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  1. Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities

    Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Rowan O Martin --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Michael R Perrin --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, South Africa Rutledge S Boyes --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Yilma D Abebe --- Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, Ethiopia Nathaniel D Annorbah --- Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, UK Augustus Asamoah --- Environmental Sustainability Project, Accra Dieudonné Bizimana --- Association Burundaise pour la protection des Oiseaux, Burundi Kadiri S Bobo --- Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, Cameroon Nancy Bunbury --- Seychelles Islands Foundation, Seychelles Joost Brouwer --- Niger Bird Database, The Netherlands Moussa S Diop --- AfriWet Consultants, Senegal Mihret Ewnetu --- Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, Ethiopia Roger C Fotso --- Wildlife Conservation Society, Cameroon Jerry Garteh --- Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia, Liberia Philip Hall --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Lars H Holbech --- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, Ghana Ireene R Madindou --- Ornithology Section, Kenya Fiona Maisels --- Global Conservation Program, USA Jérôme Mokoko --- Wildlife Conservation Society, Republic of Congo Ronald Mulwa --- Ornithology Section, Kenya Anna Reuleaux --- Seychelles Islands Foundation, Seychelles Craig Symes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Simon Tamungang --- Wildlife Ecology and Management Group, Cameroon Stuart Taylor --- School of Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, New Zealand Simon Valle --- Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, UK Matthias Waltert --- Conservation Biology/Workgroup on Endangered Species, Germany Mengistu Wondafrash --- Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, Ethiopia
    Parrot populations in Africa and Madagascar are declining and the need for conservation actions to address threats is increasingly recognised. Effective conservation requires a robust knowledge base on which decisions over appropriate actions can be made, yet at present there...
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  2. Preliminary evidence suggests extra-pair mating in the endangered echo parakeet, <em>Psittacula eques</em>

    Preliminary evidence suggests extra-pair mating in the endangered echo parakeet, Psittacula eques

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tiawanna D. Taylor --- Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, U.K. David T. Parkin --- Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, U.K.
    Parrots are generally considered monogamous, forming strict pairs when breeding. Echo parakeets are unusual in that, although traditional breeding pairs occur, there are also multi-male breeding groups. This raises questions about the potential for extra-pair copulations. Genotype data were obtained...
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  3. Public surveys of rose-ringed parakeets, <em>Psittacula krameri</em>, in the Durban Metropolitan area, South Africa

    Public surveys of rose-ringed parakeets, Psittacula krameri, in the Durban Metropolitan area, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lorinda A. Hart --- DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T. Downs --- DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Globally, the rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, is the most invasive parrot species and became established in South Africa in the 1970s. The aim of this survey was to determine the current occurrence and distribution of rose-ringed parakeets in the greater...
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  4. Preliminary insights into the level of genetic variation retained in the endangered echo parakeet (<em>Psittacula eques</em>) towards assisting its conservation management

    Preliminary insights into the level of genetic variation retained in the endangered echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) towards assisting its conservation management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tiawanna D. Taylor --- Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, U.K. David Y. Parkin --- Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, U.K.
    This study examined a suite of microsatellite markers, originally developed for other parrot species, for their usefulness in providing details about the amount of genetic variation that has been retained in the endangered echo parakeet of Mauritius. Biological samples were...
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