Phylogenetic relationships of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (<i>Conuropsis carolinensis</i>) inferred from DNA sequence data

Kirchman, Jeremy J.; Schirtzinger, Erin E.; Wright, Timothy F.

doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11259

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“…These results also suggest that the subspecific taxonomy may, in fact, be valid, despite the fairly ambiguous morphological evidence previously used to support two separate subspecies (Snyder & Russell, 2002). Although preliminary genetic work has gone as far as to place the Carolina parakeet within the subfamily Arinae in the parrot phylogeny (Kirchman et al, 2012), further genetic testing could be targeted to verify the validity of these subspecies, and to explore whether or not gene flow existed between the two subspecies in areas where they may have overlapped in the southeastern United States.…”

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“…Seasonal migration should be considered as just one of a number of adaptations that could have helped Carolina parakeets persist in colder areas than their closest relatives, which are largely tropical in distribution (Kirchman et al, 2012). For example, Carolina parakeets roosted communally in tree cavities year-round, and had fully feathered ceres (Snyder & Russell, 2002).…”

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“…Moreover, the Carolina parakeet's historic range is poorly documented, due primarily to a lack of formal observation. Central to the question of distribution is how a member of a tropical clade of parrots (see Kirchman, Schirtzinger, & Wright, 2012) survived, ecologically and physiologically, in a native range throughout much of eastern temperate North America. Throughout the early accounts and postextinction discussions, naturalists and ornithologists disagreed about whether or not Carolina parakeets migrated or seasonally shifted their range (for a detailed discussion, see McKinley, 1977).…”

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Lazarus ecology: Recovering the distribution and migratory patterns of the extinct Carolina parakeet

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2017

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The study of the ecology and natural history of species has traditionally ceased when a species goes extinct, despite the benefit to current and future generations of potential findings. We used the extinct Carolina parakeet as a case study to develop a framework investigating the distributional limits, subspecific variation, and migratory habits of this species as a means to recover important information about recently extinct species. We united historical accounts with museum collections to develop an exhaustive, comprehensive database of every known occurrence of this once iconic species. With these data, we combined species distribution models and ordinal niche comparisons to confront multiple conjectured hypotheses about the parakeet's ecology with empirical data on where and when this species occurred. Our results demonstrate that the Carolina parakeet's range was likely much smaller than previously believed, that the eastern and western subspecies occupied different climatic niches with broad geographical separation, and that the western subspecies was likely a seasonal migrant while the eastern subspecies was not. This study highlights the novelty and importance of collecting occurrence data from published observations on extinct species, providing a starting point for future investigations of the factors that drove the Carolina parakeet to extinction. Moreover, the recovery of lost autecological knowledge could benefit the conservation of other parrot species currently in decline and would be crucial to the success of potential de‐extinction efforts for the Carolina parakeet.

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Lazarus ecology: Recovering the distribution and migratory patterns of the extinct Carolina parakeet

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2017

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“…McKinley 1965, McKinley and Hardy 1985) and Noel Snyder (Snyder and Russell 2002, Snyder 2004), there has been relatively little research on the Carolina parakeet since the last captive individual died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1918. However, with the progression of increasingly sophisticated analytical approaches, such as genetic sequencing and species distribution modeling, researchers are starting to provide new insights into Carolina parakeets' evolutionary relationships within the parrot phylogeny (Kirchman et al 2012) and the range size and migratory behavior (Burgio et al 2017). To facilitate more research on this understudied, extinct species, we present the most detailed dataset yet compiled of georeferenced observations and specimens of the Carolina parakeet, ranging from 1564 to 1944.…”

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Georeferenced sighting and specimen occurrence data of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) from 1564 - 1944

Burgio

Carlson

Bond

2018

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BackgroundDespite much present-day attention on recently extinct North American birds species, little contemporary research has focused on the Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinesis). While the last captive Carolina parakeet died 100 years ago this year, the Carolina parakeet was officially declared extinct in 1920, but they likely persisted in small, isolated populations until at least the 1930s, and perhaps longer. How this once wide-ranging and plentiful species went extinct remains a mystery. Here, we present a georeferenced dataset of Carolina parakeet sightings spanning nearly 400 years by combining both written observations and specimen data.New informationBecause we include both observations and specimen data, the Carolina parakeet occurrence dataset presented here is the most comprehensive and rigorous datsetset on this species available. The dataset includes 861 sightings from 1564 to 1944. Each datapoint includes geographic coordinates, a measurement of uncertainty, detailed information about each sighting, and an assessment of the sighting's validity. Given that this species is so poorly understood, we make these data freely available to facilitate more research on this colorful and charismatic species.

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“…Miyaki et al, 1998;de Kloet & de Kloet, 2005;Tokita et al, 2007;Wright et al, 2008;Schweizer et al, 2011;Kirchman et al, 2012;Schirtzinger et al, 2012). Segundo a classificação de Joseph et al (2012), a família Psittacidae é composta por todos os gêneros de papagaios do Novo Mundo (i.e., subfamília Arinae) e pelos gêneros africanos Psittacus e…”

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Taxonomia e filogeografia do complexo Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820) (Aves: Psittacidae)

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Taxonomia e filogeografia do complexo Os PsittaciformesOs psitacídeos são aves que atraíam a atenção da humanidade desde os tempos mais remotos. Sua beleza, capacidade de interação com humanos e habilidade no aprendizado e reprodução de palavras fizeram dos papagaios aves muito procuradas como aves de estimação (Forshaw & Cooper, 1989; Pepperberg, 1999, Anderson, 2003, Forshaw, 2010Silveira, Brettas, 2015). Devido a estas qualidades essas aves foram consideradas como símbolo de status, poder e nobreza na Antiguidade (Barber, 1993; Anderson, 2003, Silveira, Brettas, 2015.Os papagaios constituem uma ordem de aves bem distinta e definida, os Psittaciformes, um dos grupos de aves mais facilmente reconhecidos (Forshaw & Cooper, 1989;Sick, 1997;Forshaw, 2010). Estas aves são caracterizadas pelo bico alto e recurvado, tarsometatarso invariavelmente curto, arranjo zigodáctilo dos pés e cabeça proporcionalmente maior e mais larga que o pescoço (Forshaw & Cooper, 1989;Collar, 1997;Sick, 1997;Forshaw, 2010).Outras adaptações osteológicas e anatômicas incluem uma articulação que permite um extenso movimento da maxila e da mandíbula, além de um conjunto de língua e estrutura do músculo da mandíbula altamente desenvolvido e diversificado (Collar, 1997).Os Psittaciformes exibem enorme variação em tamanho e massa corporal. Micropsitta pusio (8,4 cm de comprimento e 15 g de massa), Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (1 metro de comprimento) e Strigops habroptilus (3 kg de massa), por exemplo, compreendem a menor e as duas maiores espécies em comprimento e massa, respectivamente (Collar, 1997;Forshaw, 2010).A plumagem do corpo é verde na maioria das espécies, à exceção das cacatuas e de alguns outros grupos, servindo como camuflagem no meio da vegetação. Áreas do corpo como cabeça, asas, uropígio e coberteiras superiores da cauda frequentemente exibem marcas de coloração avermelhada, amarelada ou azulada, produzindo padrões característicos que são úteis na identificação ao nível de espécie (Forshaw & Cooper, 1989;Forshaw, 2010).Apresentam enorme variação no que diz respeito à preferência de habitat, distribuição geográfica e comportamento (Forshaw & Cooper, 1989). Ocorrem principalmente no hemisfério sul, sendo comumente encontrados em regiões tropicais, onde preferem viver em florestas de baixa altitude (Forshaw, 2010) embora poucas espécies sejam encontradas em regiões temperadas e em áreas de grandes altitudes (Juniper & Parr, 1998). 3A homogeneidade morfológica dos Psittaciformes ocasionou considerável dificuldade de classificação sistemática (Collar, 1997), resultando em uma enorme quantidade de propostas de divisão do grupo ao longo do tempo. Uma das primeiras classificações foi apresentada por Salvadori (1891) que propôs a divisão da ordem em sete famílias. Inúmeros arranjos foram sugeridos desde então; autores como Brereton (1963) e Reichenow (1913) admitiam a existência de onze e oito famílias, respectivamente. Além destes, entre os outros arranjos estão aqueles em que a ordem era dividida em cinco (Verheyen, 1956), quatro (Crac...

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Phylogenetic relationships of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) inferred from DNA sequence data

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Lazarus ecology: Recovering the distribution and migratory patterns of the extinct Carolina parakeet

Lazarus ecology: Recovering the distribution and migratory patterns of the extinct Carolina parakeet

Georeferenced sighting and specimen occurrence data of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) from 1564 - 1944

Taxonomia e filogeografia do complexo Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820) (Aves: Psittacidae)

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