INVESTIGADORES
POLITI Natalia
capítulos de libros
Título:
Nesting Ecology of the Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana) in the Cloud Forest of Northwestern Argentina
Autor/es:
RIVERA LUIS; POLITI NATALIA
Libro:
The Andean Cloud Forest
Editorial:
Springer
Referencias:
Lugar: Springer ; Año: 2021; p. 131 - 149
Resumen:
Parrots (Order Psittaciformes) are one of the largest groups of birds, with 398 species distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world and are among themost threatened avian orders with 30% of the species endangered at global levelfrom which 15% are Neotropical (BirdLife International 2018). Parrots of the genusAmazona are 27?31 species broadly distributed in Central and South America(México to Argentina) and the Caribbean that inhabit from lowlands to highlands,and from dry to wet habitats (Juniper and Parr 1998). All parrot species of this genuswere heavily traded in the international pet market, are currently included in theCITES appendix I and II, and 18 species are categorized as threatened (Russello andAmato 2004, BirdLife Internationa 2018)..