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3 Feb Re: Yucatan birds [Roy Nielsen ] 3 Feb Audio Technica AT897 ["Sebastian K. Herzog" ] 3 Feb Re: Ayuda con referencia / help with reference [Frederik Brammer ] 3 Feb Peregrine subspecies [Olivier Claessens ] 3 Feb Re: Ayuda con referencia / help with reference [Juan Mazar Barnett ] 3 Feb Intergradation within Myioborus chrysops and Myioborus melanocephalus [John Penhallurick ] 2 Feb SCOTT, D y M. Carbonell. 1986. Inventario de Humed ales de la Región Neotropical [Fernando Angulo Pratolongo ] 2 Feb Ayuda con referencia / help with reference [Frederik Brammer ] 2 Feb Re: Sérgio Luiz Pereira e-mail. [Dan Brooks ] 1 Feb Re: Yucatan birds [felipe lopez ] 1 Feb Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment volume 46, issue 3, 2011 [Frederik Brammer ] 1 Feb Re: NEOLIT: A request to reviewers [Timothy Brush ] 1 Feb NeoLit: BBOC 131(4) [Gmkirwan ] 1 Feb NEOLIT: A request to reviewers [Manuel Plenge ] 1 Feb Sérgio Luiz Pereira e-mail. [Pablo Grilli ] 1 Feb Re: paper request [Ellen Paul ] 31 Jan paper request [Jenny Muñoz ] 31 Jan una publicación [Juan Freile Ortiz ] 31 Jan PDF request - Wiens (1969, 1974) [Rafael Dias ] 31 Jan Re: Paper request [Jessica Oswald ] 31 Jan Paper request [Jenny Muñoz ] 31 Jan Re: e-mail for Herb Raffaele [Ellen Paul ] 31 Jan e-mail for Herb Raffaele [Dan Brooks ] 30 Jan Re: Yucatan birds [Lee Jones ] 30 Jan Re: Yucatan birds [Andrew Rothman ] 30 Jan Re: Yucatan birds [Eliot Miller ] 30 Jan Re: Yucatan birds [Stephen M Smith ] 30 Jan Re: Yucatan birds [Timothy Brush ] 30 Jan Yucatan birds [Ian Paulsen ] 30 Jan Heterocercus manakin recording [Richard Prum ] 30 Jan Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica [Oscar Ramírez ] 30 Jan Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica [Timothy Brush ] 30 Jan Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica [Oscar Ramírez ] 30 Jan Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica [Dan Brooks ] 29 Jan Bird Conservation International_December 2011 - Volume 21, Issue 04 [Oswaldo Cortes ] 29 Jan Not neotropical but equally interesting- Snowy Owl invasion in N.A. ! [John Kvarnback ] 29 Jan NEOLIT: Journal of Ornithology, Jan 2012 [Bernd Freymann ] 28 Jan Locations for Melozone kieneri [Luis Sandoval ] 27 Jan Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica ["SERGIO ." ] 27 Jan Re: Extinct Birds book [Chris Sharpe ] 26 Jan Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica [Óscar Ramirez ] 27 Jan looking for locality data for dry forest birds - Peru (& Ecuador) [Christian Devenish ] 26 Jan Re: Campagna et al 2011 [Manuel Plenge ] 26 Jan Re: Extinct Birds book [Ian Paulsen ] 26 Jan Re: Extinct Birds book [Janice Boyd ] 26 Jan Campagna et al 2011 [Freddy ] 26 Jan Extinct Birds book [Ian Paulsen ] 26 Jan Extinct Birds book [Ian Paulsen ] 26 Jan Re: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb [Sophie Webb ] 26 Jan Re: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb [Alejandro Rico ] 26 Jan Re: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb [Richard Klim ] 26 Jan help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb [Claudia Múnera ] 25 Jan Re: Critique of Rapid Avifaunla Assesment Techniques...help [Christian Devenish ] 25 Jan Critique of Rapid Avifaunla Assesment Techniques...help [Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird ] 24 Jan SW Amazonas state(Maroa Municipality), Venezuela [John Kvarnback ] 24 Jan Re: Paper request [Derrick Thrasher ] 24 Jan Paper request [Jenny Muñoz ] 24 Jan Re: Dust baths in trop ical passerines / baños de tierra en p asseriformes tropicales ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 24 Jan Dust baths in tropical passerines / baños de tierra en passeriformes tropicales [Paulo Pulgarin ] 24 Jan Re: Re1: [James Remsen ] 24 Jan Re1: [alberto zegarra ] 23 Jan Atualidades Ornitológicas N° 163 Sep/Oct 2011 [Jeremy Minns ] 22 Jan Re: NEOLIT Animal Behaviour 83 (2012) part 1 Correction [Jack Eitniear ] 22 Jan Re: NEOLIT Animal Behaviour 83 (2012) part 1 [Jack Eitniear ] 22 Jan Hilton Pond 01/08/12 (Winter Ruby-throats & Global Warming) ["Bill Hilton Jr. (RESEARCH)" ] 21 Jan Re: Belyea and Lancaster 1999 Asking for article [Stephen M Smith ] 21 Jan Belyea and Lancaster 1999 Asking for article [Claudia Rodriguez ] 21 Jan Estimaciones Poblaciónales de Aves Acuáticas/ Wate rbird Population Estimates [Arne Jent Lesterhuis ] 20 Jan La Chiricoca 13 [Fabrice Schmitt ] 19 Jan Cotingas and Manakins book [Ian Paulsen ] 19 Jan Cotingas and Manakins book [Ian Paulsen ] 19 Jan Re: Birdlife Threatened Bird Forums [Alex Lees ] 19 Jan 2002 sent - Re: [NEOORN-L] papers in waterbirds needed [Doug Hardy ] 19 Jan papers in waterbirds needed [Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird ] 19 Jan Call of Thripophaga fusciceps obidensis [John Penhallurick ] 18 Jan Ultimo llamado / Final call for comments for the 2012 IUCN Red List update [Chris Sharpe ] Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: Roy Nielsen <roy_nielsen1970 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:32:42 -0800 In addition to the already mentioned there are   Reptiles of Central America (2nd edition, 2008): Gunther Köhle – covers region from Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Panama-Colombia border. Essentially a very large collection of photos (also many species without photos), each species range on a map and species keys. There is some text for each genus and a very short text for each species, typically only size, type locality, distribution, habitat and altitude. Also available in German.   Amphibians of Central America (2011): Gunther Köhler –  same but for amphibians.   Mexico west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec lacks a single guide but some states have bilingual Spanish-English guides. Notably Amphibians and Reptiles of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico (2007) by Julio A. Lemos-Espinal and Hobart M. Smith, Amphibians and Reptiles of the State of Coahuila, Mexico (2007) by Julio A. Lemos-Espinal and Hobart M. Smith and Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Querétaro, Mexico (2010) by James R. Dixon and Julio A. Lemos-Espinal.   There are also more specialised books, including the outstanding The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere (2004) by Jonathan A. Campbell and William W. Lamar. Two volumes and size limits their use in the field.   All these have price tags that likely restrict their sale to people with a casual interest in reptiles.   Sincerely Roy Nielsen    ________________________________ From: Ian Paulsen To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:30 PM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Yucatan birds HI ALL: A relative of mine just got back form the Yucatan im Mexico and posted pictures of these two birds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723878589/in/set-72157628839605463 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723874269/in/set-72157628839605463/ I think they are misIDed. What species are they? Also can anyone recommend good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? Thanks! -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Audio Technica AT897 From: "Sebastian K. Herzog" <skherzog AT ARMONIA-BO.ORG> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:07:10 -0400 All - has anybody used the Audio Technica AT897 microphone for bird sound recording? Is it a viable, sufficient quality alternative to the Sennheiser ME-66. Thanks for any info on this! Sebastian -- Dr. Sebastian K. Herzog Scientific Director Asociación Armonía - 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 Investigación sobre Cambios Climáticos Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d'Orbigny Cochabamba - Bolivia http://museodorbigny.org/home.htm Subject: Re: Ayuda con referencia / help with reference From: Frederik Brammer <frebram AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:47:39 -0200 Hej Juan! Good to hear from you, vanished friend. Is it salteña or Salteña? The rest of my doubts I have sorted out already. Abracos, Frederik On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Juan Mazar Barnett wrote: > Hola Frederik, > > It is Gunnar Höy. > > What would your doubts be? > > juan > Subject: Peregrine subspecies From: Olivier Claessens <oclaessens2 AT ORANGE.FR> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:29:15 -0300 Dear all, Two subspecies of Falco peregrinus winter in or migrate through French Guiana: anatum and tundrius. I have often difficulties with subspecies identification, although first-year tundrius and large females anatum are ditinctive. Here: http://www.faune-guyane.fr/index.php?m_id=54&mid=264 you have an adult male (rather small): anatum or tundrius? I can send other views or high-resolution photos on demand. Thanks for your help. Olivier Claessens Subject: Re: Ayuda con referencia / help with reference From: Juan Mazar Barnett <juanmbarg AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:57:15 -0300 Hola Frederik, It is Gunnar Höy. What would your doubts be? juan Subject: Intergradation within Myioborus chrysops and Myioborus melanocephalus From: John Penhallurick <jpenhall AT BIGPOND.NET.AU> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:11:52 +1100 Hi friends, I found that Ridgely & Tudor.2001,The Birds of Ecuador:Status,Distribution and Taxonomy,p.700 stated:” some individuals of Myioborus melanocephalus in North (e.g. around Santa Bárbara along the road to La Bonita & on the west slope of Cerro Mongus) have yellow on their forecrown and lores suggesting intergradation with Myioborus ornatus. Birds that look much lke M.ornatus have been seen as far south as Oyacachi in west Napo. In populations of M.ornatus in Colombia,some individuals also show characters of M.melanocephalus (P. Coopmans).It may ultimately prove to be preferable to consider these species as conspecific under the name of M. ornatus (Variable Whitestart).” Modern thinking is that the fact that intergrades occur is not of itself significant. What really counts is the size of the zone of intergradation relative to the zone without intergradation, and also the frequency of hybrid pairs to non-hybrid pairs in the zzone of intergradation. Can anyone cast any light on these last points? Thanks, Dr John Penhallurick 86 Bingley Cres Fraser A.C.T. 2615 Australia email:jpenhall AT bigpond.net.au Phone: Home (612) 62585428 Mobile:0408585426 sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt Aeneid Book 1,line 462 "The world is a world of tears, and the burdens of mortality touch the heart." Magna est veritas et praevalebit Vulgate, Book of Edras Please visit my website:http://www.worldbirdinfo.net Please also visit my blog at http://jpenhall.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/proof-that-there-is-not-a-scrap-of- evidence-in-favour-of-the-ipccs-attack-on-carbon-dioxide/ Subject: SCOTT, D y M. Carbonell. 1986. Inventario de Humed ales de la Región Neotropical From: Fernando Angulo Pratolongo <chamaepetes AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:18:44 -0800 Neorners, Can anyone with access to this book contact me pribately please? SCOTT, D y M. Carbonell. 1986. Inventario de Humedales de la Región Neotropical. IUCN, Cambridge, U.K., and IWRP, Slimbridge, U.K. 714p. Thanks in advance, fap   Fernando Angulo Pratolongo ------------------------------------- Lambayeque - Peru chamaepetes AT yahoo.com Subject: Ayuda con referencia / help with reference From: Frederik Brammer <frebram AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:03:46 -0200 Buenas tardes a todos Can someone please check this reference for me? Höy, G. 1969. Addendas a la avifauna salteña. *Hornero* 11: 53-56. My doubts are about the spelling of the author's name, and the title. Muchas gracias, Frederik Subject: Re: Sérgio Luiz Pereira e-mail. From: Dan Brooks <dbrooks AT HMNS.ORG> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:23:29 -0600 sergiolp AT gmail.com 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/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=71 Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org Please help reduce carbon footprints by not printing email unless it is necessary... ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Pablo Grilli Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:40 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Sérgio Luiz Pereira e-mail. Hi all, Does anyone have an e-mail of Sérgio Luiz Pereira? Thanks in advance, Pablo G. Grilli Cátedra de Ornitología Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata (UNLP) Paseo del Bosque s/n (1900), La Plata, Argentina Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: felipe lopez <felilo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:09:00 -0800 Ian, consider also "Buterflies and Moths of Costa Rica" by Isidro Chacon and Jose Montero. There are also two very decent books on amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica, one by Twan Leenders (more like a field guide) and a more detailed one by Jay Savage, in my opinion the best, but it is a big heavy book. Hope this helps.   Felipe ________________________________ From: Lee Jones To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Yucatan birds Ian, The flycatcher is a Great Kiskadee and the woodpecker is a Golden-fronted (Melanerpes aurifrons dubius). Yucatan Woodpecker has a much shorter bill and a much shorter tail, giving the bird an unmistakable profile which makes it easy to identify, even in flight at a considerable distance. For what it's worth, its vocalizations are also very different. I have found that the best butterfly book for Central America for the lay person is "A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America" by Glassberg. It is wall-to-wall photos with no text, but there are tiny range maps and imbedded ID pointers in the photo margins. The edition I have has quite a few errors, but most of these have been corrected (and where necessary, replacement photos provided) on Glassberg's website. I printed these out, then cut them out and pasted them into the book over the original photos. A more recent book with similar format is "Butterflies of Central America, Volume 1" by Garwood and Lehman. Volume 1 includes only Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Nymphalidae. Volumes 2 and 3 will presumably cover Theclidae, Riodinidae, and the skippers. For the serious lepidopterist, though, I still recommend the two DeVries books for Costa Rica. Lee _______________________________ H. Lee Jones, Ph.D., Consulting Biologist (909) 856-6346 lee_jones AT att.net On 1/30/2012 1:30 PM, Ian Paulsen wrote: HI ALL: A relative of mine just got back form the Yucatan im Mexico and posted pictures of these two birds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723878589/in/set-72157628839605463 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723874269/in/set-72157628839605463/ I think they are misIDed. What species are they? Also can anyone recommend good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? Thanks! Subject: Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment volume 46, issue 3, 2011 From: Frederik Brammer <frebram AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:59:41 -0200 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nnfe20/current#v46 Nectarivorous feeding by the Bay-winged Cowbird (*Agelaioides badius*) Lucas M. Leveau & Carlos M. Leveau pages 173-175 Abstract: In this study we describe the exploitation of a novel food resource by the Bay-winged Cowbird, *Agelaioides badius*, on nectar from the flowers of exotic *Callistemon speciosus*, *Eucalyptus* sp. and *Aloe arborescens*. These records suggest that native birds such as the Bay-winged Cowbird may profit from exotic ornamental flowering plants available in suburban and periurban areas. Sexual size dimorphism and sex determination by morphometric measurements in the Coscoroba Swan Cecilia Perez Calabuig, Andy J. Green, Miguel Ferrer, Roberto Muriel & Heden Moreira pages 177-184 Abstract: The accuracy of morphological sexing and the occurrence of sexual dimorphism were analyzed in mature and immature Coscoroba Swans (*Coscoroba coscoroba*, Anatidae) near the Estação Ecológica do Taim, southern Brazil. On the basis of weight and 10 linear measurements of external morphology, multivariate analysis of variance showed that males were consistently larger than females (sex confirmed via genetic markers) and mature birds were consistently larger than immatures. Overall, 38% of immatures and 14% of mature birds were sexed incorrectly by cloacal examination when compared to genetic data. Therefore, we performed a discriminant function analysis of different age classes based on morphometric measurements. Mature birds were sexed with 96% accuracy using head and tarsus lengths as predictor variables, whereas immatures were sexed with 90% accuracy based on head and forearm lengths. Method validation conducted with data for additional mature sampled in a different year showed that the use of head length alone was as accurate for sexing (92% correct classification) than discriminant functions based on two characteristics (91%). Saludos, Frederik Subject: Re: NEOLIT: A request to reviewers From: Timothy Brush <tbrush AT UTPA.EDU> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:10:17 +0000 Here are two that appeared in Southwestern Naturalist, Neotropical in the sense of "south of the US border". Sorry for strange indentation. Regards, Tim Brush Prey of Harris' Hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) During Autumn and Winter in a Coastal Area of Central Chile Francisco J. Santander*, Sergio A. Alvarado, Piero A. Ramírez, and Ricardo A. Figueroa *author's email: fcojsantan AT gmail.com The Southwestern Naturalist September 2011 : Vol. 56, Issue 3 (Sep 2011), pg(s) 417-422 Abstract Abstract Diet of Harris' hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) was analyzed using 94 pellets and 128 remains of prey collected during autumn-winter 2006 and 2007 in Reserva Oasis la Campana, a privately protected coastal area in central Chile. Hawks consumed primarily small mammals (69.6% frequency, 88.4% biomass). Although native rodents were consumed most frequently (52.5% frequency), European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) contributed most of the biomass (56.9%) in the diet. Birds were second in importance (23.2% frequency, 10.5% biomass), and some insects and reptiles were consumed. The geometric mean mass of vertebrate prey (267.8 g) was close to that previously documented for Harris' hawks in areas near the Andes Mountains of central Chile. Composition of the diet in our study was similar to that documented for North America, and was almost identical to that in other areas of central Chile. Migratory Patterns of the Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) at the Ojo de Liebre Wetland Complex, Baja California Sur, Mexico Roberto Carmona*, Nallely Arce, Víctor Ayala-Pérez, and Gustavo D. Danemann *author's email: beauty AT uabcs.mx The Southwestern Naturalist June 2011 : Vol. 56, Issue 2 (Jun 2011), pg(s) 255-259 Abstract Abstract We describe the migratory pattern of black terns (Chlidonias niger) in the Ojo de Liebre-Guerrero Negro coastal-lagoon complex and Guerrero Negro saltworks on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Most black terns (97% of total) were seen July–October, with 6,700 birds being the highest count per month (September). During spring, this species was observed only in April (220 individuals). We recorded 90% of black terns in the southeastern portion of Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, where they were in artificial (saltworks) and natural habitats (marsh and sandy shallows). In late summer (July–August), 94% were in the lagoon, by contrast, in autumn we recorded 96% in saltworks. Overall, black terns are a common transient in Guerrero Negro during summer and autumn and uncommon during spring. Black terns use these artificial and natural habitats as stopover areas during migration. ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] on behalf of Manuel Plenge [plenge.manuel AT GMAIL.COM] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:21 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] NEOLIT: A request to reviewers Neoorners, 2011 is long gone. However, several papers on Neotropical birds published in that year have not yet been advised in NEOLIT. Those papers have been published in the journals listed below. This is an appeal to the corresponding reviewers to bring to our attention their contents and possibly the contents in other journals. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.) Auk Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Biodiversity and Conservation Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Biology Letters Bulletin of the British Ornithological Club Caldasia Ecography Journal of Avian Biology Journal of Biogeography Journal of Raptor Research Molecular Biology and Evolution Molecular Ecology Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment Western Birds For the birds and us. Manuel A. Plenge Lima, Peru Subject: NeoLit: BBOC 131(4) From: Gmkirwan <gmkirwan AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:03:41 -0500 Full contents (not only the Neotropical papers) of the last part of BBOC 131 (2011) follow below: PDFs should be requested from the relevant authors (supplied below for Neotropical papers). Club Announcements........................................................................................................................................... 225 SILVA, M. [marcelzoo AT yahoo.com.br], ALBUQUERQUE FRANÇA, B. R., LIMA HAGI, L. Y. G., NETO, M. R., OLIVEIRA, D. V. & PICHORIM, M. New sites and range extensions for endemic and endangered birds in extreme north-east Brazil.......................................................................................... 234 BUITRÓN-JURADO, G. [galobuitronj AT yahoo.es] Interesting distributional records of Amazonian birds from Pastaza, Ecuador............................................................................................................................................................ 241 SOLANO-UGALDE, A. [jhalezion AT gmail.com] Notes on the distribution and natural history of bird species in the Chocó bioregion of Ecuador........................................................................................................................ 249 PRŶS-JONES, R. P. [r.prys-jones AT nhm.ac.uk] Type specimens of the Imperial Woodpecker Campephilus imperialis (Gould, 1832)........ 256 BONACCORSO, E. [elisabonaccorso AT gmail.com], ARZUZA, D., BUITRÓN-JURADO, G., CHARPENTIER, A. L., JUIÑA, M., PIEDRAHÃ�A, P. & FREILE, J. F. Range extensions and other noteworthy bird records from the Ecuadorian Andes................................................................................................................................... 261 MARÃ�N, M. [mma95 AT hotmail.com] On the breeding biology of Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens in Costa Rica......... 266 SHIRIHAI, H., KIRWAN, G. M. & HELBIG, A. J. A new taxon in the Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens complex............................................................................................................................... 270 MLÃ�KOVSKÃ�, J. The authorship and type locality of Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis...................................... 292 WOXWOLD, I. A. & CROME, F. H. J. First description of the nest and egg of Orange-crowned Fairy-wren Clytomyias insignis, from the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea......................... 296 Index for Volume 131 (2011)............................................................................................................................... 299 -----Original Message----- From: Gmkirwan To: NEOORN-L Sent: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 0:49 Subject: [NEOORN-L] NeoLit: BBOC 131(1), (2) and (3) Full contents (not only the Neotropical papers) of the first three parts of BBOC 131 (2011) follow below: PDFs should be requested from the relevant authors (supplied below for Neotropical papers). Club Announcements........................................................................................................................................... 1 ARETA, J. I. [esporofila AT yahoo.com.ar], NORIEGA, J. I., PAGANO, L. & ROESLER, I. Unravelling the ecological radiation of the capuchinos: systematics of Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis and description of a new dark-collared form......................................................................................................................... 4 GREENEY, H. F.[revmoss AT yahoo.com], MARTIN, P. R., GELIS, R. A., SOLANO-UGALDE, A., BONIER, F., FREEMAN, B. & MILLER, E. T. Notes on the breeding of high-Andean birds in northern Ecuador......................... 24 [ CIBOIS, A., THIBAULT, J.-C. & PASQUET, E. Molecular and morphological analysis of Pacific reed warbler specimens of dubious origin, including Acrocephalus luscinius astrolabii............................... 32 MARANTZ, C. A. [AlineandCurtis AT aol.com], ASCANIO, D. & DANIELS, B. E. First records of White-winged Nyctibius leucopterus and Rufous Potoos N. bracteatus in Venezuela...................................................................... 41 PERRON, R. M. The taxonomic status of Casuarius bennetti papuanus and C. b. westermanni.................... 54 BUDEN, D. W., WICHEP, J. & FAL’MNGAR, S. First record of Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio in the Federated States of Micronesia, with remarks on vagrants and recently established populations of rallids in Micronesia................................................................................................................................. 59 TATAYAH, R. V., JONES, C. G., BIRCH, D. & SALAMOLARD, M. First record of Réunion Black Petrel Pseudobulweria aterrima on Mauritius........................................................................................................... 64 GREENEY, H. F. [revmoss AT yahoo.com] & JUIÑA J., M. E. First description of the nest of Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera, from south-west Ecuador.......................................................................................................... 67 CAMACHO, C. [ccamacho AT avesconservacion.org] & WILSON, R. E. New record of Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera in Ecuador.............. 69 JANSEN, J. J. F. J. The Leverian Great Auk Alca impennis, its known history............................................. 72 Club Announcements........................................................................................................................................... 73 KIRWAN, G. M. External characters suggest that Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis is monotypic....................................................................................................................................................... 76 LEADER, P. J. Taxonomy of the Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Latham, 1802, complex................................ 81 MADIKA, B., PUTRA, D. D., HARRIS, J. B. C., YONG, D. L., MALLO, F. N., RAHMAN, A., PRAWIRADILAGA, D. M. & RASMUSSEN, P. C. An undescribed Ninox hawk owl from the highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia?................................................................................................. 94 DAVID, N. & GOSSELIN, M. Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Article 31.2.2 of the ICZN Code.......................................................................................................................................... 103 PYLE, P. Nomenclature of the Laysan Honeycreeper Himatione [sanguinea] fraithii................................... 116 HANDSCHUH, M., VAN ZALINGE, R. N., OLSSON, U., SAMPHOS, P., CHAMNAN, H. & EVANS, T. D. First confirmed record and first breeding record of Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata in Indochina.................................................................................................................................................... 118 BANKS, R. C. [banksr AT si.edu] The type locality of the Olive Warbler (Peucedramidae)...................................................... 122 TURNER, D. A., FINCH, B. W. & HUNTER, N. D. Remarks concerning the all-black coastal boubous (Laniarius spp.) of Kenya and southern Somalia........................................................................................ 125 CLAESSENS, O. [oclaessens AT wanadoo.fr], BRAMMER, F. P., DEVILLE, T. & RENAUDIER, A. First documented records of Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus euleri for French Guiana, and an overlooked specimen from Ecuador.................................................................................................................................................. 128 MÃœLLER REBELATO, M., FONTANA, C. S. [carla AT pucrs.br], REPENNING, M. & HARTMANN, P. A. First documented record of Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca in Brazil...................................... 134 Club Announcements........................................................................................................................................... 137 RODRÃ�GUEZ, B., SIVERIO, F., SIVERIO, M. & RODRÃ�GUEZ, A. Variable plumage coloration of breeding Barbary Falcons Falco (peregrinus) pelegrinoides in the Canary Islands: do other Peregrine Falcon subspecies also occur in the archipelago?...................................................................................... 140 DOWSETT-LEMAIRE, F., DEMEY, R. & DOWSETT, R. J. On the voice, distribution and habitat of Baumann’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni........................................................................................... 154 Carlos , C. J. [macronectes1 AT yahoo.co.uk] & Voisin , J.-F. Charadrius wilsonia brasiliensis Grantsau & Lima, 2008, is a junior synonym of Charadrius crassirostris Spix, 1825................................................................................ 165 LECROY, M. & JANSEN, J. J. F. J. Joannes Maximiliaan Dumas, bird collector in the East Indies and New Guinea.................................................................................................................................................... 171 FÖRSCHLER, M. I., SHAW, D. N. & BAIRLEIN, F. Deuterium analysis reveals potential origin of the Fair Isle Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella........................................................................................................ 189 KIRWAN G. M. Notes on the nests of five species in south-eastern Ecuador, including the first breeding data for Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus capitalis................................................. 191 ZUCCON, D. Taxonomic notes on some Muscicapidae.................................................................................. 196 ZUCCON, D. [dario.zuccon AT libero.it] A new name for the Montserrat Forest Thrush ...................................................................... 199 INGELS, J. [johan.ingels AT skynet.be], DECHELLE, M. & BØGH, R. Little Wood Rail Aramides mangle, a Brazilian endemic, found in French Guiana................................................................................................................................ 200 LÓPEZ-VICTORIA, M. [mateo.lopez-victoria AT allzool.bio.uni-giessen.de], KROLL, O. & ESTELA, F. A. Unusual offshore record of Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis on Malpelo Island, Colombia, Eastern Tropical Pacific........................................ 202 DUTSON, G., GREGORY, P. & BOLES, W. Bismarck Crow Corvus (orru) insularis warrants species status................................................................................................................................................................ 204 GREGORY, S. M. S. The authorship of the generic name Argusianus........................................................... 206 MILLS, M. S. L. & VAZ, A. The nest and eggs of Margaret’s Batis Batis margaritae................................... 208 GRAVES, G. R. [gravesg AT si.edu] Status of wood rails (Aramides) in north-west Peru.............................................................. 210 LEES, A. C. & VANDERWERF, E. A. First record of Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii for Micronesia...... 212 Ruiz -Esparza, J., da Rocha, P.A., Ribeiro , A. D., Ferrari , S. F. [ferrari AT pitheciineactiongroup.org] & Araujo, H. F. P. Expansion of the known range of Tawny Piculet Picumnus fulvescens including the south bank of the São Francisco River in north-east Brazil..................................................................... 217 NOTTON, D. G. [d.notton AT nhm.ac.uk] The availability and validity of the name Forpus flavicollis Bertagnolio & Racheli, 2010, for a parrotlet from Colombia............................................................................................................ 221 Guy Kirwan Subject: NEOLIT: A request to reviewers From: Manuel Plenge <plenge.manuel AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:21:02 -0500 Neoorners, 2011 is long gone. However, several papers on Neotropical birds published in that year have not yet been advised in NEOLIT. Those papers have been published in the journals listed below. This is an appeal to the corresponding reviewers to bring to our attention their contents and possibly the contents in other journals. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.) Auk Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Biodiversity and Conservation Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Biology Letters Bulletin of the British Ornithological Club Caldasia Ecography Journal of Avian Biology Journal of Biogeography Journal of Raptor Research Molecular Biology and Evolution Molecular Ecology Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment Western Birds For the birds and us. Manuel A. Plenge Lima, Peru Subject: Sérgio Luiz Pereira e-mail. From: Pablo Grilli <el_sachagrillo AT YAHOO.COM.AR> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:40:24 -0800 Hi all, Does anyone have an e-mail of Sérgio Luiz Pereira? Thanks in advance, Pablo G. Grilli Cátedra de Ornitología Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata (UNLP) Paseo del Bosque s/n (1900), La Plata, Argentina Subject: Re: paper request From: Ellen Paul <ellen.paul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:06:28 -0500 Subject: paper request From: Jenny Muñoz <juanita027 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:35:59 -0500 * Dear NEOORNERS!! Could somebody help me with a copy of the doctoral thesis Foraging ecology of male Cerulean Warblers and other Neotropical migrants. Author: Gregory A. George, West Virginia University, 2009 It will be really appreciated Thanks in advance for your help * -- JENNY M MUÑOZ- ZAPATA Estudiante de pregrado de Biologia Universidad de Antioquia Subject: una publicación From: Juan Freile Ortiz <jfreileo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:43:45 -0800 Buenas tardes con todos (English below), En el libro/monografía Historia natural de unas aves casi sobrenaturales de Ortiz-Crespo (2003), está citado un trabajo de Virginia Holmgren publicado en 1978 en una revista llamada Americas (Americas 30: 6-7) sobre los nombres de los colibríes. No he podido confirmar el título de ese trabajo ni tengo idea cómo conseguirlo. Alguien lo conoce y puede ayudarme a conseguirlo? A paper by Virginia Holmgren (1978, Americas 30: 6-7) is cited in a monographic book on hummingbirds published by Ortiz-Crespo (2003, in Spanish only). It apparently deals with hummingbird names. I have not been able to confirm its full name and have no idea where to find it. Does anyone know this paper and can help me getting a copy? Gracias, Juan Freile Subject: PDF request - Wiens (1969, 1974) From: Rafael Dias <rafael_antunes_dias AT YAHOO.COM.BR> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:32:45 -0800 Dear Neoorners,   Could a kind soul please send me a PDF of the folowing:     Thanks in advance, Rafael Antunes Dias   Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação (LABECO), Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Rua Félix da Cunha 412, CEP 96010-000, Pelotas, RS, Brasil. Endereço atual: PPG em Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, setor 4, prédio 43422, CP 15007, CEP 91540-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Wiens, J. A. 1969. An approach to the study of ecological relationships among grassland birds. Ornithological Monographs 8: 1-93. Wiens, J. A. 1974. Habitat heterogeneity and avian community structure in North American grasslands. American Midland Naturalist 91: 195-213. Subject: Re: Paper request From: Jessica Oswald <oswaldj3 AT UFL.EDU> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:44:53 -0500 Sent. On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Jenny Muñoz wrote: > * > > > Dear NEOORNERS!! > > Could somebody help me with a copy of the paper > > Dear NEOORNERS!!!! > > Someone could help me with a copy of the paper . > > Lyons, J. E. 2005. Habitat-specific foraging of Prothonotary Warblers: > deducing habitat quality. Condor 107:41-49. > > > > It will be really appreciated > > Thanks in advance for your help > > > > > JENNY MUNOZ ZAPATA > Universidad de Antioquia- COL > * > > -- > -- Jessica ____________________________ Ph.D. Candidate (-,-) Florida Museum of Natural History Department of Biology University of Florida http://people.biology.ufl.edu/oswaldj3/ Subject: Paper request From: Jenny Muñoz <juanita027 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:27:18 -0500 * Dear NEOORNERS!! Could somebody help me with a copy of the paper Dear NEOORNERS!!!! Someone could help me with a copy of the paper . Lyons, J. E. 2005. Habitat-specific foraging of Prothonotary Warblers: deducing habitat quality. Condor 107:41-49. It will be really appreciated Thanks in advance for your help JENNY MUNOZ ZAPATA Universidad de Antioquia- COL * -- Subject: Re: e-mail for Herb Raffaele From: Ellen Paul <ellen.paul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:51:23 -0500 Subject: e-mail for Herb Raffaele From: Dan Brooks <dbrooks AT HMNS.ORG> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:21 -0600 Neo-orners - Very sorry to request this on a list-serv. Does anyone have an e-mail for Herb Raffaele by chance? Kind thanks, dan 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/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=71 Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org Please help reduce carbon footprints by not printing email unless it is necessary... Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: Lee Jones <lee_jones AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:35 -0600 Ian, The flycatcher is a Great Kiskadee and the woodpecker is a Golden-fronted (Melanerpes aurifrons dubius). Yucatan Woodpecker has a much shorter bill and a much shorter tail, giving the bird an unmistakable profile which makes it easy to identify, even in flight at a considerable distance. For what it's worth, its vocalizations are also very different. I have found that the best butterfly book for Central America for the lay person is "A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America" by Glassberg. It is wall-to-wall photos with no text, but there are tiny range maps and imbedded ID pointers in the photo margins. The edition I have has quite a few errors, but most of these have been corrected (and where necessary, replacement photos provided) on Glassberg's website. I printed these out, then cut them out and pasted them into the book over the original photos. A more recent book with similar format is "Butterflies of Central America, Volume 1" by Garwood and Lehman. Volume 1 includes only Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Nymphalidae. Volumes 2 and 3 will presumably cover Theclidae, Riodinidae, and the skippers. For the serious lepidopterist, though, I still recommend the two DeVries books for Costa Rica. Lee _______________________________ *H. Lee Jones, Ph.D., Consulting Biologist* (909) 856-6346/ lee_jones AT att.//net/ On 1/30/2012 1:30 PM, Ian Paulsen wrote: > HI ALL: > A relative of mine just got back form the Yucatan im Mexico and posted > pictures of these two birds: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723878589/in/set-72157628839605463 > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723874269/in/set-72157628839605463/ > > I think they are misIDed. What species are they? Also can anyone recommend > good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? > > Thanks! Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: Andrew Rothman <arothman AT ABCBIRDS.ORG> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:13:52 -0800 For reptiles in the Yucatan look for this publication: Guía de anfibios y reptiles de la Reserva de la Biósfera Sian Ka'an y zonas aledañas René Calderón, Humberto Bahena, Sophie Calmé Programa COMPACT (PNUD), CONABIO, ECOSUR, Reserva de la Biósfera Sian Ka'an Primera edición ISBN 970-9712-15-2 Mérida, 2005 Segunda edición ISBN 978-970-9712-61-2 México, 2008 *************** Andrew Rothman International Conservation Officer Mexico, Central American, Caribbean American Bird Conservancy PO Box 249, The Plains, VA 20198, USA Tel: +1.540.253.5780 email:arothman AT abcbirds.org Visit us at: www.abcbirds.org Skype: andrewrothman -----Original Message----- From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Ian Paulsen Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 2:30 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Yucatan birds HI ALL: A relative of mine just got back form the Yucatan im Mexico and posted pictures of these two birds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723878589/in/set-72157628839605463 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723874269/in/set-72157628839605463/ I think they are misIDed. What species are they? Also can anyone recommend good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? Thanks! -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: Eliot Miller <eliot.isaac AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:44:53 -0600 consider: DeVries The Butterflies of Costa Rica On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Stephen M Smith wrote: > Good day! > > On 30 Jan 2012, at 14:49, Ian Paulsen wrote: > > > Also can anyone recommend > > good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? > > For herptiles, the following book covers a subset of the area of interest: > > Lee, J.C. 2000. > A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World. The > Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize. > Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. > > It has a distribution maps for most species and a very useful set of color > plates. > > Here's the Contents page: > > Preface vii > Acknowledgments ix > Introduction 1 > Area Covered > How to Use This Book > Conservation 13 > Organization of Species Accounts 18 > Environment > Physiography 21 > Climate 23 > Vegetation 24 > Habitats > Coastal Habitats 29 > Agricultural Habitats 30 > Freshwater Habitats 37 > Forest Habitats 42 > Savanna Habitats 44 > Composition of the Herpetofauna 46 > Species Accounts > Amphibians 48 > Caecilians 48 > Salamanders 51 > Frogs and Toads 59 > Reptiles 131 > Crocodiles. Alligators. Caimans. and Allies 132 > Turtles. Tortoises. and Terrapins 135 > Lizards 161 > Snakes 255 > Glossary 375 > Literature Cited 387 > Index 395 > > -- > > Steve Smith > Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: Stephen M Smith <smith_sm AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:06:37 -0500 Good day! On 30 Jan 2012, at 14:49, Ian Paulsen wrote: > Also can anyone recommend > good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? For herptiles, the following book covers a subset of the area of interest: Lee, J.C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World. The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. It has a distribution maps for most species and a very useful set of color plates. Here's the Contents page: Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Area Covered How to Use This Book Conservation 13 Organization of Species Accounts 18 Environment Physiography 21 Climate 23 Vegetation 24 Habitats Coastal Habitats 29 Agricultural Habitats 30 Freshwater Habitats 37 Forest Habitats 42 Savanna Habitats 44 Composition of the Herpetofauna 46 Species Accounts Amphibians 48 Caecilians 48 Salamanders 51 Frogs and Toads 59 Reptiles 131 Crocodiles. Alligators. Caimans. and Allies 132 Turtles. Tortoises. and Terrapins 135 Lizards 161 Snakes 255 Glossary 375 Literature Cited 387 Index 395 -- Steve Smith Subject: Re: Yucatan birds From: Timothy Brush <tbrush AT UTPA.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:49:42 +0000 The bills look a bit large for the species listed. I think the flycatcher is a Great Kiskadee, and the woodpecker is probably a Golden-fronted (of the appropriate form). I could definitely be wrong, since camera angles influence apparent bill length, but those are my choices. Best regards, Tim Brush Edinburg, TX ________________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] on behalf of Ian Paulsen [birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 1:30 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Yucatan birds HI ALL: A relative of mine just got back form the Yucatan im Mexico and posted pictures of these two birds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723878589/in/set-72157628839605463 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723874269/in/set-72157628839605463/ I think they are misIDed. What species are they? Also can anyone recommend good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? Thanks! -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Yucatan birds From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:11 -0800 HI ALL: A relative of mine just got back form the Yucatan im Mexico and posted pictures of these two birds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723878589/in/set-72157628839605463 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookabunga/6723874269/in/set-72157628839605463/ I think they are misIDed. What species are they? Also can anyone recommend good books on the butterflies and reptiles of the Mexico/Central America? Thanks! -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Heterocercus manakin recording From: Richard Prum <richard.prum AT YALE.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:46:07 +0100 Subject: Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica From: Oscar Ramírez <osoramirez AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:42:15 -0600 Thank you Tim Greeting Oscar Ramírez 2012/1/30 Timothy Brush > We occasionally see darker Zenaida asiatica in the Lower Rio Grande > Valley (Texas). Sometimes this is due to oil, other times seems natural. > > > > Regards, > > Tim Brush > > Edinburg, Tx > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [ > NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] on behalf of Oscar Ramírez [ > osoramirez AT GMAIL.COM] > *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2012 11:33 AM > *To:* NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica > > Thank you Daniel for your information. > > Greeting > > --- **** > > *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.***** > > **** > > Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas ****Universidad Nacional**, **Costa Rica*** > *.**** > > Apdo 86-3000 ****Heredia**, **Costa Rica******** > > Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325**** > > **** > > Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y > la Conservación.**** > > http://costaricasmbc.net**** > > **** > > Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de ****Costa Rica****.**** > > http://www.avesdecostarica.org**** > > > > > > El 30 de enero de 2012 09:55, Dan Brooks escribió: > >> ************** >> >> A friend of mine had a dark *Z. asiatica* at his feeder here in * *** >> Houston**** recently.**** >> >> **** >> >> In addition to the rock dove (of course) there is the case of >> polymorphism in *Geopelia striata* (zebra doves) introduced to ****Hawaii >> ****. They range from light fawn to grey to dark chocolate. **** >> >> **** >> >> *Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D. >> *Curator of Vertebrate Zoology **** >> >> Cracid Specialist Group Chair**** >> >> dbrooks AT hmns.org (713) 639-4776 Fax (713) 639-4767 >> *the*HoustonMuseum*ofnaturalscience* >> ****5555 Hermann Park Drive**, **Houston**, **TX** **77030-1799**** ** >> ** >> >> **** >> >> Biography: >> www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=71** >> ** >> >> Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org**** >> >> **** >> >> *Please help reduce carbon footprints by not printing email unless it is >> necessary...***** >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds >> [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Óscar Ramirez >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:56 PM >> *To:* NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU >> >> *Subject:* [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica >> **** >> >> **** >> >> Estimados Neoor**** >> >> **** >> >> Me encuentro en ****San Salvador****, y me encontré con una variación de >> Zenaida asiatica que no había observado nunca. Esta era un cafe oscuro, >> oscuro (casi tirando a negro), es una variación que no había observado >> nunca, ni aun cuando frecuentemente hacia conteo de esta especie estando en >> ****Costa Rica****. Sabe alguien si este tipo de variación se ha >> reportado en algún otro sitio. **** >> >> **** >> >> Saludos**** >> >> --- **** >> >> *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.***** >> >> **** >> >> Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas ****Universidad Nacional**, **Costa Rica** >> **.**** >> >> Apdo 86-3000 ****Heredia**, **Costa Rica******** >> >> Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325**** >> >> **** >> >> Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y >> la Conservación.**** >> >> http://costaricasmbc.net**** >> >> **** >> >> Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de ****Costa Rica****.*** >> * >> >> http://www.avesdecostarica.org**** >> >> **** >> > > > > -- > > *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.* > > > Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. > > Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica > > Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 > > Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y > la Conservación. > > http://costaricasmbc.net/ > > > Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. > http://www.avesdecostarica.org/ > > -- *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.* Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net/ Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org/ Subject: Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica From: Timothy Brush <tbrush AT UTPA.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:40:15 +0000 We occasionally see darker Zenaida asiatica in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas). Sometimes this is due to oil, other times seems natural. Regards, Tim Brush Edinburg, Tx ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] on behalf of Oscar Ramírez [osoramirez AT GMAIL.COM] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:33 AM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica Thank you Daniel for your information. Greeting --- Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org El 30 de enero de 2012 09:55, Dan Brooks > escribió: A friend of mine had a dark Z. asiatica at his feeder here in Houston recently. In addition to the rock dove (of course) there is the case of polymorphism in Geopelia striata (zebra doves) introduced to Hawaii. They range from light fawn to grey to dark chocolate. 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/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=71 Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org Please help reduce carbon footprints by not printing email unless it is necessary... ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Óscar Ramirez Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:56 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica Estimados Neoor Me encuentro en San Salvador, y me encontré con una variación de Zenaida asiatica que no había observado nunca. Esta era un cafe oscuro, oscuro (casi tirando a negro), es una variación que no había observado nunca, ni aun cuando frecuentemente hacia conteo de esta especie estando en Costa Rica. Sabe alguien si este tipo de variación se ha reportado en algún otro sitio. Saludos --- Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org -- Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net/ Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org/ Subject: Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica From: Oscar Ramírez <osoramirez AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:33:36 -0600 Thank you Daniel for your information. Greeting --- **** *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.***** **** Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas ****Universidad Nacional**, **Costa Rica****. **** Apdo 86-3000 ****Heredia**, **Costa Rica******** Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325**** **** Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación.**** http://costaricasmbc.net**** **** Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de ****Costa Rica****.**** http://www.avesdecostarica.org**** El 30 de enero de 2012 09:55, Dan Brooks escribió: > ** ** ** ** ** ** ** > > A friend of mine had a dark *Z. asiatica* at his feeder here in **** > Houston**** recently.**** > > ** ** > > In addition to the rock dove (of course) there is the case of polymorphism > in *Geopelia striata* (zebra doves) introduced to ****Hawaii****. They > range from light fawn to grey to dark chocolate. **** > > ** ** > > *Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D. > *Curator of Vertebrate Zoology **** > > Cracid Specialist Group Chair**** > > dbrooks AT hmns.org (713) 639-4776 Fax (713) 639-4767 > *the*HoustonMuseum*ofnaturalscience* > ****5555 Hermann Park Drive**, **Houston**, **TX** **77030-1799**** *** > * > > **** > > Biography: > www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=71*** > * > > Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org**** > > **** > > *Please help reduce carbon footprints by not printing email unless it is > necessary...***** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds > [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Óscar Ramirez > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:56 PM > *To:* NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > > *Subject:* [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica > **** > > ** ** > > Estimados Neoor**** > > ** ** > > Me encuentro en ****San Salvador****, y me encontré con una variación de > Zenaida asiatica que no había observado nunca. Esta era un cafe oscuro, > oscuro (casi tirando a negro), es una variación que no había observado > nunca, ni aun cuando frecuentemente hacia conteo de esta especie estando en > ****Costa Rica****. Sabe alguien si este tipo de variación se ha > reportado en algún otro sitio. **** > > ** ** > > Saludos**** > > --- **** > > *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.***** > > **** > > Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas ****Universidad Nacional**, **Costa Rica*** > *.**** > > Apdo 86-3000 ****Heredia**, **Costa Rica******** > > Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325**** > > **** > > Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y > la Conservación.**** > > http://costaricasmbc.net**** > > **** > > Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de ****Costa Rica****.**** > > http://www.avesdecostarica.org**** > > **** > -- *Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc.* Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net/ Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org/ Subject: Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica From: Dan Brooks <dbrooks AT HMNS.ORG> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55:16 -0600 A friend of mine had a dark Z. asiatica at his feeder here in Houston recently. In addition to the rock dove (of course) there is the case of polymorphism in Geopelia striata (zebra doves) introduced to Hawaii. They range from light fawn to grey to dark chocolate. 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/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=71 Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org Please help reduce carbon footprints by not printing email unless it is necessary... ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Óscar Ramirez Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:56 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica Estimados Neoor Me encuentro en San Salvador, y me encontré con una variación de Zenaida asiatica que no había observado nunca. Esta era un cafe oscuro, oscuro (casi tirando a negro), es una variación que no había observado nunca, ni aun cuando frecuentemente hacia conteo de esta especie estando en Costa Rica. Sabe alguien si este tipo de variación se ha reportado en algún otro sitio. Saludos --- Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org Subject: Bird Conservation International_December 2011 - Volume 21, Issue 04 From: Oswaldo Cortes <oswaldo_aves AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:29:24 -0800 Dear NEOORN, 2 articles from the latest Journal of Bird Conservation International- December 2011 - Volume 21, Issue 04. Distribution, habitat use, and implications for the conservation of the globally threatened Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi in Guatemala KNUT EISERMANN, SUSANNE ARBEITER, GERARDO LÓPEZ, CLAUDIA AVENDAÑO  and JOSUÉ DE LEÓN LUX Author for correspondence; e-mail: knut.eisermann AT proeval-raxmu.org Summary The Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi is a globally threatened species restricted to the Pacific slope mountains of western Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. We studied the habitat use of this tanager on the southern slope of Atitlán volcano, department Suchitepéquez, Guatemala, applying distance sampling along transects in humid broadleaf forest and coffee plantations. The tanager was recorded in both habitat types, but encounter rates were significantly greater in broadleaf forest. The estimated density of tanagers in forest at 1,400–1,900 m was 33–93 birds km−2. Tanagers were recorded mainly in the upper vegetation strata of forest and shade coffee plantations. In coffee plantations tanagers used mainly tall solitary trees or the canopy of shade trees, which were dominated by Inga spp. The number of observations of feeding tanagers in Ficus aurea (Moraceae) indicated a high importance of this food source. The density of F. aurea trees and the encounter rate of tanagers were positively correlated. From 1987 to 2009 tanagers have been recorded at nine topographic units and a total of 16 sites in Guatemala, in the departments of San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Sololá, Suchitepéquez, and Chimaltenango. We analysed the available habitat for tanagers in the potential area of distribution (1,170 km2), ranging from 900 to 1,900 m altitude and from the Mexican border in the West to the municipality of Pochuta in the East. Broadleaf forest covers 250 km2 or 21% of the potential area of distribution, and coffee plantations cover 800 km2 or 68%. Assuming that population density in prime habitat throughout the potential distribution range is similar to our study area at Atitlán volcano, total tanager population in Guatemala is estimated to be 8,250–23,250 birds. Our findings support the maintenance of the IUCN Red List status of Endangered EN B1a+b(ii,iii,v). To enhance the available habitat for Azure-rumped Tanager, we propose alterations in the shade management of coffee plantations, supported by incentives and certification programmes   Importance of nest attributes in the conservation of endemic birds of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile INGO J. HAHN, PABLO M. VERGARA and UWE RÖMER Author for correspondence; e-mail ingo.hahn AT uni-muenster.de Summary Understanding the particular nesting ecology of island endemic species represents the first step in identifying suitable micro-habitats and establishing efficient management programmes. This could become even more important when island bird assemblages are prone to invasion by ecologically similar species that may eventually cause niche compression or the extirpation of species already present on the island. In this study we describe the nesting ecology of both native and introduced landbird species of the Juan Fernández Islands and determine the extent to which native species could be negatively affected by alien competitors. A total of 119 nests belonging to the 11 resident landbird species were analysed. Landbirds exhibited a wide range of nesting habitat preferences on the different islands, covering different vegetation types, altitudes and ecosystems. By means of a cluster analysis we determined that competition between alien and endemic species apparently does not represent an important factor affecting resource use by endemic birds. Endemic landbirds preferred sites comparatively higher above the ground, with a greater slope and a larger level of shelter, than alien species. The introduced hummingbird, the Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes, had different nesting preferences to the endemic Juan Fernandez Firecrown S. fernandensis, whereas the House Sparrow Passer domesticus selected nest sites located in populated areas, suggesting that both alien species may not be competing with endemic passerines for nest sites. However, urgent measures are necessary to reduce the potential predation risk on Juan Fernandez Firecrown nests by the alien Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii.  Oswaldo Cortes Maestria en Biología Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogotá, Colombia oswaldo.aves AT gmail.com Coordinador Red Nacional de Observadores de Aves http://www.rnoa.org/temporal. htm http://www.youtube.com/user/ oswaldotanager http://twitter.com/oswaldoaves Subject: Not neotropical but equally interesting- Snowy Owl invasion in N.A. ! From: John Kvarnback <john.kvarnback AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:09:48 -0430 http://news.yahoo.com/snowy-owls-soar-south-arctic-rare-mass-migration-175336821.html -- John Kvarnbäck Caracas, Venezuela E-mail: john.kvarnback at gmail.com Skype: john.kvarnback "Keep it simple, stupid" Subject: NEOLIT: Journal of Ornithology, Jan 2012 From: Bernd Freymann <bernd.freymann AT GMX.DE> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:43:02 +0100 Dear NEOORN, 5 articles from the latest Journal of Ornithology Vol 153, No 1, January 2012. I am currently traveling. Please visit the journals’ webpage for Email addresses of the authors or PDFs. All the best Bernd Freymann 1) Morphometric indices of body condition in birds: a review Marta K. Labocha and Jack P. Hayes pp. 1-22 Abstract Morphometric estimates of body condition are widely used by ornithologists, but which estimates work best is a matter of debate. We review morphometric approaches (body mass, ratio and residual condition indices, predictive regression models, fat scoring, and abdominal profiles) for estimating body condition (defined as fat mass) in birds. We describe the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Across diverse indices and species (~200 estimates total), the mean r 2 relating condition indices to mass of body fat was 0.55, and 64% of the r 2 values were greater than 0.50. But despite their generally good performance, condition indices sometimes perform poorly (i.e., r 2 is low). The data indicate that: (1) no single index was clearly best, (2) on average body mass alone, fat scores, and predictive multiple regression equations explained slightly more than 50% of the variation in fat content, (3) on average, ratio and residual indices explained slightly less than 50% of the ! variation in fat content, and (4) body mass alone, a variable that can be easily and reliably measured, is as good or nearly as good an indicator of fat content as any other condition index. We recommend that: (1) morphometric indicators of condition be empirically validated, (2) researchers publish their body composition data in sufficient detail that they can be used in future analyses exploring the relative merits of different condition indices, and (3) multiple regression directly on measured traits be used instead of condition indices whenever the condition index is not empirically validated 2) Intersexual differences in the diving behaviour of Imperial Cormorants Agustina Gómez Laich, F. Quintana, E. L. C. Shepard and R. P. Wilson pp. 139-147 Abstract Intersexual differences in the foraging behaviour have been examined in several seabird species, especially those exhibiting sexual size dimorphism. We studied intersex behavioural differences in the Imperial Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), a size dimorphic seabird. Twenty adults (11 females and 9 males), breeding at Punta León (43°04′S; 64°2′W), Chubut, Argentina, were equipped with loggers to measure tri-axial acceleration and depth, to calculate the foraging trip time/activity budgets and diving behaviour. Both sexes had similar foraging trip durations, spending a similar proportion of the foraging time flying and floating on the sea surface. However, females spent more time underwater, executing more and shallower dives. Females also recovered more quickly than males from dives performed to depths of less than 30 m and spent more time foraging along the bottom at any depth than males. We conclude that if allometric effects affect the foraging behaviour of Impe! rial Cormorants, they only do so during diving because no differences were observed in the total amount of time sexes spent flying or foraging. 3) Helpers at the nest of White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata benefit male breeders but do not increase reproductive success Lilian Tonelli Manica and Miguel Ângelo Marini pp. 149-159 Abstract In cooperatively breeding birds, breeders can adjust their parental care investment without affecting nestling survival probability and save energy to invest in other activities, such as feeding, mating or territory defense. Furthermore, helpers at the nest can improve nestling nutrition and hence the reproductive performance of the breeding pair. We determined the influence of helpers on nestling feeding effort and reproductive success of breeders in the neotropical White-banded Tanager (Neothraupis fasciata). We monitored nests during the breeding seasons of 2006 and 2007 in central Brazil. Males showed a compensatory reduction of their food delivery rate in the presence of helpers, whereas females exhibited the same parental effort regardless of having helpers. Total food delivery rate was higher for nests with helpers, but there was no effect of helpers on reproductive performance of breeders (clutch size, hatching rate, fledgling productivity and reproductive success). ! Our results indicate that cooperative breeding in the White-banded Tanager appears to be important for males to reduce their parental care effort and, hence, invest in their survival or future reproductive attempts. 4) Floral resource availability and hummingbird territorial behaviour on a Neotropical savanna shrub Danielle G. Justino, Pietro K. Maruyama and Paulo E. Oliveira pp. 189-197 Abstract The influence of floral resource availability on behaviour and dominance hierarchy of hummingbirds has seldom been investigated in open tropical environments. We evaluated the behavioural changes of hummingbirds associated with Palicourea rigida, a shrub common in the Cerrado, the open savanna areas in Central Brazil. We observed the foraging behaviour as a function of resource availability and experimentally manipulated floral display and nectar in order to define resource thresholds associated with territorial behaviour and territory intruding behaviour. Territorial behaviour was observed only in patches with high floral abundance and was restricted to some hummingbird species. The large Eupetomena macroura seems to be the dominant species in the community, excluding other hummingbirds and holding the richest patches. The experimental reduction in the floral abundance and nectar led to the abandonment of territory by these hummingbirds, which reinforces the idea that a cer! tain threshold is necessary to maintain territorial defence. Higher floral display, on the other hand, seems to lead to higher frequency of intrusions and higher behavioural complexity of territory defenders, possibly meaning greater energy expenditure. The flower number and nectar manipulation affected visitation rates of territorial hummingbirds, but the frequency of intruders was affected only by the former manipulation. This indicates that territorial intruder use visual cues (floral abundance) as indicators of resource availability in order to estimate cost–benefit of territory invasion. Although territorial behaviour could limit pollen flow in patches with larger floral displays, this may be compensated by the territory invaders, which bring pollen from other patches. 5) A matter of history: effects of tourism on physiology, behaviour and breeding parameters in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at two colonies in Argentina Cecilia Villanueva, Brian G. Walker and Marcelo Bertellotti pp. 219-228 Abstract Increasing ecotourism activity in Argentine Patagonia has led to concerns about the effects of ecotourism on wildlife populations. Penguin breeding colonies are popular tourist destinations. While some species of penguins habituate to human visits, others exhibit negative effects due to disturbance. We studied the effects of tourism on Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at San Lorenzo colony located on the Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Argentina. We measured behavioural, physiological, and reproductive parameters in birds nesting in tourist-visited and non-visited areas. San Lorenzo has 11 years of visitation history and a low intensity of visitors (~10,000 annually). After 15 min of a simulated tourist visit, penguins in the tourist area showed fewer alternate head turns and lower plasma levels of the stress hormone corticosterone than penguins in a non-visited area. However, penguins showed similar baseline levels of corticosterone between areas as well as similar l! evels of integrated corticosterone expressed after an acute stressor. Penguin breeding success and chick growth were similar between areas. We compared these findings to results previously published from Punta Tombo, a colony with a longer history (+50 years) and high intensity of annual visitors (>120,000 people). Many (reproductive and behavioural parameters), but not all (physiological parameters), of our findings are similar. That a physiological difference exists may suggest that the previous history of human visitation plays an important role in the response of the birds. Thus, the continuous monitoring of tourist activity is important, as a history of visitation disturbance seems to have an effect on how birds respond to tourists. -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de Subject: Locations for Melozone kieneri From: Luis Sandoval <dendrortyx AT YAHOO.COM.MX> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:55:14 -0800 Hola   Si alguin sabe de lugares donde es comun Melozone kieneri me gustaria recibir la informacion. Lo anterior porque necesito ir a esos sitios a grabrar vocalizaciones para mi proyecto de tesis doctoral. Tambien agradeceria saber si alguien tinene grabaciones de esta especie ya que Cornell solo hay una y en Xeno-canto no hay. Hello If somebody know places where the Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrows are common, I would like to receive the information. Due that I need to go to record for my Ph.D. project. Also if somebody has recording of this species? because at Cornell and Xeno-canto is only one available. Muchisimas gracias  Luis Sandoval Luis Sandoval Department of Biological Sciences University of Windsor 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B3P4 Phone: 519-253-3000 ext 4725 Subject: Re: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica From: "SERGIO ." <sergio_atm55 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:40:42 +0000 Oscar, En el caso del Perú, la especie que es muy parecida fisicamente es Zenaida meloda y aca hay muchos individuos oscuro, los cuales para algunos parecían ser resultado de un incremento en la melanina. Sin embargo, estos sólo eran oscuros, principalmente, en la parte anterior del cuerpo porque a veces suelen estar cerca a zonas con basura en donde suelen mancharse las plumas con sustancias abrazantes al igual que para el caso de Mimus longicaudatus. Sergio Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:56:18 -0600 From: osoramirez AT GMAIL.COM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Estimados Neoor Me encuentro en San Salvador, y me encontré con una variación de Zenaida asiatica que no había observado nunca. Esta era un cafe oscuro, oscuro (casi tirando a negro), es una variación que no había observado nunca, ni aun cuando frecuentemente hacia conteo de esta especie estando en Costa Rica. Sabe alguien si este tipo de variación se ha reportado en algún otro sitio. Saludos --- Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa RicaTel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación.http://costaricasmbc.net Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica.http://www.avesdecostarica.org Subject: Re: Extinct Birds book From: Chris Sharpe <Chris.Sharpe AT BIRDLIFE.ORG> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:19:42 +0000 Hello all Having looked briefly through this book the other day, I think the main reason that it is so large is that, as Ian says, it includes information on all bird "taxa" - extinct subspecies as well as species. Chris Please consider biodiversity and the environment before deciding whether to print this message and any attachments. The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately. The BirdLife International Partnership is a Partnership of over 110 conservation organizations around the world. BirdLife International the Secretariat to the Partnership is a UK registered company no. 2985746, registered Charity no. 1042125, registered address: Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge CB3 0NA, UK. BirdLife International Secretariat Regional Offices: Amman, Brussels, Nairobi, Quito, Suva, Tokyo. Subject: Variacion del color en Zenaida asiatica From: Óscar Ramirez <osoramirez AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:56:18 -0600 Estimados Neoor Me encuentro en San Salvador, y me encontré con una variación de Zenaida asiatica que no había observado nunca. Esta era un cafe oscuro, oscuro (casi tirando a negro), es una variación que no había observado nunca, ni aun cuando frecuentemente hacia conteo de esta especie estando en Costa Rica. Sabe alguien si este tipo de variación se ha reportado en algún otro sitio. Saludos --- Oscar Ramírez A. M.Sc. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Apdo 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: Tel. +506- 2277-3325 Presidente Capítulo Costa Rica, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación. http://costaricasmbc.net Comité Científico de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica. http://www.avesdecostarica.org Subject: looking for locality data for dry forest birds - Peru (& Ecuador) From: Christian Devenish <chrisdevenish AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:53:07 +0000 Dear All, Estoy buscando registros de localidad de las especies abajo, de los bosques secos de la region costera de Peru (y Ecuador), durante los ultimos 20 años, ojala con coordenadas, o sino, con buena informacion de localidad (para poder georeferenciar), especialmente datos "sin publicar", es decir, no en articulos, xenocanto, eBird, museos, etc. Por ejemplo, podrian ser de salidas de pajareo donde existan por lo menos datos de fecha y localidad. Cualquier informacion sera agradecida y reconocida apropiadamente! I´m looking for locality records of the species below, from the dry forest coastal region of Peru (and Ecuador), over the last 20 years, with coordinates, or good locality information that could be georeferenced, I´m especially interested in "unpublished" data, i.e. not in journal papers, xenocanto, eBird, or museums, e.g. from  birding trips, where at least date and locality information exists. All info will be duly and gratefully acknowledged. Phaeomyias murina Euscarthmus meloryphus Pseudelaenia leucospodia Tumbezia salvini Myiarchus semirufus Synallaxis stictothorax Cyanocorax mystacalis Icterus graceannae Aimophila stolzmanni Piezorhina cinerea Sicalis taczanowskii Phytotoma raimondii Many thanks, saludos, Christian Devenish corbidi.org Subject: Re: Campagna et al 2011 From: Manuel Plenge <plenge.manuel AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:05:14 -0500 Sent On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Freddy wrote: > Hola Neoores, alguien tiene disponible este articulo > > CAMPAGNA, L., K. GEALE, P. HANDFORD, D. A. LIJTMAER, P. L. TUBARO, AND S. > C. LOUGHEED. 2011. A molecular phylogeny of the Sierra-Finches (* > Phrygilus*, Passeriformes): extreme polyphyly in a group of Andean > specialists ). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 521–533 . > > **Se agradece > > > Freddy Burgos > > Grupo F.A.L.C.O > > > ** > Subject: Re: Extinct Birds book From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:28:13 -0800 HI ALL: The book includes four appendixes: 1) Data-deficient taxa 2) Doubtful and invalid taxa 3) Rediscovered taxa 4) Museums and institutions The main text is "only" 346 pages long! sincerely -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Re: Extinct Birds book From: Janice Boyd <jboyd46 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20:10 -0600 sobering that there are enough extinct birds to fill 544 pages, isn't it? Janice On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Ian Paulsen wrote: > HI ALL: >  I just posted about a new Extinct Birds book here: > > http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/featured-title_26.html > > In it the authors treat the Cuban Ivory-billed Woodpecker as a separate > species. I know that the AOU currently doesn't, but I thought someone > might be interested in what they say about those species? > > sincerely > -- > > Ian Paulsen > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA > Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: > http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Campagna et al 2011 From: Freddy <nyctibius AT YAHOO.COM.AR> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:06:46 -0800 Hola Neoores, alguien tiene disponible este articulo CAMPAGNA, L., K. GEALE, P. HANDFORD, D. A. LIJTMAER, P. L. TUBARO, AND S. C. LOUGHEED.  2011.  A molecular phylogeny of the Sierra-Finches (Phrygilus, Passeriformes): extremepolyphyly in a group of Andean specialists).  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 521–533.   Se agradece Freddy Burgos Grupo F.A.L.C.O Subject: Extinct Birds book From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:55:34 -0800 HI ALL: I just posted about a new Extinct Birds book here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/featured-title_26.html In it the authors treat the Cuban Ivory-billed Woodpecker as a separate species. I know that the AOU currently doesn't, but I thought someone might be interested in what they say about those species? sincerely -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Extinct Birds book From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:55:34 -0800 HI ALL: I just posted about a new Extinct Birds book here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/featured-title_26.html In it the authors treat the Cuban Ivory-billed Woodpecker as a separate species. I know that the AOU currently doesn't, but I thought someone might be interested in what they say about those species? sincerely -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Re: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb From: Sophie Webb <Sophie AT OIKONOS.ORG> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:45:11 -0800 That would be correct, ratio of bill length to the distance from base of bill to back of the head: a quick reference to aid in field identification. Cheers, Sophie ⟡⟢⟢⟢⟢⟢⟢⟢⟢⟢ Sophie Webb 400 Farmer St. Felton, CA 95018 831-252-6689 www.sophiewebb.com Sophie AT oikonos.org On Jan 26, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Alejandro Rico wrote: > I agree, so for instance: > > Little hermit: Bill 1,5 x head, > > Would be: The bill length is one point five times the length of the head (bill base to nape)... > > De: Richard Klim > Para: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > Enviado: Jueves, enero 26, 2012 9:14 A.M. > Asunto: Re: [NEOORN-L] help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb > > Claudia, > > I assume that this factor refers to the ratio of the bill length to the distance from the bill base to the back of the head (nape) > > Richard Klim > Somerset, UK > > From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Claudia Múnera > Sent: 26 January 2012 14:05 > To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > Subject: [NEOORN-L] help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb > > Dear Neoorners, > > I hope some of you could help us to understand how to interpret the measurement of the bill in hummingbirds as presented in Howell & Webb: A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. We have been reading the introductory part (outline of the species account) but still don't find an explanation or understand. > > For example, how can we interpret: > Garnet-throated hummingbird: Bill 1 x head, > Little hermit: Bill 1,5 x head, > Long-billed starthroat: Bill 2 - 2,33 x head. > > Many thanks for any help, > > Claudia Múnera > Consultora independiente > Colombian Chapter Director - Directora Capítulo Colombia > Center for the Advancement for a Steady State Economy - CASSE > www.steadystate.org > > Subject: Re: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb From: Alejandro Rico <alejobiologi AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:26:09 -0800 I agree, so for instance: Little hermit: Bill 1,5 x head, Would be: The bill length is one point five times the length of the head (bill base to nape)... ________________________________ De: Richard Klim Para: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Enviado: Jueves, enero 26, 2012 9:14 A.M. Asunto: Re: [NEOORN-L] help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb Claudia,   I assume that this factor refers to the ratio of the bill length to the distance from the bill base to the back of the head (nape)   Richard Klim Somerset, UK   From:Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Claudia Múnera Sent: 26 January 2012 14:05 To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb   Dear Neoorners,   I hope some of you could help us to understand how to interpret the measurement of the bill in hummingbirds as presented in Howell & Webb: A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. We have been reading the introductory part (outline of the species account) but still don't find an explanation or understand.   For example, how can we interpret: Garnet-throated hummingbird: Bill 1 x head, Little hermit: Bill 1,5 x head, Long-billed starthroat: Bill 2 - 2,33 x head.   Many thanks for any help,   Claudia Múnera Consultora independiente Colombian Chapter Director - Directora Capítulo Colombia Center for the Advancement for a Steady State Economy - CASSE www.steadystate.org Subject: Re: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb From: Richard Klim <richard AT KLIM.CO.UK> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:14:58 -0000 Claudia, I assume that this factor refers to the ratio of the bill length to the distance from the bill base to the back of the head (nape) Richard Klim Somerset, UK From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Claudia Múnera Sent: 26 January 2012 14:05 To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb Dear Neoorners, I hope some of you could help us to understand how to interpret the measurement of the bill in hummingbirds as presented in Howell & Webb: A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. We have been reading the introductory part (outline of the species account) but still don't find an explanation or understand. For example, how can we interpret: Garnet-throated hummingbird: Bill 1 x head, Little hermit: Bill 1,5 x head, Long-billed starthroat: Bill 2 - 2,33 x head. Many thanks for any help, Claudia Múnera Consultora independiente Colombian Chapter Director - Directora Capítulo Colombia Center for the Advancement for a Steady State Economy - CASSE www.steadystate.org Subject: help with hummingbird bill measurements Howell and Webb From: Claudia Múnera <rmunera AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:05:17 -0800 Dear Neoorners, I hope some of you could help us to understand how to interpret the measurement of the bill in hummingbirds as presented in Howell & Webb: A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. We have been reading the introductory part (outline of the species account) but still don't find an explanation or understand. For example, how can we interpret: Garnet-throated hummingbird: Bill 1 x head, Little hermit: Bill 1,5 x head, Long-billed starthroat: Bill 2 - 2,33 x head. Many thanks for any help,   Claudia Múnera Consultora independiente Colombian Chapter Director - Directora Capítulo Colombia Center for the Advancement for a Steady State Economy - CASSE www.steadystate.org Subject: Re: Critique of Rapid Avifaunla Assesment Techniques...help From: Christian Devenish <chrisdevenish AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:46:19 +0000 Sent ________________________________ From: Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 10:29 Subject: [NEOORN-L] Critique of Rapid Avifaunla Assesment Techniques...help Hi, Please, can somebody help me with this publications in electronic form, please: Rapid Assessment in Conservation Research: A Critique of Avifaunal Assessment Techniques Illustrated by Ecuadorian and Madagascan Case Study Data Niall O'Dea, James E. M. Watson and Robert J. Whittaker Diversity and Distributions , Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan., 2004), pp. 55-63 All the best -- 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: Critique of Rapid Avifaunla Assesment Techniques...help From: Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird <clandestine.bird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:29:11 +0000 Hi, Please, can somebody help me with this publications in electronic form, please: Rapid Assessment in Conservation Research: A Critique of Avifaunal Assessment Techniques Illustrated by Ecuadorian and Madagascan Case Study Data Niall O'Dea, James E. M. Watson and Robert J. Whittaker Diversity and Distributions , Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan., 2004), pp. 55-63 All the best -- 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: SW Amazonas state(Maroa Municipality), Venezuela From: John Kvarnback <john.kvarnback AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:35:56 -0430 Hello Neoorn, In 2011 we visited twice a fairly poorly known area of SW Amazonas state, Venezuela, where there basically have been little or no ornithological activity since the Phelps visited the area in 1954. The birdlist is surprisingly similar to what the Phelps found over 50 years ago. We found few new species to the area, maybe the most interesting one being Grey-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza pelzelni), a species with a very limited distribution and earlier only recorded further south and along the border with Brazil. For more info www.kvarnbackbirding.com -- John Kvarnbäck Caracas, Venezuela E-mail: john.kvarnback at gmail.com Skype: john.kvarnback "Keep it simple, stupid" Subject: Re: Paper request From: Derrick Thrasher <thrashersdutch AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:47:40 -0500 Sent. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Derrick Thrasher wrote: > Hi Jenny! > > Here is a copy. Hope you are well! > > Derrick > > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Jenny Muñoz wrote: > >> *Dear NEOORNERS!!!!* >> * >> * >> *Someone could help me with a copy of the paper * >> * >> * >> * >> DIVERGENT FORAGING STRATEGIES OF TWO NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT WARBLERS: >> IMPLICATIONS FOR WINTER HABITAT USE >> Allan M. Strong >> The Auk Apr 2000 : Vol. 117, Issue 2, >> pg(s) 381-392 >> >> It will be really appreciated >> Thanks in advance for your help >> * >> * >> >> >> >> * >> --JENNY MUNOZ Z. >> Biologa- Universidad de Antioquia >> > > Subject: Paper request From: Jenny Muñoz <juanita027 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:31:20 -0500 *Dear NEOORNERS!!!!* * * *Someone could help me with a copy of the paper * * * * DIVERGENT FORAGING STRATEGIES OF TWO NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT WARBLERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR WINTER HABITAT USE Allan M. Strong The Auk Apr 2000 : Vol. 117, Issue 2, pg(s) 381-392 It will be really appreciated Thanks in advance for your help * * * --JENNY MUNOZ Z. Biologa- Universidad de Antioquia Subject: Re: Dust baths in trop ical passerines / baños de tierra en p asseriformes tropicales From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:34:28 -0500 Por unos 10 segundos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/colombia_birding_diego/6027342890/ On 1/24/2012 2:13 PM, Paulo Pulgarin wrote: > Dear all/Cordial saludo, > > Recently I observed a wren bathing in dust for some minutes. I wonder > how much of this behavior is known or published for Neotropical birds. > If any of you is aware of any published work? Any comments on the > frequency or function (other than killing ectoparasites)? > > ** > > Hace poco observe a un cucarachero tomando un baño de tierra por > algunos minutos. Alguien sabe de alguna publicación sobre el tema en > aves Neotropicales. Algún comentario sobre que tan frecuente las aves > hacen esto o sobre su función (otra diferente a matar ectoparásitos? > > > Thanks/Gracias, > > > Paulo C. Pulgarín-R > > Ph.D. Student. > > Department of Biology > > University of Los Andes > > Bogotá, Colombia > > Tel: +57(4)3394949 ext. 3755. > > > http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co/Biologia_Evolutiva_de_Vertebrados/Students.html > > Digiscoping talk / charla de digiscoping: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF2C60D188D863769 -- 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: Dust baths in tropical passerines / baños de tierra en passeriformes tropicales From: Paulo Pulgarin <pulgarinrpc AT YAHOO.COM.MX> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:13:21 -0500 Dear all/Cordial saludo, Recently I observed a wren bathing in dust for some minutes. I wonder how much of this behavior is known or published for Neotropical birds. If any of you is aware of any published work? Any comments on the frequency or function (other than killing ectoparasites)? ** Hace poco observe a un cucarachero tomando un baño de tierra por algunos minutos. Alguien sabe de alguna publicación sobre el tema en aves Neotropicales. Algún comentario sobre que tan frecuente las aves hacen esto o sobre su función (otra diferente a matar ectoparásitos? Thanks/Gracias, Paulo C. Pulgarín-R Ph.D. Student. Department of Biology University of Los Andes Bogotá, Colombia Tel: +57(4)3394949 ext. 3755. http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co/Biologia_Evolutiva_de_Vertebrados/Students.html Subject: Re: Re1: From: James Remsen <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:12:46 -0600 NEOORN: I'm hoping that you are all savvy enough NOT to open links like this from messages like this -- clearly the sender's computer has been hijacked. On Jan 24, 2012, at 1:05 PM, alberto zegarra wrote: > hello friend > http://www.rachaelsbridal.com/httpmoneytracking263937622.php?ylytopID=25 > > Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:05:50 > ______________ > "Well take it later exactly.Kin you improve on the Perfesser?No, but > he made only a rough calculation." (c) Javion wck ***************************** Dr. J. V. Remsen Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 najamesLSU.edu Subject: Re1: From: alberto zegarra <albertozl12 AT YAHOO.ES> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:05:51 +0000 hello friend http://www.rachaelsbridal.com/httpmoneytracking263937622.php?ylytopID=25 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:05:50 ______________ "Well take it later exactly.Kin you improve on the Perfesser?No, but he made only a rough calculation." (c) Javion wck Subject: Atualidades Ornitológicas N° 163 Sep/Oct 2011 From: Jeremy Minns <jeremyminns AT UOL.COM.BR> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:38:05 -0300 p. 4 José Fernando Pacheco (jfpacheco AT terra.com.br). Algumas fontes para a presença histórica da anhuma ou inhuma Anhima cornuta (Anseriformes: Anhimidae) no estado do Rio de Janeiro. p. 6 Camila Moreira Barreto Gomes (camila.biologia AT hotmail.com), Danilo Wilson da Mota Santos, Nathália Machado & Aloysio Souza de Moura. Acompanhamento do desenvolvimento de ninhego de Pulsatrix perspicillata (Strigiformes: Strigidae) durante processo de supressão de vegetação em aproveitamento hidrelétrico. p. 9 Paula Fernanda Albonette de Nóbrega (pnbio AT yahoo.com.br), Danilo Grangeiro Arruda & João Batista de Pinho. Expansão da zona de ocorrência do bicudo Sporophila maximiliani (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) no estado de Mato Grosso . p. 10 Rick Simpson (rick AT rick-simpson.com) & Elis Simpson. Record of Austral Negrito, Lessonia rufa (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) for the municipality of Ubatuba, north coast of São Paulo state, Brazil . p. 12 Aloysio Souza de Moura(thraupiaelo AT yahoo.com.br) & Bruno Senna Correa. Nova área de ocorrência da pipira-da-toaca, Lanio penicillatus (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) em Minas Gerais, Brasil. p. 14 José Nilton da Silva (josnsilva AT yahoo.com.br), Mikael Mansur Martinelli1 & Fabiano Andrade Lanschi. Registro documentado de Onychoprion fuscatus (Aves: Sternidae) no município de Conceição da Barra, Espírito Santo, Brasil. p. 18 Guilherme Henrique Silva de Freitas (guilhermefreitas AT gmail.com) & Marcos Rodrigues. Observações sobre o hábito alimentar do rabo-mole-da-serra Embernagra longicauda (Aves: Emberizidae) na Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais. p. 22 Edson Guilherme (guilherme AT ufac.br). Sobre a ocorrência do canário-da-terra-verdadeiro Sicalis flaveola (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) na Amazônia Sul-Ocidental. p.24 Carlos Eduardo de Amorin (francaves AT ymail.com), Kelly Cristina Torralvo, Gustavo Garcia Silva, Douglas Fernando Meleti & Leandro Henrique Borges. Ocorrência de um ninhal de urubu-rei Sarcoramphus papa (Cathartiformes: Cathartidae) em uma área de cerrado no município de Sacramento, estado de Minais Gerais. p. 26 David Waugh. Primeiro caso de uma árvore com ninhos ativos de arara-verde-grande Ara ambiguus e araracanga Ara macao em floresta tropical muito úmida na América Central. AOONLINE Marco Antonio de Freitas, Osmar Barreto Borges. Avifauna da FLONA Contendas do Sincorá, Bahia, Brasil. Fernando Igor de Godoy . Composição e estrutura de bandos mistos de aves em uma área de plantio de eucalipto (Eucaluptus sp). Marco Antonio de Freitas. Avifauna do município de Mata de São João, Bahia, Brasil . Por Tony Andrey Teixeira Bichinski. Comportamento reprodutivo de Sporophila hypoxantha (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) no estado do Paraná. José Nilton da Silva, Mikael Mansur Martinelli. Avifauna urbana do município de Santa Teresa, região serrana do estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Subject: Re: NEOLIT Animal Behaviour 83 (2012) part 1 Correction From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:01:50 -0800 NEOLIT readers  I was in error with this paper. Doves were observed in the field in Barbados not in captivity.  jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying ________________________________ From: Jack Eitniear To: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 8:41 PM Subject: Re: NEOLIT Animal Behaviour 83 (2012) part 1  Animal Behaviour vol. 83 (2012) part 1.  Sex roles during conspecific territorial defence in the Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita.  Authors: Aurelie Quinard and Frank Cezilly pp. 47-54.  "20 pairs of Zenida doves experimentally studied in captivity"  PDF  E-mail: frank.cezilly AT u-bourgogne.fr No other papers on Neotropical birds in this issue.  Jack Clinton Eitniear jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org Subject: Re: NEOLIT Animal Behaviour 83 (2012) part 1 From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:41:43 -0800  Animal Behaviour vol. 83 (2012) part 1.  Sex roles during conspecific territorial defence in the Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita.  Authors: Aurelie Quinard and Frank Cezilly pp. 47-54.  "20 pairs of Zenida doves experimentally studied in captivity"  PDF  E-mail: frank.cezilly AT u-bourgogne.fr No other papers on Neotropical birds in this issue.  Jack Clinton Eitniear jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org Subject: Hilton Pond 01/08/12 (Winter Ruby-throats & Global Warming) From: "Bill Hilton Jr. (RESEARCH)" <research AT HILTONPOND.ORG> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:18:06 -0500 In mid-January we took the long drive to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where we encountered quite a few winter hummers. However, these weren't Rufous Hummingbirds or other "western vagrants" folks have come to expect these days in the eastern U.S. No, they were Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that historically bailed out of the Carolinas for the Neotropics during cold weather. For a photo essay about these hardy hummers and why we think they're yet another indication of "global climate change," please visit the 8-16 January 2012 installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek120108.html While there don't forget to scroll down for a list of all birds banded or recaptured at the Center, along with some miscellaneous comments about local winter bird scarcity and an elderly White-throated Sparrow. We also acknowledge folks who help support the Center's education, research, and conservation initiatives. Happy (Winter) Nature Watching! BILL ========= RESEARCH PROGRAM c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA office & cell (803) 684-5852 fax (803) 684-0255 Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net): Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org ================== Subject: Re: Belyea and Lancaster 1999 Asking for article From: Stephen M Smith <smith_sm AT MAC.COM> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:07:05 -0500 Sent. On 21 Jan 2012, at 13:56, Claudia Rodriguez wrote: > Dear friends. > Although not related with birds, I am looking for this article > Belyea, L. R. and J. Lancaster (1999). "Assembly Rules within a > Contingent Ecology." Oikos 86(3): 402-416. > > Thanks in advance > Claudia > > Claudia Isabel Rodríguez-Flores > Maestra en Ciencias Biólogicas. > Laboratorio de Ecología, UBIPRO > UNAM, FES-Iztacala > México > -- Steve Smith Subject: Belyea and Lancaster 1999 Asking for article From: Claudia Rodriguez <crodriaves AT YAHOO.COM.AR> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:56:11 -0800 Dear friends. Although not related with birds, I am looking for this article Belyea, L. R. and J. Lancaster (1999). "Assembly Rules within a Contingent Ecology." Oikos 86(3): 402-416.   Thanks in advance Claudia Claudia Isabel Rodríguez-Flores Maestra en Ciencias Biólogicas. Laboratorio de Ecología, UBIPRO UNAM, FES-Iztacala México ________________________________ Subject: Estimaciones Poblaciónales de Aves Acuáticas/ Wate rbird Population Estimates From: Arne Jent Lesterhuis <arnelesterhuis AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:14:06 -0400 Hola a todos! (English below) Wetlands International se encuentra en el proceso de producción de la 5ta Edición del libro: “Estimaciones Poblaciónales de Aves Acuáticas”. A diferencia de ediciones anteriores, la quinta edición estará disponible como fuente de información interactiva basada en la Web conteniendo la información de tamaño poblacional y tendencia actualizados. El objetivo es lanzar esta quinta edición para la próxima conferencia de las Partes de la Convención de Ramsar en julio de 2012. Wetlands International ha lanzado un proceso de consulta para recoger la información más reciente sobre las poblaciones de aves acuáticas y las tendencias. Daniel Blanco, Director de la Fundación Humedales / Wetlands International en América del Sur, es líder en la consulta de las poblaciones de aves acuáticas en América del Sur, mientras que Arne Lesterhuis, de BirdLife International es líder en el proceso de consulta (en nombre del Consejo de Conservación de Aves Acuáticas) para América Central y América del Norte y el Caribe. Por la presente quisiera invitarlos a ayudar con la revisión y actualización de las estimaciones y tendencias sobre la base de cualquier dato o conocimiento que pueda tener. ¿Tal vez usted nos puede ayudar con una determinada especie o grupos de especies? Cualquier sugerencia en cuanto a los expertos con los que podamos ponernos en contacto también sería muy bienvenida. Si usted tiene información nueva para poblaciónes en América del Sur, por favor envíela a Darío Unterkofler: dunterkofler AT humedales.org.ar Si usted tiene información nueva para poblaciónes en América Central y América del Norte y el Caribe, por favor, envíela a Arne Lesterhuis: arne.lesterhuis AT birdlife.org Muchas gracias de antemano! Arne ------------------------ *Hi to all,* * * Wetlands International is in the process of producing the fifth edition of Waterbird Population Estimates. Unlike previous editions, the fifth edition will be made available as an interactive web-based information source containing updated population sizes and trends. The aim is to launch this fifth edition for the next Conference of Parties of the Ramsar Convention in July 2012. Wetlands International has now launched a consultative process to gather the latest information on waterbird populations and trends. Daniel Blanco, head of Wetlands International’s South American office, is leading the consultation for waterbird populations in South America, while Arne Lesterhuis, of BirdLife International is leading the consultation process (on behalf of the Waterbird Conservation Council) for Central and North America and the Caribbean. We hereby would like to invite you to help with reviewing and updating estimates and trends based on any data or knowledge you may have. Perhaps you can help us with a particular species, or groups of species? Any suggestions as to experts to contact would also be very welcome. If you have new information for populations in South America, please send it to Dario Unterkofler dunterkofler AT humedales.org.ar If you have new information for populations in Central and North America and the Caribbean, please sent it to Arne Lesterhuis: arne.lesterhuis AT birdlife.org Many thanks in advance! Arne Subject: La Chiricoca 13 From: Fabrice Schmitt <avoldoiseaux AT YAHOO.FR> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:13:58 -0300 Hi, The 13th issue of La Chiricoca is now available on the ROC webpage: http://www.redobservadores.cl/actividades/sensibilizacion-y-difusion/la-chiricoca/ As usual, is included the rare birds report compiling thousands of sightings collected with eBird and sent by +130 birders: *Resumen de avistamientos, Septiembre 2010-Febrero 2011*, por Rodrigo Barros, Fabrice Schmitt y la red de observadores de aves The other articles in this issue don't deal about birds but may also interest some of you: *La Chinchilla chilena*, por Claudia Silva *Nuevos registros para dos especies de lagartos (Liolaemus) en la zona central de Chile*, por Jaime Troncoso-Palacios, Rodrigo Silva y Daniel Terán *Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas*, por César Piñones, Pablo Povea y Jorge Silva ***Apuntes sobre los zorros Culpeo y Chilla en Chile*, por Romina Alvarado *Juego "El ave incógnita"* enjoy Fabrice Schmitt La Chiriroca's editor Subject: Cotingas and Manakins book From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:19:45 -0800 HI ALL: The above title is now available from Princeton University Press. I posted about it here(scroll down to the 2nd book): http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-titles.html sincerely -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Cotingas and Manakins book From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker AT ZIPCON.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:19:45 -0800 HI ALL: The above title is now available from Princeton University Press. I posted about it here(scroll down to the 2nd book): http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-titles.html sincerely -- Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ Subject: Re: Birdlife Threatened Bird Forums From: Alex Lees <lincslister AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:36:18 +0000 Final call for comments - BirdLife International is seeking further input for the 2012 IUCN Red List update via the Globally Threatened Bird Forums. BirdLife International is inviting further participation in an online consultation process to discuss proposed revisions to the global threat status (i.e. IUCN Red List category of extinction risk) for selected species in each region or relevant to each taxonomic specialist group.   We would be grateful for your comments on a number ofspecies,listed under South America, that occur in Brazil, and for which we require additional input by31 January 2012.   Please distribute this message asquickly and widely as possible to other relevant people within your networks. http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/ *********************************************************************** Dr Alexander C. Lees Dept. of Zoology Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Caixa Postal 399 CEP 66040-170 Belém - PA BRAZIL http://www.freewebs.com/alexlees/index.htm *********************************************************************** Subject: 2002 sent - Re: [NEOORN-L] papers in waterbirds needed From: Doug Hardy <dhardy AT GEO.UMASS.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:08:13 -0500 On 1/19/2012 6:20 AM, Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird wrote: > Hi, > > It's me again, but I promise I tried directly with the writers > (authors) and no answers received. So if someboy can help me with this > papers in waterbirds could be great: > > Sorry. > > - *Patterns of Abundance, Distribution and Habitat Use of Flamingos in > the High Andes, South America. **Virginia Mascitti and Stella Maris > Bonaventura Waterbirds Sep 2002 : > Vol. 25, Issue 3, pg(s) 358-365 * > * > * > *- Valqui M, Caziani SM, Rocha O, Rodríguez E. 2000. Abundance **and > distribution of the South American altiplano flamingos. Waterbirds > 23:110–113.* > * > * > *cheers > * > > -- > 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: papers in waterbirds needed From: Manuel Sánchez / Clandestine Bird <clandestine.bird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:20:57 +0000 Hi, It's me again, but I promise I tried directly with the writers (authors) and no answers received. So if someboy can help me with this papers in waterbirds could be great: Sorry. - *Patterns of Abundance, Distribution and Habitat Use of Flamingos in the High Andes, South America. **Virginia Mascitti and Stella Maris Bonaventura Waterbirds Sep 2002 : Vol. 25, Issue 3, pg(s) 358-365 * * * *- Valqui M, Caziani SM, Rocha O, Rodríguez E. 2000. Abundance **and distribution of the South American altiplano flamingos. Waterbirds 23:110–113.* * * *cheers * -- 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: Call of Thripophaga fusciceps obidensis From: John Penhallurick <jpenhall AT BIGPOND.NET.AU> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:01:15 +1100 Hi Friends, Does anyone have the call or song of the Brazilian race of Thripophaga fusciceps obidensis? I would be extremely grateful if they could send me a copy. Thanks, Dr John Penhallurick 86 Bingley Cres Fraser A.C.T. 2615 Australia email:jpenhall AT bigpond.net.au Phone: Home (612) 62585428 Mobile:0408585426 sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt Aeneid Book 1,line 462 "The world is a world of tears, and the burdens of mortality touch the heart." Magna est veritas et praevalebit Vulgate, Book of Edras Please visit my website: http://www.worldbirdinfo.net Subject: Ultimo llamado / Final call for comments for the 2012 IUCN Red List update From: Chris Sharpe <Chris.Sharpe AT BIRDLIFE.ORG> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:55:26 +0000 Estimados colegas Ultimo llamado: BirdLife International solicita insumos adicionales a los Foros BirdLife que mejoren el conocimiento de las aves amenazadas de nuestra región, para la elaboración de la próxima edición de la Lista Roja de la UICN. Para más información (en inglés) sobre la utilización de los foros está disponible en las páginas de bienvenida y instrucciones. La fecha tope para las contribuciones es el 31 de enero del año en curso. Si no dispone del tiempo para suscribirse a nuestros foros, pero desea contribuir, le invito a que envie información por correo electrónico a mis colegas Andy Symes andy.symes AT birdlife.org o Joe Taylor joe.taylor AT birdlife.org . Agradecemos de antemano su esfuerzo a favor de nuestras aves amenazadas. Cordialmente, Chris Sharpe Asesor del Programa Global de Especies BirdLife International ***************************** Hello all, Final call for comments - BirdLife International is seeking further input for the 2012 IUCN Red List update via the Globally Threatened Bird Forums. BirdLife International is inviting further participation in an online consultation process to discuss proposed revisions to the global threat status (i.e. IUCN Red List category of extinction risk) for selected species in each region or relevant to each taxonomic specialist group. We would be grateful for your comments on a number of species that occur in the Neotropics, for which we require additional input by 31 January 2012. Please distribute this message as quickly and widely as possible to other relevant people within your networks. Globally Threatened Bird (GTB) Forums website Last year we moved the forums to a new platform, which may be found at www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums. We hope that this relatively new site, which is now better integrated with the rest of the BirdLife website, will prove more user-friendly than the old one. Please read the welcome and instruction pages for more details. How your information and opinion can influence the global conservation status of the world’s birds · To read and contribute to discussions on the species under review, visit the new forums at www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums. · Click each link to view a short topic on each species, giving the rationale for the status review or a request for information. · Make your contribution through the forum by typing it in the box below the topic, and then clicking "Post a comment". Posts are then added subsequently by forum moderators (therefore there may be a delay before your posting appears on the site). For contributions that are used, your name and affiliation will be explicitly acknowledged in the species accounts that will appear on the BirdLife and IUCN websites, and in future publications. · The initial deadline for contributions is 31 January 2012, when we will assess the contributions made and post up a draft list of preliminary decisions. You will then have two more weeks to comment further. Final decisions will be made and posted up on 14 February 2012. The revised species assessments and updated factsheets will be released on the BirdLife website in May 2012, and incorporated into the IUCN Red List later in the year. · Note that the selected species under discussion are those for which newly published information is available (or new unpublished information has been sent to BirdLife) that implies a revision may be appropriate given the IUCN Red List criteria and quantitative thresholds. If you would like to propose additional species to be reviewed, please post a comment on the relevant ‘Suggestions for new topics’ discussion, or email andy.symes AT birdlife.org, in either case giving details of population/range estimates that may require revision. · You can subscribe to updates to your region(s) or taxonomic group(s) of interest by using the FeedBurner URL provided at the top of each regional list of topics. · For more general information about the GTB Update, visit http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/gtb_forums.html. The 2012 comprehensive Red List update 2012 will see the release of the new comprehensive four-yearly Red List update, so in addition to the annual forum discussions we are also currently updating the factsheets and Red List assessments for over 2,000 Globally Threatened, Near Threatened (NT) and Data Deficient (DD) species. The comprehensive update involves extensive consultation with local, national, regional and species experts, who review and update our existing data and factsheet information. We may contact some of you separately in the coming weeks and months to request your help in this process, so please accept our apologies if you receive several emails from us. In addition, if you have particular knowledge of one or more threatened, NT or DD species or of key sites where these species occur, and would be willing to help in this process, then please do get in touch with Andy Symes andy.symes AT birdlife.org or Joe Taylor joe.taylor AT birdlife.org. And if you are aware of any inaccuracies in the information on our species factsheets, or of relevant new data on distribution, population, trends or threats, now’s the time to let us know! We look forward to receiving your contributions before 31 January 2012. 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