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Morocco SD 2017 Trip Report
Morocco 9th - 18th March 2017 Desert Sparrow is surely one of the best looking and most sought after of all the sparrows Tour Leader: Lisle Gwynn All photos in this report were taken by Lisle Gwynn on this tour Species depicted in photographs are named in BOLD RED www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Introduction Morocco is a fascinating destination, and one that many world birders have neglected for too long. It is increasingly becoming a go-to country for European birders in Spring, and offers some of the most exciting birding in the Western Palearctic biogeographic region. Not only does it offer a chance to see Afro-European migration at its peak, but it also offers a plethora of exciting and special endemic and near-endemic species at its core. Add to this the fact that throughout the tour we have excellent accommodation and some of the best food available anywhere in the world (in my opinion), it all goes toward making Morocco a must-visit location for any birder branching out into the world. It is also currently by far the safest North African country to visit, with little crime and none of the problems that plague the rest of the region, and therefore presents a comfortable and safe opportunity to experience North Africa. This year’s tour followed our tried and tested route, starting in the manic city of Marrakesh at a serene hotel amongst the craziness, a quick departure to the idyllic Ourika Valley and the high snow-capped peaks of Oukameiden and the high Atlas Mountains, before descending to the stony desert around Boumalne Dades and the ochre-cast dunes of the Sahara at Erg Chebbi. -
The Habitat Preference of the Endemic Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus Hirundinaceus (Caprimulgidae) of Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 22(2), 210-214 ARTICLE June 2014 The habitat preference of the endemic Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus (Caprimulgidae) of Brazil Johan Ingels1,5, Juan Mazar Barnett2, Marcelo Ferreira de Vasconcelos3 and Hilery Desmond Jackson4 1 Galgenberglaan 9, BE-9070 Destelbergen, Belgium. 2 Deceased. 3 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Museu de Ciências Naturais, Avenida Dom José Gaspar, 290, Prédio 41, Coração Eucarístico, CEP 30535-610, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 4 2-6 Beer Court, Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia. 5 Corresponding author: [email protected] Received on 10 August 2013. Accepted on 25 December 2013. ABSTRACT: We discuss the choice of habitats for roosting and breeding by the Pygmy Nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus), a Brazilian endemic from the eastern part of the country. We observed that the choice of nesting and roosting sites of this nightjar is closely connected to open gravelly and stony areas (lajeiros) in the Caatinga and to rocky outcrops (pedras) in the Atlantic Forest, which allows us to conclude that the Pygmy Nightjar is a rupicolous nightjar, preferring rocky substrates for roosting and breeding. KEYWORDS: Caprimulgidae, habitat choice, nesting sites, rocky substrate, roosting sites. INTRODUCTION Cleere 1999). The upperparts of the nominate form hirundinaceus are described as light grayish brown, The Pygmy Nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) is one while cearae has a somewhat paler and vielliardi a darker of the smallest Neotropical nightjars (16-20 cm, Cleere plumage (Ribon 1995, Cleere 1998, Holyoak 2001). 1998; 16.5-19 cm, Holyoak 2001), endemic to eastern These differences in general plumage color of the three Brazil, where it is found east of approximately 46°W subspecies are well illustrated by photos in Cleere (2010, (Cleere 1998, Holyoak 2001). -
Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention
Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention: the role of the Convention on Wetlands in the Conservation and Wise Use of Biodiversity edited by A. J. Hails Ramsar Convention Bureau Ministry of Environment and Forest, India 1996 [1997] Published by the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland, Switzerland, with the support of: • the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of the Walloon Region, Belgium • the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark • the National Forest and Nature Agency, Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Denmark • the Ministry of Environment and Forests, India • the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden Copyright © Ramsar Convention Bureau, 1997. Reproduction of this publication for educational and other non-commercial purposes is authorised without prior perinission from the copyright holder, providing that full acknowledgement is given. Reproduction for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. The views of the authors expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect those of the Ramsar Convention Bureau or of the Ministry of the Environment of India. Note: the designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Ranasar Convention Bureau concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Citation: Halls, A.J. (ed.), 1997. Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention: The Role of the Convention on Wetlands in the Conservation and Wise Use of Biodiversity. -
Territory Size of the Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe Lugens Along an Aridity Gradient
Journal of Arid Environments 74 (2010) 1413e1417 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Arid Environments journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jaridenv Territory size of the Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens along an aridity gradient F. Khoury a,*, N. Boulad b a Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 150459, Zarqa 13115, Jordan b Research and Survey Section, Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, P.O.Box 1215, Jubeiha 11941, Amman, Jordan article info abstract Article history: Breeding territories of Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens were investigated in three study areas in Received 15 September 2009 Jordan to describe and explain variation in territory size along an aridity gradient. In moderately Received in revised form productive semi-deserts, Mourning Wheatears defended small territories (averages for two different 22 January 2010 areas 3.0 ha and 5.9 ha) that were arranged as relatively dense neighbourhood clusters, while in Accepted 11 May 2010 extremely arid deserts, territories were significantly larger (average 22.8 ha) and arranged in very loose Available online 9 June 2010 clusters. Contender pressure and probably vegetation cover (as cue of sustained prey availability) played a dual role in determining territory sizes. The relative role of prey availability as proximate factor Keywords: Contender pressure increased with aridity due to low contender pressure in extremely arid deserts. Ó Desert 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Jordan Productivity Territoriality 1. Introduction Wheatears, genus Oenanthe, are insectivorous birds that aggressively defend exclusive, food-related breeding territories Territory size in animals often relates inversely to food abun- against both conspecific intruders and heterospecific competitors dance (food-value theory), i.e. -
Southern Israel: a Spring Migration Spectacular
SOUTHERN ISRAEL: A SPRING MIGRATION SPECTACULAR MARCH 21–APRIL 3, 2019 Spectacular male Bluethroat (orange spotted form) in one of the world’s greatest migration hotspots, Eilat © Andrew Whittaker LEADERS: ANDREW WHITTAKER & MEIDAD GOREN LIST COMPILED BY: ANDREW WHITTAKER VICTOR EMANUEL NATURE TOURS, INC. 2525 WALLINGWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 1003 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746 WWW.VENTBIRD.COM SOUTHERN ISRAEL: A SPRING MIGRATION SPECTACULAR March 21–April 3, 2019 By Andrew Whittaker The sky was full of migrating White Storks in the thousands above Masada and parts of the the Negev Desert © Andrew Whittaker My return to Israel after working in Eilat banding birds some 36 years ago certainly was an exciting prospect and a true delight to witness, once again, one of the world’s most amazing natural phenomena, avian migration en masse. This delightful tiny country is rightly world-renowned as being the top migration hotspot, with a staggering estimated 500–750 million birds streaming through the African- Eurasian Flyway each spring, comprising over 200 different species! Israel is truly an unparalleled destination allowing one to enjoy this exceptional spectacle, especially in the spring when all are in such snazzy breeding plumage. Following the famous Great Rift Valley that bisects Israel, they migrate thousands of miles northwards from their wintering grounds in western Africa bound for rich breeding grounds, principally in central and eastern Europe. Israel acts as an amazing bottleneck resulting in an avian abundance everywhere you look: skies filled with countless migratory birds from storks to raptors; Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 2 Southern Israel, 2019 rich fish ponds and salt flats holding throngs of flamingos, shorebirds, and more; and captivating deserts home to magical regional goodies such as sandgrouse, bustards and larks, while every bush and tree are moving with warblers. -
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: Species Not Recorded from India
PRAVEEN ET AL.: Birds of the Indian Subcontinent 93 Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: Species not recorded from India Praveen J., Rajah Jayapal, Tim Inskipp, Deepal Warakagoda, Paul M. Thompson, R. Charles Anderson & Aasheesh Pittie 137. Abbott’s Booby. Photo: Charles Anderson Praveen J., Jayapal, R., Inskipp, T., Warakagoda, D., Thompson, P.M., Anderson, R.C. & Pittie, A., 2017. Birds of the Indian subcontinent: Species not recorded from India. Indian BIRDS 13 (4): 93–101. Praveen J., B303, Shriram Spurthi, ITPL Main Road, Brookefields, Bengaluru 560037, Karnataka, India. E-mail: [email protected]. [PJ] Corresponding author]. Rajah Jayapal, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty (Post), Coimbatore 641108, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: [email protected] [RJ] Tim Inskipp, 1 Herneside, Welney, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 9SB, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected] [TI] Deepal Warakagoda, 2 Ceylon Bird Club, 127 Nawala Road, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. , E-mail: [email protected] [DW] Paul M. Thompson, House 32 Road 10, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh. E-mail: [email protected] [PMT] R. Charles Anderson, P.O. Box 2074, Malé, Republic of Maldives. E-mail: [email protected] [RCA] Aasheesh Pittie, 2nd Floor, BBR Forum, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Telangana, India. E-mail: [email protected]. [AP] Manuscript received on 25 June 2017. he Indian Subcontinent, comprising seven countries, provides one (or two) recent reference/s that review/s the namely, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri species status in the respective country. We also provide detailed TLanka, and the Maldives, is often recognised as a distinct annotations for some select rarities for the Indian Subcontinent. -
European Red List of Birds
European Red List of Birds Compiled by BirdLife International Published by the European Commission. opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Commission or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, Citation: Publications of the European Communities. Design and layout by: Imre Sebestyén jr. / UNITgraphics.com Printed by: Pannónia Nyomda Picture credits on cover page: Fratercula arctica to continue into the future. © Ondrej Pelánek All photographs used in this publication remain the property of the original copyright holder (see individual captions for details). Photographs should not be reproduced or used in other contexts without written permission from the copyright holder. Available from: to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed Published by the European Commission. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. ISBN: 978-92-79-47450-7 DOI: 10.2779/975810 © European Union, 2015 Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Printed in Hungary. European Red List of Birds Consortium iii Table of contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................................1 Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................................5 1. -
Supplementary Material
Pterocles alchata (Pin-tailed Sandgrouse) European Red List of Birds Supplementary Material The European Union (EU27) Red List assessments were based principally on the official data reported by EU Member States to the European Commission under Article 12 of the Birds Directive in 2013-14. For the European Red List assessments, similar data were sourced from BirdLife Partners and other collaborating experts in other European countries and territories. For more information, see BirdLife International (2015). Contents Reported national population sizes and trends p. 2 Trend maps of reported national population data p. 3 Sources of reported national population data p. 5 Species factsheet bibliography p. 6 Recommended citation BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Further information http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/euroredlist http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/european-red-list-birds-0 http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/europe http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/redlist/ Data requests and feedback To request access to these data in electronic format, provide new information, correct any errors or provide feedback, please email [email protected]. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Pterocles alchata (Pin-tailed Sandgrouse) Table 1. Reported national breeding population size and trends in Europe1. Country (or Population estimate Short-term -
Transport of Water by Adult Sandgrouse to Their Young Tom J
THE CONDOR VOLUME69 JULY-AUGUST,1967 NUMBER4 TRANSPORT OF WATER BY ADULT SANDGROUSE TO THEIR YOUNG TOM J. CADE and GORDONL. MACLEAN In 1896 the English aviculturist Meade-Waldo published an astonishing and seemingly incredible account of how the males of sandgrouse that he successfully bred in captivity carried water to their young in their breast feathers. To quote from his original report: As soon as the young were out of the nest (when twelve hours old) a very curious habit developed itself in the male. He would rub his breast violently up and down on the ground, a motion quite distinct from dusting, and when all awry he would get into his drinking water and saturate the feathers of the under parts. When soaked he would go through the motions of flying away, nodding his head, etc. Then, remembering his family were close by, would run up to the hen, make a demonstration, when the young would run out, get under him, and suckthe water from his breast. This is no doubt the way that water is conveyed to the young when far out on waterless plains. The young . are very independent, eating hard seed and weeds from the first, and roosting independently of their parents at ten days old (Meade-Waldo, 1896). See also Meade- Waldo (1921). Despite the fact that .Meade-Waldo (1897 ; 1921) observed 61 broods from three different species of sandgrouse hatched in his aviaries between 189.5 and l915, and soon received confirmation from another breeder for two species (St. Quintin, 1905), and despite the fact that field naturalists and native hunters have frequently observed wild male sandgrouse wetting their breast feathers at water holes in the way described (Meade-Waldo, 1906; Buxton, 1923; Heim de Balsac, 1936; Hoesch, 1955), the idea that the young do receive water in this exceptional way has met with a great deal of scepticism (Archer and Godman, 1937; Meinertzhagen, 1954, 1964; Hiie and Etchkcopar, 1957; Schmidt-Nielsen, 1964). -
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan
NEPA Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for Afghanistan June 2008 United Nations Environment Programme Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch First published in Kabul in 2008 by the United Nations Environment Programme. Copyright © 2008, United Nations Environment Programme. This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. United Nations Environment Programme Darulaman Kabul, Afghanistan Tel: +93 (0)799 382 571 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.unep.org DISCLAIMER The contents of this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of UNEP, or contributory organizations. The designations employed and the presentations do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authority, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Unless otherwise credited, all the photos in this publication have been taken by the UNEP staff. Design and Layout: Rachel Dolores -
A Report on the Guano-Producing Birds of Peru [“Informe Sobre Aves Guaneras”]
PACIFIC COOPERATIVE STUDIES UNIT UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I AT MĀNOA Dr. David C. Duffy, Unit Leader Department of Botany 3190 Maile Way, St. John #408 Honolulu, Hawai’i 96822 Technical Report 197 A report on the guano-producing birds of Peru [“Informe sobre Aves Guaneras”] July 2018* *Original manuscript completed1942 William Vogt1 with translation and notes by David Cameron Duffy2 1 Deceased Associate Director of the Division of Science and Education of the Office of the Coordinator in Inter-American Affairs. 2 Director, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, Department of Botany, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822, USA PCSU is a cooperative program between the University of Hawai`i and U.S. National Park Service, Cooperative Ecological Studies Unit. Organization Contact Information: Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, Department of Botany, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa 3190 Maile Way, St. John 408, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822, USA Recommended Citation: Vogt, W. with translation and notes by D.C. Duffy. 2018. A report on the guano-producing birds of Peru. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report 197. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Botany. Honolulu, HI. 198 pages. Key words: El Niño, Peruvian Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens), Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii), Peruvian Booby (Sula variegate), Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus), upwelling, bird ecology behavior nesting and breeding Place key words: Peru Translated from the surviving Spanish text: Vogt, W. 1942. Informe elevado a la Compañia Administradora del Guano par el ornitólogo americano, Señor William Vogt, a la terminación del contracto de tres años que con autorización del Supremo Gobierno celebrara con la Compañia, con el fin de que llevara a cabo estudios relativos a la mejor forma de protección de las aves guaneras y aumento de la produción de las aves guaneras. -
Nest-Site Provision Experiment for Long-Eared Owls to Attempt To
Notes Nest-site provision experiment for Long-eared Owls To attempt to improve the breeding success of Long-eared Owls Asio otus, artificial nest- sites were provided in an area where the owls were known to overwinter. The nests provided consisted of two types: old potato or apple-picker baskets made of willow, with the handles removed, and baskets of a similar shape made of wire-netting. Three willow baskets and six wire baskets were sited in November 1979, in a small Cambridgeshire wood of mixed deciduous trees, comprising mainly willow Salix, silver birch Betula, oak Quercus and hawthorn Crataegus. All the baskets were fixed to suitable trees at a height of approximately 5 m, and then each lined with sticks of various lengths and thicknesses to provide a firm base. 140. Long-eared Owl Asio otus on nest in willow basket provided as artificial nest-site, Cambridgeshire, May 1981 (D.J. Gamer) continued... 376 Notes 377 During the first year, 1980, none of the baskets was used, but in 1981 one of the willow baskets was occupied by a pair of Long-eared Owls (plate 140), which had a clutch of three eggs, of which two hatched, and two young fledged. Current literature states that Long-eared Owls nest in the same area each year, but not in the same nest. This is probably due to the fact that natural sites (e.g. old birds' nests and squirrels' dreys) are destroyed over winter and do not last for a further year. With this experiment using these more substantial nests, it is hoped that the same site will be used in succeeding years.