King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Cathartidae) nesting in a manmade structure

Petri, Laís; Prado, Bárbara Heliodora Soares do; Antunes, Alexsander Zamorano; Oliveira, Benedito Carlos de

doi:10.1590/s1676-06032013000200040

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“…Yet, two eggs from wild birds come from countries with no breeding records on literature, Peru and Bolivia. More detailed data come from only three countries: Panama (Lundy 1957;Wetmore 1965;Smith 1970), Venezuela (Ramo and Busto 1988;Schlee 1995), and Brazil (Carvalho-Filho et al 2004;Petri et al 2013;WA2423099;WA2392238), but each of these referring to one or two nests only. The only thoroughly monitored nest is the one by Carvalho-Filho et al (2004).…”

Section: Sarcoramphus Papa (King Vulture)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, there is also evidence suggesting that the species may take advantage of some human activities (Olmos et al 2006). The nest record in a man-made structure (Petri et al 2013) shows that King Vultures might be able to use artificial breeding sites. Artificial nest sites mimicking real ones could be a useful strategy to bolster raptors' populations (Liébana et al 2013), and it was suggested that such man-made nests may even help improve ecosystem services provided by these birds (Murúa et al 2004).…”

Section: Implications and Suggestions For Management Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Geographical variation and current knowledge on breeding traits of vultures in the neotropics

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New World vultures (Cathartidae) have essential roles in ecosystem functioning, but are susceptible to increasing anthropogenic impacts. Knowledge of several breeding, behavioral, and distributional parameters of Neotropical vultures is poorly organized and have not been properly reviewed. Here, we made a comprehensive review of original breeding records from museums, literature, and citizen science (WikiAves) for each of the six species of vultures occurring in the Neotropical region. These data were used to review breeding patterns and geographical distribution, and identify information gaps. The 567 records of breeding from the Neotropics assembled are very biased, mostly for Black Vulture Coragyps atratus (n = 319) and Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura (n = 166), and unevenly distributed among regions and subspecies. The four other species still have a great lack of knowledge about their breeding in the wild (Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus (n = 20), Greater Yellowheaded Vulture C. melambrotus (n = 2), King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa (n = 21), and Andean Condor Vultur gryphus (n = 30)). We show for the first time that Neotropical Cathartidae have convergent breeding seasons among sympatric taxa, delay start of breeding with increasing latitude, and have an allometric relationship between adult size and egg size. Nevertheless, larger samples of breeding data, especially from some regions and taxa, such as the two "Yellow-headed Vulture" species, are still needed. We also show that breeding traits could be helpful for preventive management and conservation strategies involving both expanding and decreasing populations of vultures in the Neotropics.

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Section: Sarcoramphus Papa (King Vulture)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications and Suggestions For Management Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%