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Guam Crow, Hispaniolan Trogon Dominican Amazons AFA Funds Study of to th more than 20,000 already raised to assist these endangered species. Guam Crow, Development of a Field Based Hispaniolan Trogon Propagation Program for the and Hispaniolan Trogon. Funding approved - 2 525. Inve tigators: teve Dominican Amazons Amo , Ken Reininger, Jose Ottenwalder by Jack Clinton-Eitniear Jack Clinton-Eitniear and William Hasse. Chairman, Conservation Committee Hispaniola has 73 species ofresident San Antonio, Texas land birds, the largest of any island in the West Indies. Twenty species are During the 13th Annual Convention endemic to Hi paniola. Charles Woods, of the merican Federation of Avicul­ Ph.D., a researcher from the Florida ture held in eattle Washington 12-16 tate Museum, has conducted extensive ugu t 198 the Board of Directo'r re arch on the Haitian portion of the approved the Conservation Commit­ i land and Ii ts nine pecies of greatest t recommendation to fund three GUCl1n Crou' con er ation concern. Of the nine, con er ation tudie . eight are oftbill, the exception being Breeding Biology of the to the i land and further document the the Hispaniolan parrot. With the Mariana Crow. Funding approved ­ species' reproductive behavior and majority ofspecies that inhabit tropical 3 000. Investigator: Gary A. Michael. inve tigate the po ibility ofe tablishing forests being softbills it is of great Of the 40 true crow in the family th pecies in captivity. A special sub­ concern that our ability to deal with Corvidae, the Mariana or Guam crow committee of the Conser ation Com­ them a iculturally i years behind other (Corvus kubaryi) i on of the lea t mittee has been e tabli hed to deal with avian groups uch a parrot waterfowl tudied and onl the Hawaiian crow thi latter element ofthe program. phea ants and raptor .A propagation (Corvus hawaiiensis) i rarer. Due to the Endangered Amazona Parrots facilit centered at the Parque Zoologico introduction of the bro n tree nake in Commonwealth ofDominica. acional in anto Domingo will address (Boiga irregularis) on th i land of Funding approved - 3,000. Inve ti­ thi i ue u ing the endemic Hi paniolan Guam the Guam crow and oth r a ian gator: Dr. Peter E an . trogon (Priotelus roseigaster) as a inhabitant of the i land, ha e been The di tribution ofboth imp rial (A. 'ubject. Bird will be captured under uffering abnormal mortalit rat . In imperialis) and red-necked (A. the supervision ofJose Ottenwalder, 1984 the crow wa one of five pecie arausiaca) Amazon parrots is centered Director of Zoology, Research and Con- and ub pecie endemic to the i land upon the lopes of Morne Diablotin ervation. A specially designed aviary hich were added to the .. Federal Dominica. A population estimate of 300 will be con tructed offexhibit near the ndanger d pecie Ii t. At that time the red-necked parrot wa made in 1984 zoo' paciou walkthrough aviary. Data population a e timated to b around but although there is no recent evidence will b collected a to the ability of the 50 bird . In ept mb r of 1985 Gar for a decline in thi pecie, it i clearly 'pecie to adju t to capti ity a well a ichael tra elled to the i land ofGuam ruIn rabl to the fore t clearance it requirements as the relate to capti e to conduct a t 0 month tud of the hich ha been accelerating 0 er the propagation. A imilar effort began in p ci . During hi tudy h docu­ pa t two to three year. Only 50 imper­ Beliz under the au pice of the Belize m nt d the p ci 'vocalization and ial parrot er e timated in 1984, and Zoo. It i currently on hold until the pr nuptial behavior although the one thi pecie i critically endangered. Dr. relocation ofthe zoo i compl ted. ne t ob erved fail d to produce young. E an ' tudy incIud : 1) carrying out a The Conservation Committee is also The population wa e timated, u ing more accurate cen us of both pecie , working with the various Federal and recording of crow vocalization , to be 2) determining the range of the p ci s, Pu rto Rican authoritie in hope of appro imat I 100 individual being p ciallya it relate to variou habitat tabli hing a captive breeding colony compo ed of a £ a thr immatur t p , and 3) to tabli h an educational of th endangered black-hooded red bird. Gary' curr nt plan ar to return enter. AFA' contribution will b added 'i kin (Carduelis cucullatus) for po - ibl reI a e into the wild in Yen zuela. Dalla John on al 0 reque ted endor e­ m nt of the committee for hi project, involving field tudie and captive pr pagation of the little known yellow­ fac d parrotlet (Forpus xanthops). The ndor ement ha been given and a ub­ committee e tabli hed to deal with this pr j ct. An one intere t d in becoming in­ 1 ed ith th Con ervation Commit­ tee in an capacity or who i int r t d in obtaining th 1987 Con ration Committee R port i ncourag d to rit :Jack CIinton-Eitniear Chairman, EndangeredMariana (Guam) C~ w, (Corvus kubaryi). The species is being inve tigated AFA Con rvation Committee, 218 by GaryMichaels, Chairman, Guam Crow ub-committee and isfunded by a grant on ay, an Antonio, Texa 78209-1716. from the Conservation Fund. U 1 phon (512) 828-5306.• 28 ctob r/ ov mber 19.
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