Oystercatcher Research and Management in Latin America Gulf of Fonseca, Central America Salvadora Morales, Conservation specialist [email protected] Golfo de Fonseca Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador
50,000 hectares of Shrimp Farms 78% of the production of shrimp farm in Central America Diversity of hábitats in the Gulf of Fonseca Migratory Season Shorebirds Surveys
2012-2013 Montly shorebird count in Honduras and Nicaragua (Nov-March). 2013-2014 www.migratoryshorebirdproject.com
2014-2015 Central America2016-Waterbirds2017 Census
2015-2016
2016-2017 Three simultaneus count with our local partners (november (2017) , may (2018) and september (2019) 2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021 Environmetal education and identification of Best Practices2019-2020 in Shrimp farming
2016-2017 2018-2019 Increased our knowledge of the non- breeding areas of American Oystercatcher and other shorebird species. Resighted 17 banded birds and 100 +
resights 2016-2017
2015-2016 2017-2018 2019-2020
2016-2017 2018-2019 Golfo de Fonseca as a Unit: We increase our understanding of the movement of the AMOY between feeding and roosting areas. 231 birds in September 2019 (1.9% biogeographic population H.palliatus palliatus) 116 site naturalsaltflats and salt Bahía dela El Unión, Salvador: roostingflocks atthe dikesfarms. shrimp of site as feeding area.OystercatchermoveMany off of areasfeeding andgetter in Delta Estero del Real, Nicaragua: as roostingsite primarysite. Punta HondurasCondega, 55 MAXIMUM COUNTS, PUNTA CONDEGA HONDURAS HONDURAS CONDEGA PUNTA COUNTS, MAXIMUM
2019 31
90 23 47,48 Ene
24 Feb , 6F,, 2018 90 May C1P Aug
66 Sep
111 : ponds Breeding:? 2017 Oct
14
23 Nov 14 Breeding: ? Breeding: (3 pairs) Breeding: 2 pairs. Breeding: Dic
45 pairs.
2014 18
11 5 Non No - - breeding:120birdsuse roosting Breeding: No - 2 89usebreeding: birds this
2020 32 28 22 15 116 AIU COUNTS MAXIMUM 47,48 birdsuse this
2018 3
, 6F,, 60
58 Jan Feb C1P 83
2017 86 Mar , T2 T2 ,
82 Sep DELTA DELTA
2016 73 Oct 21 75 Nov ESTERO Dic
2014 6 28 REAL REAL
34 2013 24 4 Breeding Pair, two pair in Nicaragua and two in El Salvador. No reproductive success in recent years (extreme high tide destroy the nest and man stole the eggs). Next Steps
Monitoring breeding and migratory population and protect active nest.
Protection and managment of roosting sites.
Involve shrimp farms, salt producer and local communities in the conservation of habitats and sites for shorebirds.
Build capacities to identify the species of shorebirds within the shrimp farms. Conservation and management actions: Best Practices
Promoting dikes free of vegetation (grasses) Add as part of the corridors, dikes free of vegetation, shallow simulating the natural salt flats. reservoirs, or remnants of natural salt flats. Disturbance
Best management Practices: Development of a disturbance control plan to protect shorebird species from predator control and other disturbances at sites used for roosting at high tides or roosting and nesting during the breeding season.
Employee training to ensure employees understand how to appropriately manage buffers, barriers, and corridors for roosting, foraging, and breeding habitat for shorebird species (Charadriiformes).
Seasonal and year around signage to ensure appropriate practices and activities (e.g., speed limit, noise control) around important bird concentration sites to minimize worker impacts. Shorebird-Friendly Shrimp
Farms located in the Western Hemisphere should maintain habitats critical for shorebird species (Charadriiformes) listed as Endangered or Threatened by the Endangered Species Act of the U.S.A., Endangered or Threatened by the Species at Risk Act of Canada, Highly Imperiled Red Knot or High Concern in the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan and/or Special Concern, Threatened, or Endangered in the Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan.
American Oysterchatcher Semipalmated Sandpiper Outreach campaign Migration and Flyways
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1.9% For contact: [email protected] +505 88517081