Saludos! Jorge A. Tomasevic PhD Student, Wildlife Science College of Forest Resources Box 352100 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2100 USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology Volume 122, Number 1, March 2010 Research Articles Breeding Biology and Nesting Success of the Slate-Throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica Ronald L. Mumme pg(s) 29–38 Abstract I examined the breeding biology and nesting success of the Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus), a socially monogamous neotropical warbler, for five breeding seasons (2000–2004) in Monteverde, Costa Rica, near the center of its broad geographic range. Nesting was strongly seasonal, extending from late March through the end of June and coinciding with the end of the dry season and the onset of the rainy season in mid-May. Females constructed domed nests on open steep slopes or in banks along roads and trails. Mean clutch size was 2.9 eggs, and the mean incubation period was 14.2 days. Females performed all incubation of eggs and brooding of young nestlings, but both males and females fed nestlings and fledglings. Mean provisioning rate at nests when young were 5–9 days of age was 20.3 feedings/hr, and females fed young at a significantly higher rate than males (11.7 vs. 8.3 feedings/hr, respectively). Nestlings reached mean adult body mass of 9.5 g day 7–8, an! d mean age at fledging was 11.3 days. Parents fed juveniles for at least 4 weeks after fledging; the latest record of adults feeding fledged young was for 40-day-old juveniles. Daily nest survival rates showed strong annual variation and generally declined as the nesting season progressed. Mean daily survival rate was 0.968 and estimated overall nest success was 40.3% with a mean of 2.6 young fledging from successful nests. Predation was implicated in 85% of nest failures. -------------- Breeding Biology of Kelp Gulls on the Brazilian Coast Gisele Pires de Mendonça Dantas and João Stenghel Morgante pg(s) 39–45 Abstract We studied clutch size, hatching and fledging success, and time necessary for chick Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) to leave the nest throughout two breeding seasons (2004 and 2005) on Guararitama Island, São Paulo, Brazil. We followed 93 nests in 2004 and 97 nests in 2005. The average (± SD) clutch size was 2.09 ± 0.64 in 2004 and 1.93 ± 0.59 in 2005. Hatching success was 74% in 2004 and 53% in 2005, and fledging success was 54% in 2004 and 58% in 2005. Chicks grew quickly, following the linear equation y(t) = 61g + 17.03g × age (in days), and began to fly at 40 days. ------------- Reproductive Success of Burrowing Owls in Urban and Grassland Habitats in Southern New Mexico Daniele Berardelli, Martha J. Desmond, and Leigh Murray pg(s) 51–59 Abstract We examined Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicuaria) reproductive success at 144 nests in urban (n = 80) and grassland (n = 64) habitats in southern New Mexico in 2000 and 2001. Nest success was higher in grassland compared to urban areas (81 vs. 68%) but urban landscapes fledged more young per successful nest (3.85 vs. 3.07). Mean fledging success per nest was similar between habitats with 2.60 and 2.50 fledglings in urban and grassland habitats, respectively. Fledging success was categorized as failure, low, and high. Reproductive success in both habitats was associated with measures of owl density. High success in urban landscapes was associated with fewer surrounding nests, an index of larger nesting territories, and open space. Failure was associated with solitary nests. This suggests owls benefit from the presence of other nesting pairs as long as the density is not too high. High success in grassland habitats was associated with fewer surrounding nests, index of larger nesti! ng territories, edge nests, and lower fledgling success of the nearest nest. Higher nest success, but fewer fledglings per successful nest, suggests competition for resources in this habitat. ------------- Seasonal Fluctuation of the Orange-Winged Amazon at a Roosting Site in Amazonia Leiliany Negrão de Moura, Jacques M. E. Vielliard, and Maria Luisa da Silva pg(s) 88–94 Abstract We recorded fluctuations in a population of Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica) during 1 year at a roosting site on an island near Belém, Pará, Brazil. Parrots were counted from a boat by a minimum of three teams of two observers, each team oriented in different directions. Orange-winged Amazons were observed flying alone (14.2%), in pairs (75.7%), and small numbers in family groups (pairs with young) of three (8.7%), four (1.2%), or five (0.3%) individuals. The larger number of groups of three compared with groups of four and five individuals reflects the low survival rate of nestlings with generally only one surviving offspring per brood. The total number of parrots increased from April (3,899) to July (8,539), and began to decrease in August (5,351). This decrease was presumably due to onset of the breeding season, when paired individuals leave the roost in search of a nest, where they breed, nest, and rear young until the nestlings can fly. ------------ Abundance and Distribution of Waterbirds in the Llanos of Venezuela Francisco J. Vilella and Guy A. Baldassarre pg(s) 102–115 Abstract The Llanos is a significant waterbird site in the Western Hemisphere, but abundance and distribution of waterbirds across this vast region are poorly known, which hampers conservation initiatives. We used point counts along road routes in the Llanos region of Venezuela to examine abundance and distribution of waterbirds during 2000–2002 within five ecoregions across the Llanos. We detected 69 species of waterbirds and recorded 283,566 individuals, of which 10 species accounted for 80% of our observations. Wading birds (Ciconiiformes) represented the largest guild both in numbers of species (26) and individuals (55%), followed by waterfowl (26%), and shorebirds (11%). Five species comprised 62% of all individuals: Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata), Black-bellied Whistling Duck (D. autumnalis), Great Egret (Ardea alba), and Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana). Wading birds were particularly ubiquitous with at least 21 of 26 species rec! orded in each of the ecoregions. Species richness (66), proportion of waterbirds detected (54%), and mean number of birds per route (1,459) were highest in the Banco-Bajio-Estero savanna ecoregion. Our study provides the most comprehensive data set available on waterbirds in the Llanos of Venezuela and highlights regions of special conservation concern. -------------- Influence of Age and Season on Morphometric Measurements of the Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) Mauro Pichorim pg(s) 153–159 Abstract Little emphasis has been placed on the influence of season and age on morphological measurements of swifts, which makes comparative mensural studies difficult in the Apodidae. This study provides information about the importance of morphological variation in measurements to the biology of the Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata). I studied individuals captured at four colonies in southern Brazil. Mass varied with age, time of day, and season. Birds captured at dawn weighed 115.5 ± 9.9 g (n = 1,320). Mass was greater in fall and spring and lower in summer and winter. Subadults weighed less than adults during summer, fall, and winter. The wing measured 206.3 ± 5.2 mm (n = 812), and the tail measured 69.9 ± 4.6 mm (n = 802); both showed seasonal variation in length. The tarsus measured 25.9 ± 0.6 mm (n = 695), and the exposed culmen measured 9.94 ± 0.36 mm (n = 658). The Biscutate Swift has significant seasonal variation in several morphological measurements. This var! iation should be considered in studies comparing populations of this species, as well as those of other apodids. ------------- ------------- Short Communications Observations on the Breeding Biology of the Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) Mieko F. Kanegae, Marina Telles, Severino A. Lucena, and JoséCarlos Motta-Junior pg(s) 162–165 Abstract The Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) is an endemic bird of the Cerrado (Family: Melanopareiidae), and is listed in the State of São Paulo, Brazil as “endangered”. We studied the breeding biology of Collared Crescentchest at two nests in the State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil. Males were identified genetically and equipped with radio-transmitters. The incubation period was 12–16 days and the nestling period was 12–14 days. Nestling body mass was measured every second day for the first 10 days. Males participated in incubation and helped with nesting care. Measurements of eggs and nests are compared to those from the single previously known nest. These data are the first for any member of the Family Melanopareiidae. ------------- First Report of Olrog's Gull Depredation by Sympatric Kelp Gulls Luciano La Sala and Sergio Martorelli pg(s) 188–189 Abstract We observed adult Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) capture and eat Olrog's Gull (L. atlanticus) chicks in the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina. This estuary holds the largest breeding colony of Olrog's Gulls. There are no previously published reports of Kelp Gulls capturing and eating Olrog's Gull chicks. Our data support suggestions made by other authors about the possible existence of conflicts in colonies where both species breed in close proximity. ------------- Second and Third Records of Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus) in the Falkland Islands Laurent Demongin, Maud Poisbleau, Georgina Strange, and Ian J. Strange pg(s) 190–193 Abstract The Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) breeds only on the Snares Islands, New Zealand, and is vagrant throughout the New Zealand region and southeast Australia. The only previous record outside this area was one in the Falkland Islands in 1988. We report the unusual occurrence of two Snares Penguins in the same colony in the Falkland Islands in 2008, and discuss identification issues. Vagrant penguins demonstrate the incredible dispersal ability of these flightless birds. ------------- A New Bird Species for Costa Rica: Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (Lepidopyga coeruleogularis) Esteban Biamonte pg(s) 194–195 Abstract I present the first confirmed record of the Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (Lepidopyga coeruleogularis) at Punta Banco, southwestern Costa Rica. An adult male was seen and photographed perched on a twig at the border of a second growth forest tract. This observation extends the geographic distribution of this species from northern Colombia to southwestern Costa Rica. Subject: Re: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America From: Alvaro Jaramillo <chucao AT COASTSIDE.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:20:46 -0700 Robin Doesn't virescens (Acadian Flycatcher) molt in the breeding grounds, so it arrives in South America in fresh plumage? Alvaro Alvaro Jaramillo chucao AT coastside.net Half Moon Bay, California Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide www.fieldguides.com _____ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Robin Restall Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:21 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America Dear All, Re: Empidonax virescens, E. alnorum, E. traillii, Contopus sordidulus and C. virens in South America. Firstly, many thanks to everybody who responded to my query about these birds responding to playback in South America. The quality and quantity of responses has done NEOORN proud! I think I have responded to everybody individually, but if I missed anybody, please excuse me. Secondly, the subject is obviously of interest, relevance, and perhaps even importance to birders and ornithologists everywhere. So I'll go a step further... here is where I'm coming from... These five birds arrive here in northern South America, rest and recover, and many disperse southwards. They are worn-plumage adults and partially-worn juveniles. There are very few museum specimens of these birds collected here in South America. From September/October through to March/April the birds moult and change appearance. Thus there are three distinct plumage conditions while they are with us, and there are no adequate visual references published. It is unlikely that illustrations can help identification to a certainty level, but there is no doubt they could help to a fair degree and take most of us further along the line than we are now. What I am concerned with is identifying them at the two key times, say October/November and February/March. The North American literature is replete with remarks about the difficulty of identifying them in the field without getting vocalizations. Thus it seems that any photos of birds taken in South America can only have relevance if they are identified with the certainty of vocal identification, and so the importance of knowing whether they ignore playback of congeners, or respond (and how!). We started the preparation of an identification workshop for Neotropical Birding, focussed entirely on the birds in South America, with a set of good specimens from the Phelps Ornithological Collection. I carefully painted juveniles and adults on arrival, and then I did birds in fresh plumage prior to departure. The next step was to get into vocalizations., which is where I am now. NOW... we would very much like to include some photographs of as many of the five birds as possible - TAKEN HERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, and identified with certainty by vocalization. If you can help, please contact me direct. It is possible the editor will want to include your shot(s) in the article - if so, it would not be without your permission, and of course full credits will be given. With best wishes, and again, many thanks, Robin Robin Restall Caracas, Venezuela. Subject: Re: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America From: "Sebastian K. Herzog" <skherzog AT ARMONIA-BO.ORG> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:16:03 -0400 Robin - I am pretty familiar with the two Contopus species on their Bolivian wintering grounds and I wouldn't dare identify them to species without vocal evidence, regardless if they are in worn or fresh plumage. Luckily they vocalize frequently. But hopefully you can come up with some field marks visible through binoculars to tell the two apart with certainty. Sebastian Dr. Sebastian K. Herzog Scientific Director Asociaci�n Armon�a - BirdLife International Ave. Lomas de Arena 400 Casilla 3566 Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia Phone/Fax: +591-(0)3-3568808 E-mail: skherzog AT armonia-bo.org www.armonia-bo.org Research Associate Unidad de Investigaci�n sobre Cambios Clim�ticos Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d'Orbigny Cochabamba - Bolivia http://museodorbigny.org/home.htm On 3/15/2010 6:21 PM, Robin Restall wrote: > Dear All, > > Re: Empidonax virescens, E. alnorum, E. traillii, Contopus sordidulus > and C. virens in South America. > > Firstly, many thanks to everybody who responded to my query about > these birds responding to playback in South America. The quality and > quantity of responses has done NEOORN proud! I think I have responded > to everybody individually, but if I missed anybody, please excuse me. > > Secondly, the subject is obviously of interest, relevance, and perhaps > even importance to birders and ornithologists everywhere. So I'll go a > step further... here is where I'm coming from... > > These five birds arrive here in northern South America, rest and > recover, and many disperse southwards. They are worn-plumage adults > and partially-worn juveniles. There are very few museum specimens of > these birds collected here in South America. From September/October > through to March/April the birds moult and change appearance. Thus > there are three distinct plumage conditions while they are with us, > and there are no adequate visual references published. It is unlikely > that illustrations can help identification to a certainty level, but > there is no doubt they could help to a fair degree and take most of us > further along the line than we are now. > > What I am concerned with is identifying them at the two key times, say > October/November and February/March. The North American literature is > replete with remarks about the difficulty of identifying them in the > field without getting vocalizations. Thus it seems that any photos of > birds taken in South America can only have relevance if they are > identified with the certainty of vocal identification, and so the > importance of knowing whether they ignore playback of congeners, or > respond (and how!). > > We started the preparation of an identification workshop for > Neotropical Birding, focussed entirely on the birds in South America, > with a set of good specimens from the Phelps Ornithological > Collection. I carefully painted juveniles and adults on arrival, and > then I did birds in fresh plumage prior to departure. The next step > was to get into vocalizations., which is where I am now. > > NOW... we would very much like to include some photographs of as many > of the five birds as possible - TAKEN HERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, and > identified with certainty by vocalization. If you can help, please > contact me direct. It is possible the editor will want to include your > shot(s) in the article - if so, it would not be without your > permission, and of course full credits will be given. > > With best wishes, and again, many thanks, Robin > > Robin Restall > Caracas, Venezuela. Subject: NEOLIT: Journal of Field Ornithology 81(1) From: "Woltmann, Stefan" <swoltman AT TULANE.EDU> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:04:02 -0500 From the latest J. Field Ornithology. Please contact authors for pdfs ( AT = AT). Journal of Field Ornithology 2010: 81(1) The forgotten science: a role for natural history in the twenty-first century? (p 1-4) Bruce M. Beehler (bbeehler AT conservation.org) New breeding localities of Worthen's Sparrows in northeastern Mexico (p 5-12) Ricardo Canales-del Castillo (canalesrcc AT gmail.com), Jos� I. Gonz�lez-Rojas, Irene Ruvalcaba-Ortega, �ngel Garc�a-Ram�rez Breeding biology and longevity of Russet-crowned Motmots in central Mexico (p 13-16) Troy G. Murphy (troy.murphy AT trinity.edu), Vanya G. Rohwer, Edwin Scholes Predation on bats by Great Kiskadees (p 17-20) Erich Fischer (eafischer AT uol.com.br), Roberto L. Munin, Jos� M. Longo, Wagner Fischer, Paulo R. de Souza Using interpubic distance for sexing manakins in the field (p 49-63) Chase D. Mendenhall (cdm AT stanford.edu), Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Federico Oviedo Brenes Using deuterium to examine altitudinal migration by Andean birds (p 83-91) Jessica L. Hardesty, Kevin C. Fraser (kevin.fraser AT unb.ca) Stefan Woltmann Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 400 Boggs Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 swoltman AT tulane.edu http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~swoltman/ Subject: Empidonax and Wood Pewee migrants in South America From: Robin Restall <robinrestall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:51:25 -0430 Dear All, Re: Empidonax virescens, E. alnorum, E. traillii, Contopus sordidulus and C. virens in South America. Firstly, many thanks to everybody who responded to my query about these birds responding to playback in South America. The quality and quantity of responses has done NEOORN proud! I think I have responded to everybody individually, but if I missed anybody, please excuse me. Secondly, the subject is obviously of interest, relevance, and perhaps even importance to birders and ornithologists everywhere. So I'll go a step further... here is where I'm coming from... These five birds arrive here in northern South America, rest and recover, and many disperse southwards. They are worn-plumage adults and partially-worn juveniles. There are very few museum specimens of these birds collected here in South America. From September/October through to March/April the birds moult and change appearance. Thus there are three distinct plumage conditions while they are with us, and there are no adequate visual references published. It is unlikely that illustrations can help identification to a certainty level, but there is no doubt they could help to a fair degree and take most of us further along the line than we are now. What I am concerned with is identifying them at the two key times, say October/November and February/March. The North American literature is replete with remarks about the difficulty of identifying them in the field without getting vocalizations. Thus it seems that any photos of birds taken in South America can only have relevance if they are identified with the certainty of vocal identification, and so the importance of knowing whether they ignore playback of congeners, or respond (and how!). We started the preparation of an identification workshop for Neotropical Birding, focussed entirely on the birds in South America, with a set of good specimens from the Phelps Ornithological Collection. I carefully painted juveniles and adults on arrival, and then I did birds in fresh plumage prior to departure. The next step was to get into vocalizations., which is where I am now. NOW... we would very much like to include some photographs of as many of the five birds as possible - TAKEN HERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, and identified with certainty by vocalization. If you can help, please contact me direct. It is possible the editor will want to include your shot(s) in the article - if so, it would not be without your permission, and of course full credits will be given. With best wishes, and again, many thanks, Robin Robin Restall Caracas, Venezuela. Subject: Re: Ecuador Motmot Taxonomy From: Christopher Witt <cwitt AT UNM.EDU> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:16:39 -0600 Dear Ben and Neo-orn, Although the question doesn't completely make sense, it may help to know that the genus Momotus is phylogenetically closer to the genus Barypthengus than either are to the genus Electron. Chris Witt On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:57 AM, Ben Weinstein wrote: Neoorn- I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the closest related species to the blue-crowned motmot complex is in ecaudor. Is it rufous or broad-billed? Excluding the recently split highland motmot. Thanks Ben Weinstein -- Ben Weinstein University of Richmond, Class of 2010 -- Christopher C. Witt Dept. of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico 505-277-8169 Lab webpage: http://biology.unm.edu/witt Sign up to receive MSB Birds Annual Newsletter: http://www.msb.unm.edu/birds/signup.html Subject: Ecuador Motmot Taxonomy From: Ben Weinstein <ben.weinstein AT RICHMOND.EDU> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:57:50 -0400 Neoorn- I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the closest related species to the blue-crowned motmot complex is in ecaudor. Is it rufous or broad-billed? Excluding the recently split highland motmot. Thanks Ben Weinstein -- Ben Weinstein University of Richmond, Class of 2010 Subject: Pelzeln's Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens From: Paul Van Gasse <paul.van.gasse AT TELENET.BE> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:32:37 +0100 Dear Neornithologists, I don't know whether this is still relevant and/or useful to anyone, but I have a "modernized" list of Pelzeln's "Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens", the work in which he lists (and often describes) the many birds collected by Johann Natterer in many parts of Brazil in the early part of the nineteenth century. The list does, of course, take into account the many re-identifications by the great Charles Hellmayr. So, if anyone still wants such a list, just let me know. Best regards, Paul Van Gasse Kruibeke, Belgium paul.van.gasse AT telenet.be Subject: Sixth annual Parrots International Symposium 2010 & Poster Presentations From: Mark Stafford <mark AT PARROTSINTERNATIONAL.ORG> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:45:37 -0700 Hello fellow NEOORNers, Two notices: - Your invitation to the Parrots International Symposium - www.pisymposium.org - Accepting abstracts for poster presentations for the Parrots International Symposium _________________________________ Sixth Annual Parrots International Symposium 2010 - The largest annual parrot conservation convention May 13-15, 2010 San Diego, CA www.pisymposium.org Speakers: Mariangela Allgayer, DVM. - Brazil �Health monitoring in situ of Hyacinth Macaw and Toco Toucan in Brazil� Nigel Collar, Ph.D. � The United Kingdom �Loving it to death?�the plight of the African Grey Parrot� Olivier Chassot � Costa Rica �Conservation of the Great-green Macaw in Costa Rica and Nicaragua� Jaime Jimenez, Ph.D - Chile �The Slender-billed Conure � Research and Conservation strategies� Rev. LoraKim Joyner, DVM � Gainsville, Florida �Compassionate Conservation� Sara In�s Lara - International Director for American Bird Conservancy �Parrot conservation by American Bird Conservancy� Rosemary Low � The United Kingdom Parrot Author and Avicultural expert �Pyrrhura Conures: Science, Conservation and Aviculture� Steve Martin � Natural Encounters, Florida, USA � Parrot Behavior �The Power of Positive Reinforcement� Mike Perrin, Ph.D. - South Africa �The Diversity of Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands� and, �Ecology and Conservation Biology of the Endangered Cape Parrot, Poicephalus robustus� Paul Salaman, Ph.D - World Land Trust �Ten years of Saving Parrots in Colombia� Pedro Scherer Neto, M.S. - Brazil �The Natural History of the Red-tailed amazon, Amazona brasiliensis, and the Green-winged macaw, Ara chloroptera, in South Brazil and the population of the Hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, in North Pantanal, Brazil Mark Stafford, DDS � Parrots International �Parrots International Projects� Darryl Styles, DVM, Ph.D - Avian Flu Task Force Updates from the US Department of Agriculture Ryan Watson � Qatar, Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation �The Blue Macaws of Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation� Subject: Re: Antshrike Vocalization question From: shaun peters <recbirds AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:07:56 +0000 Hi Manuel, It is Acre Antshrike, Thamnophilus divisorius. See Whitney, B.M., Oren, D.C. & Brumfield, R.T. (2004) A new species of Thamnophilus antshrike (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from the Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil. Auk 121:1031-1039. All the best, Shaun Peters > From: Manuel S�nchez / Clandestine Bird > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:47:51 -0500 > > Hi Neorner's, > > Please can somebody help with info about the name of the "unnamed" > Thamnophilus (recorded in Brazil), on the Antbirds Vocalizations from > Cornell's publications, on the album N�1 the Track N� 22. Maybe from the > date of the publication at this time somebody knows which Antbird is... > > Thanks in advance!!! > Subject: Antshrike Vocalization question From: Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird <clandestine.bird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:47:51 -0500 Hi Neorner's, Please can somebody help with info about the name of the "unnamed" Thamnophilus (recorded in Brazil), on the Antbirds Vocalizations from Cornell's publications, on the album N°1 the Track N° 22. Maybe from the date of the publication at this time somebody knows which Antbird is... Thanks in advance!!! 2010/3/14 Charles Collins > Miguel: > > If you don't get a PDF and want a hard copy, send me your postal > mailing address. Do you also want his papers on other manakins? > > C. Collins > ccollins AT csulb.edu > > > On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:14:37 -0800 > Miguel Moreno-Palacios wrote: > >> dear all >> >> Does anybody have a pdf copy of this clasic reference of Snow? >> >> Snow, D.W. 1962. A field study of Black-and-white Manakin, Manacus >> manacus, in Trinidad. Zoologica 47: 65-104. >> thank in advance >> >> Miguel Moreno >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> ¡Obtén la mejor experiencia en la web! >> Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. >> http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 >> > -- Manuel Sánchez Clandestine Bird / Pájaro Clandestino "Responsible Birding" / "Aviturismo Responsable" Skype: manuelito_sanchez e-mail: manuel AT clandestinebird.com P.O.Box: 17-17-2014 www.clandestinebird.com Subject: Re: Paper Request: Snow 1962 From: Charles Collins <ccollins AT CSULB.EDU> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:44:12 -0700 Miguel: If you don't get a PDF and want a hard copy, send me your postal mailing address. Do you also want his papers on other manakins? C. Collins ccollins AT csulb.edu On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:14:37 -0800 Miguel Moreno-Palacios wrote: > dear all > > Does anybody have a pdf copy of this clasic reference of >Snow? > > Snow, D.W. 1962. A field study of Black-and-white >Manakin, Manacus manacus, in Trinidad. Zoologica 47: >65-104. > > thank in advance > > Miguel Moreno > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! > Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. > http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Paper Request: Snow 1962 From: Miguel Moreno-Palacios <miguelcmorenop AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:14:37 -0800 dear all Does anybody have a pdf copy of this clasic reference of Snow? Snow, D.W. 1962. A field study of Black-and-white Manakin, Manacus manacus, in Trinidad. Zoologica 47: 65-104. thank in advance Miguel Moreno ____________________________________________________________________________________ �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: NEOLIT books March 2010 From: Stefan Kreft <stefan_kreft AT GMX.DE> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:27:17 +0100 Hi all, book lovers, there are a couple of new items I can notify you of this month, however, all of them seem to pertain to NEOLIT only peripherally (whether geographically, by the topics covered or concerning scientific rigor). Best wishes Stefan Kreft AREAS IMPORTANTES PARA A CONSERVACAO DAS AVES NO BRASIL Parte I - Estados do Dominio da Mata Atlantica Glayson A Bencke, Giovanni N Mauricio, Pedro F Develey and JM Goerck In 2006, SAVE Brasil launched the book Areas Importantes para a Conservacao das Aves no Brasil: parte 1 - estados do dominio da Mata Atlantica (Important Bird Areas in Brazil), which describes ...... In Portuguese 494 pp, tabs, col photos. ISBN: 859980801X. Price:GBP46.99 2006 hardcover AREAS IMPORTANTES PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LAS AVES EN ECUADOR JF Freile and T Santander In Spanish 236 pp, tabs, maps, illus. ISBN: 9978447660. Price:GBP28.99 2005 softcover ATLAS OF RARE BIRDS Dominic Couzens A guide to some of the rarest birds in existence, brought together by the maps showing where in the world to find them. The book focuses on 50 captivating stories of the very rare, including ...... 240 pp, 200 col photos, 61 col maps. ISBN: 1847735355. Price:GBP24.99 Due July 2010 hardcover FARMLAND BIRDS ACROSS THE WORLD Edited by Wouter van der Weijden, Paul Terwan and Adriaan Guldemond Farmlands, collectively, form the largest habitat on the globe, supporting a huge variety of birds. This book covers all the major farmland habitats of the world, from grasslands to rice fields, and ...... 138 pp, col photos, maps. ISBN: 8496553639. Price:GBP20.99 2010 (Price after 10/03/2010: GBP 25.50) hardcover RAPTORS OF NEW MEXICO Edited by Jean-Luc Cartron This book specifically focuses on the birds of prey of New Mexico. Both Florence Bailey (1928) and J. Stokley Ligon (1961) published volumes on the birds of New Mexico, but their coverage of raptors ...... 688 pp, 610 col photos, 26 maps. ISBN: 0826341454. Price:GBP41.50 Due May 2010 hardcover WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY BIRDS OF BRAZIL The Pantanal and Cerrado of Central Brazil John A Gwynne, Robert S Ridgely, Guy Tudor and Martha Argel The sprawling Pantanal plain, one of the world's most famed birding sites, is a seasonally flooded wetland boasting both impressive concentrations of large waterbirds and species such as the Toco ...... 336 pp, 663 col illus, 749 col maps, 33 col photos. ISBN: 0801449197. Price:GBP49.99 Due August 2010 hardcover ISBN: 0801476461. Price:GBP22.99 Due August 2010 softcover WORLD OF HUMMINGBIRDS Eric Hanson Engaging natural history information for a general audience on one of the most beloved groups of birds, including tips on attracting and watching hummingbirds. This book contains stunning photographs ...... 160 pp, colour illus. ISBN: 0811736067. Price:GBP18.50 2009 softcover ________________________________ Stefan Kreft Free download: A Biodiversity Conservation Vision for the Biocorridor Ambor�-Madidi (in Spanish) amboro-madidi.redesma.org/library/book_vision.pdf ________________________________ Subject: Re: NEOORN policy - please read From: "James V. Remsen" <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:14:27 -0600 NEOORN: this listserv is for the dissemination of information on Neotropical birds, but that does not include appeals for donations of funds, as per below. These are technically illegal to post on a university-sponsored listserv, regardless of how worthy they might be. Further, please --- all you organizational representatives on the list --- refrain from using NEOORN as a propaganda vehicle. You are more than welcome to post announcements concerning where on the web additional information may be found -- NEOORN is happy to help with this -- and to request additional information from the NEOORN community -- but please avoid the type of general blurbs that one might distribute to your organization's members directly. Your tyrannical list-manager, Van Remsen On Mar 12, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Iv�n Alzate wrote: > Welcome to the 69th Aleteo with conservation news from ProAves > Colombia > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Conservation actions for the P�ramo del Sol > > With the support of ABC and CORPOURABA we have completed a > characterization of wildlife > to establish a Conservation Plan for the P�ramo del Sol massif, > Municipality of > Urrao, Antioquia. Significant results including 338 species of birds > and 25 species > of amphibians and reptiles being registered > > http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=808 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Great movie stars visiting our Reserves. > > For 7 days, the actress Jane Alexander, visited the El Dorado Bird > Reserve located > in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and enjoyed the natural wonders > it contains. > > http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=810 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Fire destroys 253 ha of the P�ramo del Sol > > The fire originated in the P�ramo del Sol, Urrao municipality, > Antioquia department, > in early february destroyed 253 has of wasteland vital for water > regulation of the > department. The consequences of forest fires are many and their > enviromental impact > is incalculable. > > http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=811 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > www.proaves.org > > Fundaci�n ProAves Colombia > Support conservation in Colombia > Please donate online together we can save the rarest species. > > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***************************** J. V. Remsen Museum of Natural Science Foster Hall 119 LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2855 najamesLSU.edu Subject: Orange-breasted Falcon Volunteer Hack site Attendant in Belize From: Angel Muela <amuela AT FONDOPEREGRINO.ORG> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:29:09 -0500 The Peregrine Fund is a nonprofit organization working to conserve birds of prey and their habitats worldwide. Successful applicants will be provided with the rare opportunity to monitor and look after young Orange-breasted Falcons prior to and after they are released in the forests of Belize. The release period will begin approximately in late June and will continue for eight to 12 weeks. This position will require working long, challenging hours. The short time in which the study can be completed and the remote location preclude "time off." Applicants receiving positions will participate in a unique effort to restore Orange-breasted Falcons to their native habitat. The Peregrine Fund will provide hack site attendants with one spotting scope and one tripod that must be returned once the releases conclude. In addition, The Peregrine Fund will provide transportation between the base camp and the release site. Specific Responsibilities 1. Monitor, feed, and ensure the well-being of young Orange-breasted Falcons during the entire process of release 2. Communicate with Raptor Release Coordinator and local partners on a regular basis 3. Attendants must be able to read color-coded bands through a spotting scope 4. Keep detailed field notes of the falcons' behavior, movement patterns, interactions with other species, etc. Compensation: 1. Accommodation and board will be provided 2. Appropriate recognition in scientific papers and personal references 3. Volunteer is expected to cover his/her travel costs, as well as to pay all his/her medical costs. Proof of medical insurance in effect during the time period of the releases will be required 4. Great field experience and the opportunity to work in pristine Neotropical rainforest and reintroduce a rare species into the wild Qualification : 1. Biologist or biology student with basic Neotropical flora and fauna knowledge 2. Knowledge in raptor biology and ecology desirable 3. Willingness to live and work in remote, rugged areas with snakes, biting insects, etc. 4. Be in good health and capable of walking long distances in extreme weather conditions (heat, humidity, and rain) 5. Fluency in written and spoken English is desirable 6. Understanding of and commitment to The Peregrine Fund's mission and approach to raptor conservation Please, send cover letter, resume, and names and contact information of three references, as well as availability to: Angel Muela- amuela AT fondoperegrino.org Angel Muela | Coordinador Programa de Liberaci�n de Rapaces Fondo Peregrino Panam�-The Peregrine Fund | +507 6617-0928 http://www.peregrinefund.org Celebrating 40 years of conserving birds of prey worldwide Subject: Bird conservation news from Colombia From: Ivón Alzate <ialzate AT PROAVES.ORG> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:12:49 -0500 Welcome to the 69th Aleteo with conservation news from ProAves Colombia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conservation actions for the Páramo del Sol With the support of ABC and CORPOURABA we have completed a characterization of wildlife to establish a Conservation Plan for the Páramo del Sol massif, Municipality of Urrao, Antioquia. Significant results including 338 species of birds and 25 species of amphibians and reptiles being registered http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=808 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great movie stars visiting our Reserves. For 7 days, the actress Jane Alexander, visited the El Dorado Bird Reserve located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and enjoyed the natural wonders it contains. http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=810 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fire destroys 253 ha of the Páramo del Sol The fire originated in the Páramo del Sol, Urrao municipality, Antioquia department, in early february destroyed 253 has of wasteland vital for water regulation of the department. The consequences of forest fires are many and their enviromental impact is incalculable. http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=811 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.proaves.org Fundación ProAves Colombia Support conservation in Colombia Please donate online together we can save the rarest species. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Re: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks From: Tom Koronkiewicz <tkoronkiewicz AT SWCA.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:13 -0700 Hello Group - Both Empidonax traillii and E. alnorum respond strongly to conspecific vocalizations during the non-breeding/winter season. I have observed and target netted E. traillii and E. alnorum on the same river islands on the Rio Napo in Ecuador, with both species defending non-breeding territories; I recall both species responding slightly to each other's "interaction" calls/non-primary call, but not at all to each other's primary call. See these links for papers and a report. Cheers, tomk http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/cprs/research/projects/swwf/Reports/Capture_Tech nique_scan.pdf http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/cprs/research/projects/swwf/Reports/Sogge_et_al_ 2007_-_winter_territory_behavior_-_Condor_published.pdf http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/cprs/research/projects/swwf/Reports/Koronkiewicz _et_al_-_winter_fidelity_-_Condor_published.pdf http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/cprs/research/projects/swwf/Reports/Nishida_and_ Whitfield_2006_-_Year_2005_Winter_WIFL_Report.pdf Tom Koronkiewicz SWCA Environmental Consultants 114 N. San Francisco Street Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 office 928.774.5500 ext 201 fax 928.779.2709 ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Martin Reid Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:49 AM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks Dear Robin/John/others, This is a subject dear to my heart, because of two events with Empidonax: 1) Playback with a suspected Dusky Flycatcher E. oberholseri (DUFL) at a location where Least Flycatcher E. minimus (LEFL) is a common migrant and DUFL is undocumented yet could occur rarely, based on wintering/breeding locations. This was early May, thus a migrant; with 10+ birders in my Yard in Fort Worth, Texas (edge of wooded lake) and the bird feeding low down in some tall grasses/shrubs, I played LEFL song: the bird stopped and looked around, but did not move, and then resumed its normal activity. I waited at least ten minutes and then played DUFL song: the bird immediately went alert for a couple of seconds, then flew to the top of the tree above my head and called vociferously, with crest raised. I have photos that most felt were not conclusive, and I was told via emails that I could not call it a DUFL as a couple of responders had experienced Empids of one taxon responding to the voice of a closely-related taxon (on the breeding grounds), somewhere in eastern USA (of course, I wondered how they were sure of their IDs...). Sadly this was almost 10 years ago and I can't find any stored details of the correspondence (it was on TEXBIRDS) on my computer. 2) January 2009 at least two Empids were found wintering in a fairly small area at Choke Canyon State Park, south Texas. One of these birds was initially identified as a Pine Flycatcher E. affinis (PIFL) while the other - seen much less often - was thought to be either a LEFL or a Hammond's Flycatcher E. hammondii (HAFL). A number of birders very experienced with Empids saw the suspected PIFL and - despite being suspicious of it based on seeing only the then-published photos - felt it was indeed a PIFL after seeing it. Many photos were published on the internet - not always of the correct Empid - but after much discussion on ID-Frontiers and privately, the conclusion was that most - if not all - published photos were of LEFLs, including an individual that was unusually yellow below and seemed to maintain a visible crest. A few observers (not me) submitted it to the Texas RBC, and it was not accepted (ID uncertain). BUT: I saw the "bird" on a number of occasions, and on one visit when there were again 10+ birders (some very experienced) present, we tried playback of various Empid songs (DUFL, Cordilleran Fly, Pacific-Slope Fly, HAFL, PIFL - but not LEFL because at that time the consensus was that it could not be a LEFL). The bird was not visible and by voice was distant - no response was noted to any of the preceding playback. About 30 minutes later "the" bird was moving about slowly near the top of an isolated tree c. 30 yards from the group of observers. We played a short piece of PIFL song and call: immediately the bird sat up and looked around then flew to the top of the tree over the playing device and let out an unrecognised loud two-note call (by observers present and most who listened to a recording of that call) then started giving the one-note call rapidly and repeatedly, all the while looking around with crest very expressed. Those present felt that this was a dramatic response to the playing of PIFL, and that it established the bird's identity. HOWEVER: at various times a (the?) second Empid would come into the core area used by this bird - and the target Empid appeared to chase off this 2nd Empid vigorously, calling a great deal (sometimes making a odd call note similar but not exactly like the two-note call mentioned above). Recordings of the target bird were analysed (all compromised by the recording equipment: some had low upper KHz limits that distorted the recording; one had speed problems that made the pitch unreliable) and felt to be equivocal. So what does this all add up to? There are only two choices in each case: either we can rely on response in these situations and thus the responding bird was the taxon whose voice was being played to them; or we cannot rely on playback response in these situations and thus the birds cannot be identified by their behavior in these events. If we decide that the latter is the correct conclusion, what are the consequences? I've birded in the tropics a great deal, and like many on this list, have used response to playback to confirm the identity of many, many birds - in some cases where visual ID is very difficult (including some Tyrannids) this response was the PRIMARY means of identification. Should I (all of us?) now conclude that such identifications were inaccurate? I realise that this issue (response to playback) is complex, and probably different conclusions ought to be drawn from different orders/families, and it is further clouded by the issue of song versus call - again likely different between different groups of birds. However just regarding the birds in this case (Empidonax) do the above cases mean that no response to playback can be regarded as conclusive? And is the line drawn just around Empids or around a larger subgroup of Tyrannids - or all Tyrannids?? I'm hoping to get some guidance from those on this list with much more experience in these matters - thanks. Martin --- Martin Reid www.martinreid.com On Mar 11, 2010, at Mar 11, 8:23 AM, John Arvin wrote: Robin, Winter territory holding Empidonax species respond only to playback of conspecifics in my experience (and there should be no geographical overlap in alnorum vs traillii and probably none between alnorum and virescens. I have not done playback experiments with the two wood-pewees but I would expect that they too only respond to conspecific playback (unless they replace one another altitudinally which they don't seem to do, but then there is lots of fog regarding just how they do partition the Andean habitats they share). John John C. Arvin Research Coordinator Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (979) 480-0999 jarvin AT gcbo.org www.gcbo.org ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Robin Restall Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:53 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks Dear All Playback Experts, I am doing some comparative research into the North American migrant Empidonax (Acadian, Willow, Alder) flycatchers and Contopus Wood Pewees. Have any of you used playback on these birds? If so, can you say with certainty whether any of them respond to the calls or songs of others? What I mean is, for example, does Eastern Wood Pewee respond to playback of calls or songs of Western Wood Pewee, or vice versa? Do any of the three Empidonax respond to playback of another Empidonax species? Thanks a million, Robin Subject: Re: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks From: Martin Reid <upupa AT AIRMAIL.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:12 -0600 Dear Robin/John/others, This is a subject dear to my heart, because of two events with Empidonax: 1) Playback with a suspected Dusky Flycatcher E. oberholseri (DUFL) at a location where Least Flycatcher E. minimus (LEFL) is a common migrant and DUFL is undocumented yet could occur rarely, based on wintering/breeding locations. This was early May, thus a migrant; with 10+ birders in my Yard in Fort Worth, Texas (edge of wooded lake) and the bird feeding low down in some tall grasses/shrubs, I played LEFL song: the bird stopped and looked around, but did not move, and then resumed its normal activity. I waited at least ten minutes and then played DUFL song: the bird immediately went alert for a couple of seconds, then flew to the top of the tree above my head and called vociferously, with crest raised. I have photos that most felt were not conclusive, and I was told via emails that I could not call it a DUFL as a couple of responders had experienced Empids of one taxon responding to the voice of a closely-related taxon (on the breeding grounds), somewhere in eastern USA (of course, I wondered how they were sure of their IDs...). Sadly this was almost 10 years ago and I can't find any stored details of the correspondence (it was on TEXBIRDS) on my computer. 2) January 2009 at least two Empids were found wintering in a fairly small area at Choke Canyon State Park, south Texas. One of these birds was initially identified as a Pine Flycatcher E. affinis (PIFL) while the other - seen much less often - was thought to be either a LEFL or a Hammond's Flycatcher E. hammondii (HAFL). A number of birders very experienced with Empids saw the suspected PIFL and - despite being suspicious of it based on seeing only the then-published photos - felt it was indeed a PIFL after seeing it. Many photos were published on the internet - not always of the correct Empid - but after much discussion on ID-Frontiers and privately, the conclusion was that most - if not all - published photos were of LEFLs, including an individual that was unusually yellow below and seemed to maintain a visible crest. A few observers (not me) submitted it to the Texas RBC, and it was not accepted (ID uncertain). BUT: I saw the "bird" on a number of occasions, and on one visit when there were again 10+ birders (some very experienced) present, we tried playback of various Empid songs (DUFL, Cordilleran Fly, Pacific-Slope Fly, HAFL, PIFL - but not LEFL because at that time the consensus was that it could not be a LEFL). The bird was not visible and by voice was distant - no response was noted to any of the preceding playback. About 30 minutes later "the" bird was moving about slowly near the top of an isolated tree c. 30 yards from the group of observers. We played a short piece of PIFL song and call: immediately the bird sat up and looked around then flew to the top of the tree over the playing device and let out an unrecognised loud two-note call (by observers present and most who listened to a recording of that call) then started giving the one-note call rapidly and repeatedly, all the while looking around with crest very expressed. Those present felt that this was a dramatic response to the playing of PIFL, and that it established the bird's identity. HOWEVER: at various times a (the?) second Empid would come into the core area used by this bird - and the target Empid appeared to chase off this 2nd Empid vigorously, calling a great deal (sometimes making a odd call note similar but not exactly like the two-note call mentioned above). Recordings of the target bird were analysed (all compromised by the recording equipment: some had low upper KHz limits that distorted the recording; one had speed problems that made the pitch unreliable) and felt to be equivocal. So what does this all add up to? There are only two choices in each case: either we can rely on response in these situations and thus the responding bird was the taxon whose voice was being played to them; or we cannot rely on playback response in these situations and thus the birds cannot be identified by their behavior in these events. If we decide that the latter is the correct conclusion, what are the consequences? I've birded in the tropics a great deal, and like many on this list, have used response to playback to confirm the identity of many, many birds - in some cases where visual ID is very difficult (including some Tyrannids) this response was the PRIMARY means of identification. Should I (all of us?) now conclude that such identifications were inaccurate? I realise that this issue (response to playback) is complex, and probably different conclusions ought to be drawn from different orders/ families, and it is further clouded by the issue of song versus call - again likely different between different groups of birds. However just regarding the birds in this case (Empidonax) do the above cases mean that no response to playback can be regarded as conclusive? And is the line drawn just around Empids or around a larger subgroup of Tyrannids - or all Tyrannids?? I'm hoping to get some guidance from those on this list with much more experience in these matters - thanks. Martin --- Martin Reid www.martinreid.com On Mar 11, 2010, at Mar 11, 8:23 AM, John Arvin wrote: > Robin, > Winter territory holding Empidonax species respond only to playback > of conspecifics in my experience (and there should be no > geographical overlap in alnorum vs traillii and probably none > between alnorum and virescens. I have not done playback experiments > with the two wood-pewees but I would expect that they too only > respond to conspecific playback (unless they replace one another > altitudinally which they don�t seem to do, but then there is lots of > fog regarding just how they do partition the Andean habitats they > share). > John > > John C. Arvin > Research Coordinator > Gulf Coast Bird Observatory > (979) 480-0999 > jarvin AT gcbo.org > www.gcbo.org > > From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical > Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Robin Restall > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:53 PM > To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > Subject: [NEOORN-L] Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks > > Dear All Playback Experts, > > I am doing some comparative research into the North American migrant > Empidonax (Acadian, Willow, Alder) flycatchers and Contopus Wood > Pewees. > > Have any of you used playback on these birds? If so, can you say > with certainty whether any of them respond to the calls or songs of > others? > > What I mean is, for example, does Eastern Wood Pewee respond to > playback of calls or songs of Western Wood Pewee, or vice versa? > > Do any of the three Empidonax respond to playback of another > Empidonax species? > > Thanks a million, > > Robin Subject: NEOLIT: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53:3 through 55:1 From: Andy Jones <ajones AT CMNH.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:28:47 -0500 Hi NEOORNers: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution has featured quite a few papers of great Neotropical interest recently. Five issues are summarized below. As usual, I include some papers of general phylogenetics/Neotropical interest as well as the strictly Neotropical ornithology papers. E-mail me for PDFs. ajones [at] cmnh [dot] org Andy ------------------------------------ ISSUE 53:3 Phylogenetic relationships of flowerpeckers (Aves: Dicaeidae): Novel insights into the evolution of a tropical passerine clade Ny�ri, �rp�d S.; Peterson, A. Townsend; Rice, Nathan H.; Moyle, Robert G. p. 613 Evolutionary history of a prominent North American warbler clade: The Oporornis�Geothlypis complex Escalante, Patricia; M�rquez-Valdelamar, Laura; Torre, Patricia de la; et al. p. 668 Patterns and processes of diversification in a widespread and ecologically diverse avian group, the buteonine hawks (Aves, Accipitridae) do Amaral, F�bio Raposo; Sheldon, Frederick H.; Gamauf, Anita; et al. p. 703 Evolutionary history of Ramphastos toucans: Molecular phylogenetics, temporal diversification, and biogeography Patan�, Jos� S.L.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Aleixo, Alexandre; Bates, John M. p. 923 A molecular phylogenetic survey of caprimulgiform nightbirds illustrates the utility of non-coding sequences Braun, Michael J.; Huddleston, Christopher J. p. 948 The timing of Neotropical speciation dynamics: A reconstruction of Myiopagis flycatcher diversification using phylogenetic and paleogeographic data Rheindt, Frank E.; Christidis, Les; Cabanne, Gustavo S.; et al. p. 961 --- ISSUE 54:1 Working through polytomies: Auklets revisited Humphries, Elizabeth M.; Winker, Kevin p. 88 Phylogeography�s past, present, and future: 10 years after Avise, 2000 Hickerson, M.J.; Carstens, B.C.; Cavender-Bares, J.; et al. p. 291 --- ISSUE 54:2 Speciation and phylogeography of giant petrels Macronectes Techow, N.M.S.M.; O�Ryan, C.; Phillips, R.A.; et al. p. 472 The causes of mitochondrial DNA gene tree paraphyly in birds McKay, Bailey D.; Zink, Robert M. p. 647 --- ISSUE 54:3 Comparative phylogeography of brown (Sula leucogaster) and red-footed boobies (S. sula): The influence of physical barriers and habitat preference on gene flow in pelagic seabirds Morris-Pocock, J.A.; Steeves, T.E.; Estela, F.A.; et al. p. 883 Molecular systematics and evolution of the Cyanocorax jays Bonaccorso, Elisa; Peterson, A. Townsend; Navarro-Sig�enza, Adolfo G.; Fleischer, Robert C. p. 897 The evolutionary diversification of parrots supports a taxon pulse model with multiple trans-oceanic dispersal events and local radiations Schweizer, Manuel; Seehausen, Ole; G�ntert, Marcel; Hertwig, Stefan T. p. 984 Estimating sample sizes for DNA barcoding Zhang, A.B.; He, L.J.; Crozier, R.H.; et al. p. 1035 --- ISSUE 55:1 Are lowland rainforests really evolutionary museums? Phylogeography of the green hylia (Hylia prasina) in the Afrotropics Marks, Ben D. p. 178 Comment on Braun and Huddleston �A molecular phylogenetic survey of caprimulgiform nightbirds illustrates the utility of non-coding sequences� Mayr, Gerald; Manegold, Albrecht p. 343 Response to Mayr and Manegold Braun, Michael J.; Huddleston, Christopher J. p. 345 -- Andy Jones, Ph.D. William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair of Ornithology and Head of Department of Ornithology Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle Cleveland, OH 44106 http://www.cmnh.org/site/researchandcollections_Ornithology.aspx Subject: Re: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks From: John Arvin <jarvin AT GCBO.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:23:44 -0600 Robin, Winter territory holding Empidonax species respond only to playback of conspecifics in my experience (and there should be no geographical overlap in alnorum vs traillii and probably none between alnorum and virescens. I have not done playback experiments with the two wood-pewees but I would expect that they too only respond to conspecific playback (unless they replace one another altitudinally which they don't seem to do, but then there is lots of fog regarding just how they do partition the Andean habitats they share). John John C. Arvin Research Coordinator Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (979) 480-0999 jarvin AT gcbo.org www.gcbo.org _____ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Robin Restall Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:53 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks Dear All Playback Experts, I am doing some comparative research into the North American migrant Empidonax (Acadian, Willow, Alder) flycatchers and Contopus Wood Pewees. Have any of you used playback on these birds? If so, can you say with certainty whether any of them respond to the calls or songs of others? What I mean is, for example, does Eastern Wood Pewee respond to playback of calls or songs of Western Wood Pewee, or vice versa? Do any of the three Empidonax respond to playback of another Empidonax species? Thanks a million, Robin Subject: Marked Fregata magnificens From: James V Remsen <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:41:00 -0600 FYI below - respond directly to Carlos Contreras: ************************** Dr. J. V. Remsen Museum of Natural Science Foster Hall 119 LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2855 najamesLSU.edu http://www.museum.lsu.edu/RemsenLab.html *************************** -----Original Message----- From: carlos contreras [mailto:ccontrerast100 AT gmail.com] Sent: Wed 3/10/2010 18:24 To: NEOORN-L-request AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Can you help me? Hi, This 27 Feb 2010 I was in Guayabitos, Nayarit, Mex. I take a picture of a flaying male (Fregata magnificens) with a yellow tag in the wing with a number. Do you know of someone who is waiting reports of this birds? So I can email the pictures to them. Tank you for your time. -- M.C. Carlos Contreras T. ecoxolo.blogspot.com visitantes de 50+ paises 160+ especies en ebird.org. Subject: Empidonax and Contopus response to playbacks From: Robin Restall <robinrestall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:56 -0430 Dear All Playback Experts, I am doing some comparative research into the North American migrant Empidonax (Acadian, Willow, Alder) flycatchers and Contopus Wood Pewees. Have any of you used playback on these birds? If so, can you say with certainty whether any of them respond to the calls or songs of others? What I mean is, for example, does Eastern Wood Pewee respond to playback of calls or songs of Western Wood Pewee, or vice versa? Do any of the three Empidonax respond to playback of another Empidonax species? Thanks a million, Robin Subject: PDF request Figueroa-Esquivel at al From: Pablo Elizondo <jpelizondo AT PIFCOSTARICA.ORG> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:05:07 -0600 Hi, can anyone provide me with a copy of this paper: Figueroa-Esquivel, E. M. and F. Puebla-Olivares (2009). "Importance of a tropical tree (Dendropanax arboreus) for Neartic migrant birds in Mexico." ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL 20(3): 391-399. Regards, Pablo Elizondo Coordinador Nacional Partners In Flight Comunicaciones Asociaci�n Ornitol�gica de Costa Rica Tel.(506) 2507-8208 Fax. (506) 2507-8271 Cel.(506) 8834-4858 INBioparque, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica jpelizondo AT zeledonia.org www.partnersinflight.org / www.pifcostarica.org __________ Informaci�n de ESET NOD32 Antivirus, versi�n de la base de firmas de virus 4932 (20100310) __________ ESET NOD32 Antivirus ha comprobado este mensaje. http://www.eset.com Subject: Re: Panama Audubon Society contacts re:Odontophorus dialeucos From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:43 -0800 NEOORN readers � I am interested in any recent observations of Odontophorus dialeucos. I attempted to contact both Guido Berguido and Karl Kaufman� of the Panama Audubon Society but it would appear both their mail boxes are full. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with any contacts for the Panama Audubon Society or perhaps has some information on the Tacarcuna Wood-Quail.. Jack Clinton Eitniear Director/Center for the Study of Tropical Birds, Inc.� Research Associate/TTU Llano River Field Station Editor/Texas Ornithological Society Publications "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying � Subject: Re: Papers request... From: "James V. Remsen" <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:40 -0600 NEOORN: please be aware that you can get pdfs of North American bird journal literature from SORA as follows, so please do not send those requests to NEOORN: Auk (1884-2001) Condor (1899-2000) International Wader Studies (1970-2002) Journal of Field Ornithology (1930-1999) Journal of Raptor Research (1967-2005) North American Bird Bander (1976-2000) North American Birds (1973-2008) Ornithological Monographs (1964-2005) Pacific Coast Avifauna (1900-1974) Studies in Avian Biology (1978-1999) Wader Studies Group Bulletin (1970-2004) Western Birds (1970-2006) Wilson Bulletin (1889-1999) On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Association GEPOG wrote: > Dear all, > > Can anyone can send me these documents : > > . Grajal, A., 1995a. Digestive efficiency of the Hoatzin, > Opisthocomus hoazin: a folivorous bird with foregut fermentation. > Ibis 137, 383-388. > . Dom�nguez-Bello, M. G., Michelangeli, F., Ruiz, M. C., Garc�a, > A., Rodr�guez, R., 1994. Ecology of the folivorous Hoatzin > (Opisthocomus hoazin) on the Venezuelan plains. Auk 111, 643-651. > . Strahl, S. D, 1985. The behavior and socio-ecology of the > hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, in the llanos of Venezuela. PhD > thesis, State University of New York at Albany. > . Strahl, S. D., 1988. The social organization and behaviour of the > Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin in central Venezuela. Ibis 130, 483-502. > . VanderWerf, E. A., Strahl, S. D., 1990. Effects of unit size and > territory defense on communal nest care in the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus > hoazin). Auk 107, 626-628. > > > Thanks in advance. > > Nyls de Pracontal > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Groupe d�Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane > 15-16, avenue Louis Pasteur, 97300 Cayenne > Guyane fran�aise / French Guiana > 05 94 29 46 96 > 06 94 27 19 05 > ass.gepog AT wanadoo.fr > www.gepog.org > skype : nyls.gepog ***************************** J. V. Remsen Museum of Natural Science Foster Hall 119 LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2855 najamesLSU.edu Subject: Papers request... From: Association GEPOG <ass.gepog AT WANADOO.FR> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:59:48 -0300 Dear all, Can anyone can send me these documents : . Grajal, A., 1995a. Digestive efficiency of the Hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin: a folivorous bird with foregut fermentation. Ibis 137, 383-388. . Dom�nguez-Bello, M. G., Michelangeli, F., Ruiz, M. C., Garc�a, A., Rodr�guez, R., 1994. Ecology of the folivorous Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) on the Venezuelan plains. Auk 111, 643-651. . Strahl, S. D, 1985. The behavior and socio-ecology of the hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, in the llanos of Venezuela. PhD thesis, State University of New York at Albany. . Strahl, S. D., 1988. The social organization and behaviour of the Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin in central Venezuela. Ibis 130, 483-502. . VanderWerf, E. A., Strahl, S. D., 1990. Effects of unit size and territory defense on communal nest care in the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Auk 107, 626-628. Thanks in advance. Nyls de Pracontal ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Groupe d'Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane 15-16, avenue Louis Pasteur, 97300 Cayenne Guyane fran�aise / French Guiana 05 94 29 46 96 06 94 27 19 05 ass.gepog AT wanadoo.fr www.gepog.org skype : nyls.gepog Subject: NEOLIT: Landscape Ecology From: Huw Lloyd <huw.lloyd AT PHEASANT.ORG.UK> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:41:44 +0000 One article of interest - contact me offlist for a pdf! � � Miriam M. Hansbauer, Ilse Storch, Felix Knauer, Stefan Pilz, Helmut K�chenhoff, Zsolt V�gv�ri, Rafael G. Pimentel and Jean Paul Metzger (2010). Landscape perception by forest understory birds in the Atlantic Rainforest: black-and-white versus shades of grey. Landscape Ecology 25 (3): 407-417. � Abstract Even among forest specialists, species-specific responses to anthropogenic forest fragmentation may vary considerably. Some appear to be confined to forest interiors, and perceive a fragmented landscape as a mosaic of suitable fragments and hostile matrix. Others, however, are able to make use of matrix habitats and perceive the landscape in shades of grey rather than black-and-white. We analysed data of 42 Chiroxiphia caudata (Blue Manakin), 10 Pyriglena leucoptera (White-shouldered Fire-eye) and 19 Sclerurus scansor (Rufous-breasted Leaftosser) radio-tracked in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil between 2003 and 2005. We illustrate how habitat preferences may determine how species respond to or perceive the landscape structure. We compared available with used habitat to develop a species-specific preference index for each of six habitat classes. All three species preferred old forest, but relative use of other classes differed significantly. S. scansor perceived great contrast between old forest and matrix, whereas the other two species perceived greater habitat continuity. For conservation planning, our study offers three important messages: (1) some forest specialist species are able to persist in highly fragmented landscapes; (2) some forest species may be able to make use of different anthropogenic habitat types to various degrees; whereas (3) others are restricted to the remaining forest fragments. Our study suggests species most confined to forest interiors to be considered as potential umbrella species for landscape-scale conservation planning. � -- Dr Huw Lloyd Conservation Training Officer World Pheasant Association Close House Estate Heddon on the Wall Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 0HT United Kingdom telephone: 0044 (0)1661 853397 or (lo-call number) 0845 241 0929 Subject: Re: Paper request: Estimating shorebird numbers... Farmer & Durbian 2006 From: "SERGIO ." <sergio_atm55 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:56:02 +0000 Sent! From: sergio_atm55 AT hotmail.com To: neoorn-l AT listserv.lsu.edu Subject: Paper request: Estimating shorebird numbers... Farmer & Durbian 2006 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:45:58 +0000 Can anyone send me this document: Farmer, A., and F. Durbian. 2006. Estimating shorebird numbers at a migration stopover site. The Condor 108(4): 792-807. Thanks Sergio Nolazco Dep. Ornitolog�a Museo de Historia Natural Lima-Per� Ahora Hotmail tiene mucho menos tiempo de carga. �70% m�s r�pido! 100% m�s pr�ctico. Ver m�s _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail tiene actualizaci�n autom�tica de la bandeja de entrada, para que ning�n email se escape de tu vista. Ver m�s http://www.descubrewindowslive.com/hotmail/actualizacion-guardado.asp Subject: Request for bird species action plans From: Ellen Paul <ellen.paul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:48:53 -0500 Subject: Request for bird species action plans From: Christian Devenish <chrisdevenish AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:23:08 +0000 Dear All, I’m compiling a list of bird Species Action Plans (or Species Conservation Plans) for the region (and the wider Americas). If you know of any such plans, either for single or multiple species, I’d be grateful if you could drop me a line with the full title, year, authors, organization, species covered or a link to the pdf of the document, or where to find it/who to ask. If you prefer to reply to me privately (Christian.Devenish AT birdlife.org), I will compile and post a list of all contributions and where to find them after a couple of weeks. Many thanks, Christian Devenish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Solicitud informacion sobre planes de accion para especies de aves Estimados todos, Estoy recopilando una lista de Planes de Acciones (o Planes de Conservación) para especies de aves en la región, si conocen de cualquier plan para una sola especie o para múltiples especies, les agradecería los siguientes datos: el titulo, año, autores, organización, especies cubiertas o un link para bajarlo en pdf, o a quien escribir para conseguirlo. Si prefieren, pueden contestar directamente a Christian.Devenish AT birdlife.org y les enviaré la lista completa después de un par de semanas. Muchas gracias, Saludos, Christian Devenish Subject: Paper request: Estimating shorebird numbers... Farmer & Durbian 2006 From: "SERGIO ." <sergio_atm55 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:45:58 +0000 Can anyone send me this document: Farmer, A., and F. Durbian. 2006. Estimating shorebird numbers at a migration stopover site. The Condor 108(4): 792-807. Thanks Sergio Nolazco Dep. Ornitolog�a Museo de Historia Natural Lima-Per� _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail tiene actualizaci�n autom�tica de la bandeja de entrada, para que ning�n email se escape de tu vista. Ver m�s http://www.descubrewindowslive.com/hotmail/actualizacion-guardado.asp Subject: paper request: Klump and Shalter 1984 (Zeitschrift f�r Tierpsychologie) From: Marcelo Araya Salas <marceloa27 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:18:08 -0600 Hi all Can anyone help me to get this paper? Acoustic behaviour of birds and mammals in the predator context. I: Factors affecting the structure of alarm signals. II: The functional significance and evolution of alarm signals. Klump, G. M.; Shalter, M. D. Zeitschrift f�r Tierpsychologie. Vol 66(3), Nov 1984, 189-226. Gracias! Marcelo Araya-Salas Universidad de Costa Rica De: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] En nombre de Dan Brooks Enviado el: lunes, 08 de marzo de 2010 04:14 p.m. Para: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Asunto: [NEOORN-L] making of the Hummingbird documentary Rick Prum�s wife interviewed on the making of the Hummingbird documentary that got some recent discussion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjnc1kHMDDo Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D. Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Cracid Specialist Group Chair dbrooks AT hmns.org (713) 639-4776 Fax (713) 639-4767 theHoustonMuseumofnaturalscience 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030-1799 Biography: www.hmns.org/exhibits/curators.asp?r=1 Building the African Wildlife Hall: www.drdantime.netfirms.com/index.html Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org Subject: making of the Hummingbird documentary From: Dan Brooks <dbrooks AT HMNS.ORG> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:14:24 -0600 Rick Prum's wife interviewed on the making of the Hummingbird documentary that got some recent discussion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjnc1kHMDDo Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D. Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Cracid Specialist Group Chair dbrooks AT hmns.org (713) 639-4776 Fax (713) 639-4767 theHoustonMuseumofnaturalscience 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030-1799 Biography: www.hmns.org/exhibits/curators.asp?r=1 Building the African Wildlife Hall: www.drdantime.netfirms.com/index.html Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org Subject: Chris Sharpe - please get in touch From: Ellen Paul <ellen.paul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:11:54 -0500 Chris - a reporter from Reuters is doing a story on El Avila and trying to get his info on the birds right. He is trying to contact you (and like all reporters - yesterday...). Your checklist has 350 species. I've explained to him how checklists are done and added to over time. ParkWatch says there are 500 but I haven't been able to reach them to find out how they came up with that number. If you are around or if someone who knows where Chris is can reach him, please have him contact me. I tried to reach Clemencia but as always, the e-mail bounced. Ellen -- Ellen Paul Executive Director The Ornithological Council Email: ellen.paul AT verizon.net "Providing Scientific Information about Birds" http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET" Subject: JUV Grallaria guatimalensis (Scaled) vs. G.alleni (Moustached) Antpittas? From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:35:00 -0500 Hola.. alguien tiene experiencia con individuos juveniles o inmaduros de /Grallaria guatimalensis/ o de /Grallaria alleni/?... gracias por escribirme a mi correo personal (diegocolombiabirding AT gmail.com) para molestar con ayuda de identificaci�n!...saludos, Diego. Hi there.. has someone experience with ID of juvenile or immature birds in the Scaled and/or Moustached Antpittas?.. I would be grateful if someone willing to help drop me an email to my personal inbox (diegocolombiabirding AT gmail.com) so I can bother with ID of these guys... saludos, Diego. -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets Subject: Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia From: Jorge Avenda�o <javecuis AT YAHOO.COM.MX> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:04:56 -0800 Esp�cimen en MHN-UIS colectado por Elkin Brice�o en el AICA Cerro La Judia, Floridablanca, Santander. Saludos, J --- El lun 8-mar-10, Juan Freile Ortiz escribi�: De:: Juan Freile Ortiz Asunto: [NEOORN-L] Megascops petersoni en Colombia A: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Fecha: lunes, 8 de marzo de 2010, 11:27 Colegas: � �Conoce alguien registros confirmados de Megascops petersoni en Colombia? Localidades, referencias, etc son bienvenidas. � Muchas gracias, Juan Freile �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8 http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Encuentra las mejores recetas en Yahoo! Cocina. http://mx.mujer.yahoo.com/cocina/ Subject: Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia From: Juan Freile Ortiz <jfreileo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 08:54:20 -0800 Gracias Daniel y Diego! � saludos, Juan F --- El lun, 3/8/10, Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez escribi�: De: Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez Asunto: Re: [NEOORN-L] Megascops petersoni en Colombia A: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Fecha: lunes, 8 de marzo de 2010, 11:49 am Cuervo, A. M., Pulgar�n, P. C. & Calder�n, D. 2008. New distributional bird data from the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes, with implications for the biogeography of Northwestern South America. Condor 110: 526-537. On Mar 8, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Juan Freile Ortiz wrote: > Colegas: > > �Conoce alguien registros confirmados de Megascops petersoni en Colombia? Localidades, referencias, etc son bienvenidas. > > Muchas gracias, > Juan Freile > > > �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! > Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8 > http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 -- Carlos Daniel Cadena Profesor Asociado Departamento de Ciencias Biol�gicas Universidad de los Andes Apartado A�reo 4976 Bogot�, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 3394949 Ext. 2072 http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co http://evodiversidad.blogspot.com/ Co-Editor Ornitolog�a Colombiana www.ornitologiacolombiana.org/revista.htm ____________________________________________________________________________________ �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:50:17 -0500 http://www.colombiabirding.com/files/TheCondor2008.pdf -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets On 3/8/2010 11:49 AM, Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez wrote: > Cuervo, A. M., Pulgar�n, P. C. & Calder�n, D. 2008. New distributional > bird data from the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes, with > implications for the biogeography of Northwestern South America. > Condor 110: 526-537. > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Juan Freile Ortiz wrote: > >> Colegas: >> >> �Conoce alguien registros confirmados de Megascops petersoni en >> Colombia? Localidades, referencias, etc son bienvenidas. >> >> Muchas gracias, >> Juan Freile >> >> >> �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! >> Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8 >> http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 > > -- > Carlos Daniel Cadena > Profesor Asociado > Departamento de Ciencias Biol�gicas > Universidad de los Andes > Apartado A�reo 4976 > Bogot�, Colombia > Tel: (57-1) 3394949 Ext. 2072 > > http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co > http://evodiversidad.blogspot.com/ > > Co-Editor > Ornitolog�a Colombiana > www.ornitologiacolombiana.org/revista.htm > Subject: Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia From: Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez <ccadena AT UNIANDES.EDU.CO> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:49:16 -0500 Cuervo, A. M., Pulgar�n, P. C. & Calder�n, D. 2008. New distributional bird data from the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes, with implications for the biogeography of Northwestern South America. Condor 110: 526-537. On Mar 8, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Juan Freile Ortiz wrote: > Colegas: > > �Conoce alguien registros confirmados de Megascops petersoni en > Colombia? Localidades, referencias, etc son bienvenidas. > > Muchas gracias, > Juan Freile > > > �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! > Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8 > http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 -- Carlos Daniel Cadena Profesor Asociado Departamento de Ciencias Biol�gicas Universidad de los Andes Apartado A�reo 4976 Bogot�, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 3394949 Ext. 2072 http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co http://evodiversidad.blogspot.com/ Co-Editor Ornitolog�a Colombiana www.ornitologiacolombiana.org/revista.htm Subject: Re: Megascops petersoni en Colombia From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:45:44 -0500 Juancho, Anori, Antioquia, Colombia... datos en http://www.xeno-canto.org/species.php?query=Megascops+petersoni un abrazo, Diego. -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets On 3/8/2010 11:27 AM, Juan Freile Ortiz wrote: > Megascops petersoni Subject: Megascops petersoni en Colombia From: Juan Freile Ortiz <jfreileo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 08:27:41 -0800 Colegas: � �Conoce alguien registros confirmados de Megascops petersoni en Colombia? Localidades, referencias, etc son bienvenidas. � Muchas gracias, Juan Freile ____________________________________________________________________________________ �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Position Announcement: International Conservation Program Officer, American Bird Conservancy From: George Wallace <gwallace AT ABCBIRDS.ORG> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:58:53 -0800 Please circulate. Position Summary: Title: International Conservation Program Officer Supervisor: International Program Director Location: Greater Washington, DC/Northern Virginia area Application Deadline: March 31, 2010 Introduction: American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is looking for a high-energy individual who is able to work effectively in partnership to develop and direct bird conservation programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. The International Conservation Program Officer develops and coordinates a portion of ABC's international field conservation projects focused on threatened species, priority Neotropical migrants, and Alliance for Zero Extinction sites across Latin America and the Caribbean. The Officer works closely with other International program staff, the Chief Conservation Officer, and is supervised by ABC's International Program Director to establish conservation plans, develop partnerships across the region, and develop conservation projects. The International Conservation Program Officer works with a network of ABC in-country partners to carry out ambitious, effective and integrated conservation projects. The position requires excellent conservation and project management experience, organizational and writing skills, and a broad knowledge of ABC's mission, objectives, and programs. Primary Duties: * Develop and implement in-country conservation projects: Work with ABC staff, NGO partners, and other leaders to identify, develop, and implement priority international bird conservation projects to protect wild birds and their habitats in Latin America and the Caribbean. Develop strategies, partnerships, and agency liaisons to address these issues. * Ensure sound project management and timely results: Provide project and program management expertise to ensure meaningful and lasting results are accomplished on a timely basis. Undertake field visits to assess and evaluate ongoing conservation projects and partner effectiveness. * Foster strong in-country partnerships: Work with, mentor and assist in-country partners, and work to ensure the long-term viability of in-country partners, partnerships, and conservation reserves. * Contribute to the international conservation strategy and advance new approaches to conservation: Work with the ABC team and in-country partners to develop annual and project work plans to preserve and protect birds and healthy natural ecosystems. Advance innovative conservation programs (e.g. carbon credits, ecosystem services payments, promoting shade coffee, ecotourism and silviculture, and reserve sustainability) to promote bird conservation, human well-being and the sustainability of the planet. * Fundraising and Financial Management: Assist ABC's Development Department to obtain funding for bird conservation projects in the Latin American or Caribbean; work with ABC's Financial and Development Departments to ensure the effective use, management and reporting of all international finances. * Networking and Coalition Building: Represent ABC's conservation work with other institutions, multi-lateral organizations, governments, and domestic and international conservation organizations to advance conservation projects. * Maintain excellent communication with ABC staff about international programs, produce articles for publicity and website. Position Requirements: * Bachelor's degree or higher in conservation or environmental sciences, non-profit management, wildlife management, or a related field with knowledge of conservation, ornithology, and management needs of birds in the Americas. Creativity and demonstrated leadership skills required. * At least three years experience of conservation experience in Latin America or the Caribbean, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * Proven ability to manage multiple projects, produce effective results. Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to take responsibility. * Proven ability to meet deadlines. Ability to find solutions and demonstrate tenacity for difficult or long-term projects. * Previous experience working in partnership with other organizations, and working effectively in cross-cultural situations. * An outgoing, positive, persuasive manner and predisposition for collaboration, but with ability to work both independently and as part of teams. * Knowledge of Neotropical migrant and Latin American birds preferred. * Excellent writing, presentation, and organizational skills. * Willing and able to travel internationally frequently. * Fluency in English and Spanish required. Fluency in Portuguese is desirable. The position will be based in the Greater Washington, DC/Northern Virginia area. Application Instructions: Please send a cover letter and resume to Merrie Morrison Vice President of Operations P.O. Box 249 The Plains, VA 20198 or by email to hr AT abcbirds.org by March 31. 2010 Subject: Lat/Lon for Cristalino Jungle Lodge From: "candr1 AT i-bird.com" <candr1@I-BIRD.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 05:53:44 -0700 I am doing some distributional data work and would like the lat/lon for Cristalino Jungle Lodge.I have tried to find it on the web, but have not been able to.l Thanks, Richard Tkachuck ---------------------------------------- Subject: Thomas McNish contact From: Thomas Donegan <thomasdonegan AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 03:06:42 -0800 Does anyone out there have Thomas McNish's email? Please respond privately.� Many thanks! Subject: Paper Request: Nei (1972) From: Miguel Moreno-Palacios <miguelcmorenop AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:05:32 -0800 Dear all I would appreciate If anybody could share a pdf copy of the following manuscript.    Nei M. 1972. Genetic distance between populations. Am Nat 106: 283—293  thanks Miguel Moreno-Palacios ____________________________________________________________________________________ ¡Obtén la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Re: NEOLIT: J. Field Ornithology 80(4) From: Stefan Kreft <stefan_kreft AT GMX.DE> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 23:37:08 +0100 Hola Manuel, Stefan and others, sure, Argentina lies entirely within the Neotropical biogegraphical region, which is the scope of NEOORN, so any decision on whether to include biogeographically Neotropical and at the same time climatically temperate ("boreal", "alpine" etc.) areas should not be personalised. But I feel your comment on this issue was out of politeness, which is nice! Best Stefan (the other one) Kreft ----- Original Message ----- From: Manuel Plenge To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] NEOLIT: J. Field Ornithology 80(4) Stefan, Yes, you did post them. There is one paper that was not included (below). However, it is a personal decision due to the location to consider this penguin as a Neotropical bird, plus the very exceptional field work which the great majority will never do. Manuel Boersma, P. Dee, Ginger A. Rebstock 2009. Flipper bands do not affect foraging-trip duration of Magellanic Penguins. Journal of Field Ornithology, 80: 408-418. [Argentina] E-mail: boersma AT u.washington.edu Abstract: Flipper bands are used to mark penguins because leg bands can injure their legs. However, concerns remain over the possible effects of flipper bands on penguins. We examined the effects of stainless-steel flipper bands on the duration of foraging trips by Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Punta Tombo, Argentina, using an automated detection system. We predicted that, if bands were costly and increased drag, flipper-banded penguins would make longer foraging trips than those with small or no external markings. We tagged 121 penguins with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and an additional external mark. We placed either a stainless-steel band on the left flipper (N= 62) or a 2�10-mm small-animal ear tag in the outside web of the left foot (N= 59). We measured foraging-trip durations (N= 376 trips) for 68 adult penguins with chicks from 15 December 2007 to 28 February 2008. Contrary to predictions, trip duration was similar for banded and web-tagged penguins (P= 0.22) and for males and females (P= 0.52), with no interaction between tag type and sex (P= 0.52). No penguins marked in the 2007 breeding season and recaptured between 30 September and 30 November 2008 (N= 113) lost flipper bands or web tags, but three RFID tags failed between March and September 2008. Properly designed and applied flipper bands were a reliable marking method for Magellanic Penguins, had a lower failure rate than RFIDs, and did not affect foraging-trip duration. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Woltmann, Stefan wrote: Manuel - I'm pretty sure I already posted this, but herewith it is again. From Journal of Field Ornithology 2009 80(4) please email authors for reprint requests. AT = AT Predicted population trends for Cozumel Curassows (Crax rubra griscomi): empirical evidence and predictive models in the face of climate change (p 317-327) Miguel A. Mart�nez-Morales, Pablo C. Cruz, Alfredo D. Cuar�n email: migmarti97 AT gmail.com Birds and army ants in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil (p 328-335) Christiana M. A. Faria, Marcos Rodrigues email: christianafaria AT yahoo.com.br Function of egg punctures by Shiny Cowbirds in parasitized and nonparasitized Creamy-bellied Thrush nests (p 336-343) Andrea A. Astie, Juan C. Reboreda email: aastie AT mendoza-conicet.gov.ar -- Stefan Woltmann Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 400 Boggs Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 swoltman AT tulane.edu http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~swoltman/ Subject: Re: Ruddy Ground-Dove From: Robin Restall <robinrestall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:04:31 -0430 Hi John, Here in and around my house in Caracas, Ruddy ground Dove is one of, if not the commonest bird. I have heard it sing countless times and always from within a tree. This is not to say that is where it always sings - just when I've heard it! I re-read Goodwin in case he wasn't in your list, and while he waxes full on columbid vocalizations, the only singing from a tree I can find is by inference, a but nothing at all on locations specifically RGD. Cheers, Robin-not-an-expert-Restall On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:32 PM, jvmnatrec wrote: > Dear Experts, > > I am redoing my *A BIRD WALK AT CHAN CHICH* to digital format and updating > the content. Ruddy Ground-Dove has , at times, been singing from the plaza > area. However, the times that I have recorded it the bird has actually been > in a mid level tree. Is this where this species usually vocalizes? Does it > also sing while on the ground? I can't seem to find any literature on this > subject (singing locations!). > > Thanks for any help. > > John > John V. Moore Nature Recordings > > > > Subject: Re: NEOLIT: Molecular Ecology Vol. 18 (19) From: Aaron Savit <savit AT UCHICAGO.EDU> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:12:07 -0600 Please note that I omitted the following article in my recent NeoLit review of Molecular Ecology. Please pardon the oversight. Aaron Savit Parallel evolution in the major haemoglobin genes of eight species of Andean waterfowl K. G. McCRACKEN, C. P. BARGER, M. BULGARELLA, K. P. JOHNSON, S. A. SONSTHAGEN, J. TRUCCO, T. H. VALQUI, R. E. WILSON, K. WINKER and M. D. SORENSON ABSTRACT Theory predicts that parallel evolution should be common when the number of beneficial mutations is limited by selective constraints on protein structure. However, confirmation is scarce in natural populations. Here we studied the major haemoglobin genes of eight Andean duck lineages and compared them to 115 other waterfowl species, including the bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) and Abyssinian blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus), two additional species living at high altitude. One to five amino acid replacements were significantly overrepresented or derived in each highland population, and parallel substitutions were more common than in simulated sequences evolved under a neutral model. Two substitutions evolved in parallel in the αA subunit of two (Ala-α8) and five (Thr-α77) taxa, and five identical βA subunit substitutions were observed in two (Ser-β4, Glu-β94, Met-β133) or three (Ser-β13, Ser-β116) taxa. Substitutions at adjacent sites within the same functional protein region were also observed. Five such replacements were in exterior, solvent-accessible positions on the A helix and AB corner of the αA subunit. Five others were in close proximity to inositolpentaphosphate binding sites, and two pairs of independent replacements occurred at two different α1β1 intersubunit contacts. More than half of the substitutions in highland lineages resulted in the acquisition of serine or threonine (18 gains vs. 2 losses), both of which possess a hydroxyl group that can hydrogen bond to a variety of polar substrates. The patterns of parallel evolution observed in these waterfowl suggest that adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia has resulted from selection on unique but overlapping sets of one to five amino acid substitutions in each lineage. Aaron Z. Savit PhD Candidate Committee on Evolutionary Biology University of Chicago 1025 E. 57th St. Culver Hall 402 Chicago, IL 60637 Subject: NEOLIT: Molecular Ecology Resources Vols. 8 (1) thru 10 (2) From: Aaron Savit <savit AT UCHICAGO.EDU> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:05:54 -0600 Neoorn, The last Neolit review I have for Molecular Ecology Resources (formerly Molecular Ecology Notes) is from the last issue of 2007, so this is for all issues from 2008 on. It was quite a few volumes to sort through, so please feel free to bring omissions to my attention. Details below, from oldest to most recent. Contact me offlist for PDFs. Best, Aaron Savit Volume 8 Issue 1 Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the white-ruffed manakin Corapipo altera (Aves, Pipridae) JACOB R. BARNETT, LAURA M. STENZLER, VIVIANA RUIZ-GUTIERREZ, STEVEN M. BOGDANOWICZ and IRBY J. LOVETTE ABSTRACT We describe 15 polymorphic microsatellite loci from the white- ruffed manakin Corapipo altera, a common understory bird of Neotropical lowland and montane evergreen forests from eastern Honduras to northwestern Colombia. These markers were developed in order to assess population structure and genetic diversity in a fragmented landscape, and to study gene flow between forest fragments. Primers were tested on a population of 159 individuals from the Coto Brus region of southwestern Costa Rica. We found between four and 23 alleles per locus, and observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.23 to 0.93. Volume 8 Issue 4 Cross-species amplification and optimization of microsatellite markers for use in six Neotropical parrots KARA J. GEBHARDT and LISETTE P. WAITS ABSTRACT Short amplicon primers were redesigned for 17 microsatellite loci developed in St. Vincent's Amazon and six loci developed in blue-and-yellow macaw and tested using six species of Neotropical parrot. Polymorphism was observed at 12 loci in blue-and-yellow macaw, 10 in red-and-green macaw, 11 in scarlet macaw, 10 in chestnut-fronted macaw, 11 in red-bellied macaw and 16 in mealy parrot. Number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 23 and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.05 to 0.95. The resulting multiplexed loci will be useful in evaluating genetic diversity, genetic structure and mating system in Neotropical parrots. Development of microsatellite markers for parentage analysis in the great tinamou (Tinamus major) PATRICIA L. R. BRENNAN and CHAZ HYSENI ABSTRACT Eighteen microsatellite loci were isolated from great tinamous (Tinamus major), which are large terrestrial birds found in the Neotropics. These are the first primers developed for the Order Tinamiformes. Paternity analyses are possible because the levels of heterozygosity are sufficiently high (0.29– 0.90). Seventy new microsatellites for the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca and amplification in other passerine birds E. H. LEDER, N. KARAISKOU and C. R. PRIMMER ABSTRACT The pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small migratory passerine bird commonly distributed across Europe which has been the focus of considerable ecological and evolutionary research. Here, we present details of 70 microsatellite markers for the species adding to the six which are currently available. Sixty-six markers were also polymorphic in the closely related collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), while 54 were polymorphic in another related passerine, the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), and 12 were polymorphic in the more distantly related Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus). Volume 8 Issue 6 Microsatellite primers for relatedness and population structure in great frigatebirds (Pelecaniformes: Fregatidae) DONALD C. DEARBORN, FRANK HAILER† and ROBERT C. FLEISCHER ABSTRACT Eighteen moderately polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for great frigatebirds Fregata minor. Polymorphism for the 12 dinucleotide and six tetranucleotide markers was assessed in 23 birds from a Hawaii population. Allelic diversity ranged from two to 12 (mean 5.9), with observed heterozygosity from 0.304 to 0.956 (mean 0.637). Three loci showed homozygote excess, possibly due to null alleles. One additional pair of loci exhibited strong gametic disequilibrium. Thus, at least 14 loci will be useful for studies of relatedness and population structure. Molecular taxonomy of Brazilian tyrant-flycatchers (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) A. V. CHAVES, C. L. CLOZATO, D. R. LACERDA, E. H. R. SARI* and F. R. SANTOS ABSTRACT The tyrannids are one of the most diverse groups of birds in the world, and the most numerous suboscine family in the Neotropics. Reflecting such diversity, many taxonomic issues arise in this group, mainly due to morphological similarities, even among phylogenetically distant species. Other issues appear at higher taxonomic levels, mostly brought up by genetic studies, making systematics a rather inconclusive issue. This study looks into the use of DNA barcodes method to discriminate and identify Tyrannidae species occurring in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes of Brazil. We analysed 266 individuals of 71 tyrant-flycatcher species from different geographical locations by sequencing 542 bp of the mtDNA COI gene. The great majority of the analysed species showed exclusive haplotypes, usually displaying low intraspecific diversity and high interspecific divergence. Only Casiornis fuscus and Casiornis rufus, suggested in some studies to belong to a single species, could not be phylogenetically separated. High intraspecific diversity was observed among Elaenia obscura individuals, which can suggest the existence of cryptic species in this taxon. The same was also observed for Suiriri suiriri, considered by some authors to comprise at least two species, and by others to be divided into three subspecies. Additionally, the use of sequences from voucher specimens allowed us to correct four misidentifications that had happened in the field. Our findings suggest a great power of the COI barcodes to discriminate species of the Tyrannidae family that are found in Brazil. Volume 9 Issue 2 Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from three species of swallows in the genus Tachycineta: T. albilinea, T. bicolor and T. leucorrhoa C. A. MAKAREWICH, L. M. STENZLER, V. FERRETTI, D. W. WINKLER and I. J. LOVETTE ABSTRACT We describe 30 microsatellite loci developed from three species of swallows in the genus Tachycineta: T. bicolor (tree swallow), T. albilinea (mangrove swallow), and T. leucorrhoa (white-rumped swallow). These commonly studied birds nest in secondary cavities and are distributed from Alaska to Argentina. Primer pairs were designed for each species individually and tested for cross-amplification in 40–48 individuals of all three species. Polymorphism ranged from 5 to 65 alleles per locus (mean = 19.1). These markers will allow comparative studies of extra-pair paternity rates among members of the genus as well as the assessment of population structure. Volume 9 Issue 6 Microsatellite markers characterized in the barn owl (Tyto alba) and of high utility in other owls (Strigiformes: AVES) ÁKOS KLEIN, GAVIN J. HORSBURGH, CLEMENS KÜPPER, ÁGNES MAJOR, PATRICIA L. M. LEE, GYULA HOFFMANN, RÓBERT MÁTICS and DEBORAH A. DAWSON ABSTRACT We have identified 15 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the barn owl (Tyto alba), five from testing published owl loci and 10 from testing non-owl loci, including loci known to be of high utility in passerines and shorebirds. All 15 loci were sequenced in barn owl, and new primer sets were designed for eight loci. The 15 polymorphic loci displayed two to 26 alleles in 56–58 barn owls. When tested in 10 other owl species (n = 1–6 individuals), between four and nine loci were polymorphic per species. These loci are suitable for studies of population structure and parentage in owls. Aaron Z. Savit PhD Candidate Committee on Evolutionary Biology University of Chicago 1025 E. 57th St. Culver Hall 402 Chicago, IL 60637 Subject: Re: New species for Venezuela ? From: John Kvarnb�ck <jkvarn AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:01:00 -0400 Diego and Neoorn, It was the Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher(Poecilotriccus fumifrons), range-extension 5-600 km. Probably there are more undiscovered local populations of this species in Amazonas but so far the search has been in vain. Best regards John 2010/3/5 Diego Calderon-F. > Hola John and all interested Neoorners, > any news on the unidentified *Poecilotriccus*?... just curious!! > Diego.been > > -- > Diego Calderon-Franco > COLOMBIA Birding > http://www.colombiabirding.comhttp://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiegohttp://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets > > > On 5/24/2008 3:22 PM, John Kvarnb�ck wrote: > > Hello all Neoorners, > > > On 16th to 21st of May, in the Uaiparu Valley of the Southern Gran Savanna > of Venezuela, we observed on three occasions and in three separate locations > a Tody-Flycatcher, genus poecilotriccus. We have a couple of photographs and > several recordings of the voice. After checking Birds of South America > (Ridgely and Tudor), Birds of Northern South America (Restall et al), Birds > of Venezuela and Birds of Colombia (Hilty), the species which closely > resembles this bird is the Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher (*Poecilotriccus* > *fumifrons*)as illustrated in Ridgely and Tudor and in Restall et al. > However we have found a couple of references on the Internet where this ID > was subsequently changed to Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher (*Poecilotriccus > latirostre*) after seeing illustrations of a form of this latter species > in Birds of Bolivia (? & Meyer de S.). We are working on the > identification and would much appreciate any comments or experiences of > others regarding *P.fumifrons* or any subspecies of *poecilotriccus* which > closely resembles it. Photos would be highly appreciated (off list to > jkvarn AT gmail.com and trcrease AT gmail.com). > Kind regards > > -- > John Kvarnb�ck > Bird-guide Venezuela > Tel: +58-412-8907502 (mob) > 212-7167743 (home) > E-mail: jkvarn AT gmail.com > > -- John Kvarnb�ck Caracas, Venezuela Tel. 58 412 8907502 212 2854303 E-mail: jkvarn AT gmail.com What can be imagined more delightful than to watch Nature in its grandest form in the regions of the Tropics ? -Charles Darwin Escapa de los que compran lo que no necesitan, con dinero que no tienen, para agradar a gente que no vale la pena - Facundo Cabral Subject: Grallariidae From: Harold Greeney <revmmoss AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 04:30:33 -0800 Good morning neoorners, I am looking for anyone who is willing to share unpublished observations on anpittas following them or seeming to be curious about them while in the field, any species/genus. In addition if anyone knows of published accounts of this behavior I would be grateful. Thanks, Harold Harold F. Greeney, PhD Director of Research Yanayacu Biological Station & Center for Creative Studies Napo Prov., Cosanga, Ecuador 0 degrees latitude, it doesnt get much better than this. Subject: Re: Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at Chan Chich From: Lee Jones <lee_jones AT ATT.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:31:34 -0800 John, Please send me the Tyrannulet cuts. As for where ground-doves sing, I have observed all four Columbina species in Belize singing from perches, but I do not recall ever seeing one sing from the ground. As for how high up in trees Ruddy Ground-Doves sing, I do not know, but I would be surprised if they sing frequently from more than 8-10 meters up. I look forward to your revised and reformatted Chan Chich recording. It has been much anticipated! Lee From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of jvmnatrec Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:10 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at Chan Chich Another question has arisen during my Chan Chich redo. I have a good recording of Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet which I made in the plaza area at Chan Chich. I saw the bird well. However, the vocalization does not seem to be identical to any published or Internet based recordings that I can find. My recording sounds like a slowed down version of Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet. Can anyone help me with this identification? I can send a cut over the Internet. Please contact me directly with your e-mail address and I will send ASAP. I'll probably include the previously published Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet "fast" version for comment. Thank you in advance, John John V. Moore Nature Recordings Subject: Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at Chan Chich From: jvmnatrec <jvmnatrec AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:09:40 -0800 Another question has arisen during my Chan Chich redo. I have a good recording of Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet which I made in the plaza area at Chan Chich. I saw the bird well. However, the vocalization does not seem to be identical to any published or Internet based recordings that I can find. My recording sounds like a slowed down version of Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet. Can anyone help me with this identification? I can send a cut over the Internet. Please contact me directly with your e-mail address and I will send ASAP. I'll probably include the previously published Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet "fast" version for comment. Thank you in advance, John John V. Moore Nature Recordings Subject: Re: Ruddy Ground-Dove From: jvmnatrec <jvmnatrec AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:02:40 -0800 Dear Experts, I am redoing my A BIRD WALK AT CHAN CHICH to digital format and updating the content. Ruddy Ground-Dove has , at times, been singing from the plaza area. However, the times that I have recorded it the bird has actually been in a mid level tree. Is this where this species usually vocalizes? Does it also sing while on the ground? I can't seem to find any literature on this subject (singing locations!). Thanks for any help. John John V. Moore Nature Recordings Subject: Distribucion de Malacoptila rufa en Per� From: RAFAEL DE <delacolinarafael AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:37:24 -0800 Quisiera saber si alguien tiene datos de la distribucion de Malacoptila rufa (Rufous-necked Puffbird), en Per�, capture un individuo en el departamento de Ucayali - Pucallpa, en cercanias del R�o Tamaya (a seis horas de la ciudad de pucallpa en bote), agradecere la informacion. Blgo: Rafael De La Colina Lozada CBP - 7019 Consultor Ambiental Investigador Asociado del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco Av. de la Raza N� 1133 Santa Ana - Cusco - Per� 084 - 254568 984 - 385642 984 - 916704 � rafitocolina AT hotmail.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Re: New species for Venezuela ? From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:54:30 -0500 Hola John and all interested Neoorners, any news on the unidentified /Poecilotriccus/?... just curious!! Diego. -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets On 5/24/2008 3:22 PM, John Kvarnb�ck wrote: > > Hello all Neoorners, > > > On 16th to 21st of May, in the Uaiparu Valley of the Southern Gran > Savanna of Venezuela, we observed on three occasions and in three > separate locations a Tody-Flycatcher, genus poecilotriccus. We have a > couple of photographs and several recordings of the voice. After > checking Birds of South America (Ridgely and Tudor), Birds of Northern > South America (Restall et al), Birds of Venezuela and Birds of > Colombia (Hilty), the species which closely resembles this bird is the > Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher (/Poecilotriccus/ /fumifrons/)as > illustrated in Ridgely and Tudor and in Restall et al. However we have > found a couple of references on the Internet where this ID was > subsequently changed to Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher (/Poecilotriccus > latirostre/) after seeing illustrations of a form of this latter > species in Birds of Bolivia (? & Meyer de S.). We are working on the > identification and would much appreciate any comments or experiences > of others regarding /P.fumifrons/ or any subspecies of > /poecilotriccus/ which closely resembles it. Photos would be highly > appreciated (off list to jkvarn AT gmail.com > and trcrease AT gmail.com ). > > Kind regards > > -- > John Kvarnb�ck > Bird-guide Venezuela > Tel: +58-412-8907502 (mob) > 212-7167743 (home) > E-mail: jkvarn AT gmail.com Subject: Re: Catharus dryas From: Sharon Beals <sbeals AT SHARONBEALS.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:10:40 -0800 Can you scan it for me, I may have said that wrong. I am a neophyte at the research. I would be grateful. Sharon On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:33 AM, Robin Restall wrote: Hi Sharon, Not much in the literature on breeding... When you say Clements, do you mean Clement and Hathway? If not, I'll scan the full species account for you. Robin On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Sharon Beals wrote: Hello, I trying to find more detailed information about the breeding behavior of the Spotted Nighting-gale Thrush. If anyone has observed any nest building, incubation period, parental behavior, I would love to know more than I am able to find from HBW or Clements. It is for an essay to accompany a photograph of one of their nests for a book. Thank you very much in advance, Sharon Beals Subject: Re: Mas/more videos! - Re: Video del endemico BOGOTA RAIL - Rallus semiplumbeus From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:44:15 -0500 Neoorners, please excuse me for using the list today for this, but is my only way to reach this client. *Russell, hope everything is ok... have been trying to reach you with no response; email me when you have a sec.* saludos, Diego. -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets On 10/9/2009 7:09 PM, Russell Graham wrote: > Sorry all. I didn't realize the reply function would go to the entire > list. > > Apologetically yours, > Russell > > Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: * Diego Calderon > *Date: *Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:09:57 -0500 > *To: * > *Subject: *[NEOORN-L] Mas/more videos! - Re: Video del endemico BOGOTA > RAIL - Rallus semiplumbeus > > Hola... 11 nuevos videos de aves Colombianas cheveres han sido subidos > a nuestro canal de youtube > (http://www.youtube.com/COLOMBIABirdingDiego)... disfruten! - Diego. > ---------------------------------------//--------------------------------------- > Hi there... 11 new videos of superb Colombian birds have been uploaded > to our youtube channel > (http://www.youtube.com/COLOMBIABirdingDiego)... enjoy! - Diego. > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 13:16, Diego Calderon > > wrote: > > Hola a todos... > Gracias a Oswaldo Cortes mientras guiaba unos clientes de COLOMBIA > Birding, un video del endémico Rallus semiplumbeus está disponible > en nuestro canal de youtube en > http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego - en la columna > de la izquierda pueden navegar entre nuestros videos de muchas mas > aves Colombianas!. > Videos de otras buenas especies (Bangsia aureocincta, Dysithamnus > occidentalis, Pseudocolaptes lawrencii johnsoni, Aglaiocercus > coelestis, etc) grabadas hace una semana en la Cordillera > Occidental serán subidos pronto... estén atentos. > saludos, Diego. > > --------------------- > Hi there... > Thanks to Oswaldo Cortes while guiding a COLOMBIA Birding trip, a > video of the endemic Bogota Rail is available in our youtube > channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego - in > the left hand side column, there are many other videos of > Colombian birds for you to surf!. > Some videos of other great birds (Gold-ringed Tanager, Bicolored > Antvireo, Buffy Tuftedcheek, Violet-tailed Sylph, etc) just made a > week ago in the Western Andes will be uploaded soon... stay tuned. > saludos, Diego. > > Subject: Re: playback de Glaucidium From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:50:33 -0500 Juan, En general G.nubicola en los sitios de Cordillera Occidental donde se encuentra siempre hay respuesta de colibries, tangaras, cucaracheros, etc inmediata!; el Glaucidium mismo ha respondido poco, digamos que en un 20% de los casos. Para G.jardini he encontrado que en la Cordillera Oriental hay muy buena respuesta (atrapamoscas, tangaras, cucaracheros, colibries) y el buhito mismo ha respondido en un 70% de los casos; pero el mismo canto, en la Cordillera Central no ha sido casi efectivo.. Con seguridad los dialectos y variaciones de canto de cada subespecie son bien marcadas (por lo menos para el oido de las aves) e inciden en la respuesta. saludos, Diego. -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets On 2/25/2010 2:17 PM, Juan Freile Ortiz wrote: > Hola a todos: > Alguien tiene experiencia con la respuesta de paserinos y colibr�es > ante el playback de especies de Glaucidium? > Puntualmente, me interesa saber sobre respuesta ante de la > vocalizaci�n de distintas especies, presentes o ausentes, de una > localidad. > Este fin de semana fuimos al campo a buscar Glaucidium nubicola en la > localidad al extremo noroeste de Ecuador. En esa localidad tambi�n > pod�amos encontrar G. griseiceps. Usamos playback de ambas especies, > pero m�s de nubicola. Ninguna de ellas respondi� al playback, pero > cada siempre que son� nubicola (solo 3-4 excepciones en m�s de 20 > puntos de muestreo), los paserinos y colibr�es reaccionaron buscando > al que cantaba, emitiendo vocalizaciones de acoso (mobbing), > comportamientos tambi�n de acoso y formando bandadas donde antes no > estaban o desplaz�ndose y acerc�ndose hacia la fuente del sonido. > Pero al tocar el canto de griseiceps, la reacci�n fue m�nima en una > ocasi�n y nula en las dem�s (aunque hicimos pocas pruebas de playback > de griseiceps). > Me interesa conseguir literatura (si existe) sobre el tema y escuchar > hip�tesis al respecto. Ahora tenemos varias preguntas que nos gustar�a > responder con el tiempo... > Reaccionaron a nubicola porque nubicola est� en la localidad y conocen > su canto (y lo contrario con griseiceps? > Los paserinos y otras aves est�n "predeterminados" para responder al > sonido de los Glaucidium en general? > Reaccionaron a nubicola porque esa poblaci�n particular est� > "predeterminada" a reconocer a nubicola porque "la conocen de > siempre", pese a que nubicola ya no est� presente (asumiendo que la > falta de respuesta de nubicola significa ausencia)? > Gracias por cualquier comentario. > Saludos, Juan Freile > pd. sorry for not posting in English too but it is lunch time, and I > write three times faster in Spanish! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > �Obt�n la mejor experiencia en la web! > Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8 > http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 Subject: Invitation to the Brazilian Ornithological Online Community From: Carolina Minio <carolinaianido AT YAHOO.COM.AR> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:16:48 -0800 Email not displaying correctly? 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Thank you so much for any feedback, -- Paulo C. Pulgarin-R C/o Dr. Theresa Burg Department of Biological Sciences 4401 University Drive West Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4 Canada Ph: (403) 332-52-13 Subject: Re: Artificial perches From: "J. Leighton Reid" <jlreid AT SLUGMAIL.UCSC.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:13:34 -0800 Fernando et al, The main paper that has dealt with using perches to increase seed dispersal by birds into pastures is: HOLL, K. D. 1998. Do bird perching structures elevate seed rain and seedling establishment in abandoned tropical pasture? Restoration Ecology 6: 253-261. The main message is that while perches increase seed dispersal, other factors like seed predation and competition with grasses generally prevent seeds from germinating and growing. Consensus is that perches alone have pretty limited applicability. I am happy to send the pdf to anyone who wants it (already sent one to Fernando). Bats are also important for seed dispersal in regenerating pastures. Bats disperse a different suite of seeds than birds (many of them are pioneer species), and they tend to disperse them further from perches as well since bats defecate in flight more often than some tropical songbirds. Two ways that people have proposed to attract bats are with artificial roosts and using essential oils from bat-dispersed fruits. I think that planting bat food plants like *Piper *and *Ficus *would also work. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me offline in English or Spanish. Cheers, Leighton --- J. Leighton Reid Graduate Student Environmental Studies Department University of California � Santa Cruz 1156 High St Santa Cruz, CA 95064 http://people.ucsc.edu/~jlreid 2010/3/4 Fernando Gonzalez Garcia > Hello, I trying to find more detailed information about the use of > artificial perches to increase the seed and fruits deposition in open > field?. Thanks a lot for your help. > > > M. en C. Fernando Gonz�lez-Garc�a > Red de Biologia y Conservacion de Vertebrados > Biblioteca de Sonidos de las Aves de Mexico (BISAM) > Km. 2.5 Carretera Antigua a Coatepec, No. 351 > Congregaci�n El Haya > Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico > 91070 > Universidad de Alicante, Espa�a. > Centro Iberoamericano de la Biodiversidad (Cibio) > Correo electronico: fgg25 AT alu.ua.es > Pagina web: www.ecologia.edu.mx/sonidos > Subject: Artificial perches From: Fernando Gonzalez Garcia <fernando.gonzalez AT INECOL.EDU.MX> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:16:45 -0600 Hello, I trying to find more detailed information about the use of artificial perches to increase the seed and fruits deposition in open field?. Thanks a lot for your help. M. en C. Fernando Gonz�lez-Garc�a Red de Biologia y Conservacion de Vertebrados Biblioteca de Sonidos de las Aves de Mexico (BISAM) Km. 2.5 Carretera Antigua a Coatepec, No. 351 Congregaci�n El Haya Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico 91070 Universidad de Alicante, Espa�a. Centro Iberoamericano de la Biodiversidad (Cibio) Correo electronico: fgg25 AT alu.ua.es Pagina web: www.ecologia.edu.mx/sonidos Subject: Re: Catharus dryas From: Robin Restall <robinrestall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 07:03:30 -0430 Hi Sharon, Not much in the literature on breeding... When you say Clements, do you mean Clement and Hathway? If not, I'll scan the full species account for you. Robin On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Sharon Beals wrote: > Hello, I trying to find more detailed information about the breeding > behavior of the Spotted Nighting-gale Thrush. If anyone has observed any > nest building, incubation period, parental behavior, I would love to know > more than I am able to find from HBW or Clements. It is for an essay to > accompany a photograph of one of their nests for a book. > > Thank you very much in advance, > > Sharon Beals > Subject: Catharus dryas From: Sharon Beals <Sbeals AT SHARONBEALS.COM> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 18:19:00 -0800 Hello, I trying to find more detailed information about the breeding behavior of the Spotted Nighting-gale Thrush. If anyone has observed any nest building, incubation period, parental behavior, I would love to know more than I am able to find from HBW or Clements. It is for an essay to accompany a photograph of one of their nests for a book. Thank you very much in advance, Sharon Beals Subject: PDF request: Gochfeld et al 1980 Bull BOC From: Thomas Donegan <thomasdonegan AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:09:00 -0800 I would mightily appreciate it if anyone has this paper in PDF form. Gochfeld, M., S. Keith & P. Donahue. 1980. Records of rare or previously unrecorded birds from Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 100: 196-201. Subject: Knipolegus poecilurus (Rufous-tailed Tyrant) From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:44:00 -0500 RNOACOL/NEOORN, alguien tiene registros de Knipolegus poecilurus / Rufous-tailed Tyrant para la Sabana de Bogota en Colombia?... lo registramos en un tour y es al parecer el primer registro para el area... gracias por cualquier informacion! Does anyone know of any record of Rufous-tailed Tyrant / Knipolegus poecilurus in the Bogota plateau area?... we recorded it in a tour and seems to be the first sighting for that area... thanks a lot for any input! Diego. -- Diego Calderon-Franco COLOMBIA Birding http://www.colombiabirding.com http://www.youtube.com/user/COLOMBIABirdingDiego http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/sets Subject: Re: Psittacine Conservation Conference, Sept 2010 From: Janice Boyd <jboyd46 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:16:38 -0600 A reminder to all parrot conservationists and afficionados about the Loro Parque Workshops to be held this fall in Tenerife, Canary Islands: *The 1st International Convention on the Conservation of Psittacidae* 20 - 22 September 2010 *The 7th International Parrot Convention* 22 - 25 September 2010 *Plus 3 additional workshops* ** *26 Sept 2010 (Sun): Hand rearing* *27 Sept 2010 (Mon): Nutrition of parrots* *28 Sept 2010 (Tues): Diseases, prevention, treatment* http://LoroParque2010.homestead.com Subject: NEOLIT- Acta Zoologica Mexicana 2009 From: Adolfo Gerardo Navarro Siguenza <fcvg01 AT SERVIDOR.UNAM.MX> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:25:28 -0600 Hello all, I do not remember if I posted it previously; just in case, here it goes. As usual, pdfs are downloadable from http://www1.inecol.edu.mx/azm/* contenido.htm* best Adolfo *Acta Zool�gica Mexicana (n.s.) * ** *Vol. 25(2) (2009)* ** Gurrola Hidalgo, M. A., C. S�nchez-Hern�ndez & M. L. Romero-Almaraz.Dos nuevos registros de alimentaci�n de *Quiscalus mexicanus *y* Cyanocorax sanblasianus* en la costa de Chamela, Jalisco, M�xico. 427-430 ** ** *Vol. 25(3) (2009)* ** Rangel-Salazar J.L., P.L. Enr�quez y E.C. S�ntiz L�pez.Variaci�n de la diversidad de aves de sotobosque en el Parque Nacional Lagos de Montebello, Chiapas, M�xico 479-495 Verduzco Mendoza A., E. Arch Tirado, M.E. Contreras Figueroa, J. Leyb�n Ibarra, A. Alfaro Rodr�guez y J. Licona Bonilla.Descripci�n anat�mica de la vasculatura arterial carotidea-cerebral en el gallo dom�stico *Gallus gallus *Linnaeus (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae) 465-477 Almaz�n-N��ez R.C.Informaci�n adicional sobre la avifauna de la Sierra Norte de Guerrero, M�xico 537-550 Jim�nez P�rez L.C., H. de la Cueva S., R.F. Molina Peralta y A. Estrada Ram�rez. Avifauna del Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, M�xico 589-608 Baptista L.F., J.E. Mart�nez G�mez & H. M. Horblit. Darwin�s pigeons and the evolution of the columbiforms: recapitulation of ancient genes 719-741 -- Dr. Adolfo G. Navarro-Sig�enza Museo de Zoolog�a Departamento de Biolog�a Evolutiva Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico Apartado Postal 70-399, M�xico D. F. 04510, M�xico Tel. (52-55) 56 22 54 35 Fax. (52-55) 56 22 48 28 E-mail: fcvg01 AT servidor.unam.mx WebPage: http://osuno.fciencias.unam.mx/laboratorios/Mzoologia/AvesMam_MZFC.htm Subject: Neolit - Ecological Monographs From: Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez <ccadena AT UNIANDES.EDU.CO> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 06:04:37 -0500 Ecological Monographs February, Vol. 80, No. 1: 3-48. Recent advances in understanding migration systems of New World land birds John Faaborg, Richard T. Holmes, Angela D. Anders, Keith L. Bildstein, Katie M. Dugger, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Patricia Heglund, Keith A. Hobson, Alex E. Jahn, Douglas H. Johnson, Steven C. Latta, Douglas J. Levey, Peter P. Marra, Christopher L. Merkord, Erica Nol, Stephen I. Rothstein, Thomas W. Sherry, T. Scott Sillett, Frank R. Thompson, and Nils Warnock Our understanding of migratory birds' year-round ecology and evolution remains patchy despite recent fundamental advances. Periodic reviews focus future research and inform conservation and management; here, we take advantage of our combined experiences working on Western Hemisphere avian migration systems to highlight recent lessons and critical gaps in knowledge. Among topics discussed are: (1) The pipeline from pure to applied researchers leaves room for improvement. (2) Population limitation and regulation includes both seasonal and between-season interactions. (3) The study of movements of small- bodied species remains a major research frontier. (4) We must increase our understanding of population connectivity. (5) With few exceptions, population regulation has barely been investigated. (6) We have increasingly integrated landscape configuration of habitats, large- scale habitat disturbances, and habitat quality impacts into models of seasonal and overall demographic success. (7) The post-breeding season (late summer for latitudinal migrants) is increasingly appreciated for its impacts on demography. (8) We recognize the diverse ways that avian brood parasites, nest predators, and food availability affect demography. (9) Source�sink and meta-population models help us understand migratory avian distributions among fragmented habitats. (10) Advances in modeling have improved estimates of annual survival and fecundity, but for few species. (11) Populations can be limited by ecological conditions in winter, but habitat needs are poorly known for most species at this time. (12) Migration tends to occupy broad spatial fronts that may change seasonally or when migrants cross major barriers. (13) En route conditions can limit migrant populations; linking migration habitat quality indicators to fitness or population consequences presents a major challenge. (14) A variety of intra- tropical Neotropical migration patterns are recognizable, but almost nothing is known about these systems beyond descriptions of a few typical species' movements. (15) Global climate change scenarios predict range and phenology shifts of Neotropical migrant bird populations that must be considered in conservation plans. Future studies will depend on new technologies and the integration of modeling with sophisticated, large-spatial-scale measurement and parameter estimation; whether the pace of research and management involving migratory birds can match the growth of environmental threats remains to be seen. faaborgj AT missouri.edu -- Carlos Daniel Cadena Profesor Asociado Departamento de Ciencias Biol�gicas Universidad de los Andes Apartado A�reo 4976 Bogot�, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 3394949 Ext. 2072 http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co http://evodiversidad.blogspot.com/ Co-Editor Ornitolog�a Colombiana www.ornitologiacolombiana.org/revista.htm