Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia

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Autor(a) principal: Mee,Allan
Data de Publicação: 2005
Outros Autores: Denny,Rebecca, Fairclough,Keith, Pullan,Dave M., Boyd-Wallis,Will
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Biota Neotropica
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032005000300023
Resumo: Geophagy, or soil ingestion, is known from a wide range of animal taxa but is particularly common among macaws and parrots in the family Psittacidae. Current theory suggests that Neotropical parrots ingest soil to neutralize toxins in food such as seeds and unripe fruit and as a mineral supplement. Here, we document the occurrence of geophagy at a site in lowland forest in Bolivia. We recorded six species of parrot with a maximum of 1,044 birds on any one day. Aratinga weddellii, Pionus menstruus and Ara severa (maxima of 654, 337 and 108 birds respectively) were the most numerous species visiting the site. We recommend that the Valle de la Luna be afforded formal protection by incorporating the site into the nearby Parque Nacional Carrasco.
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spelling Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in BoliviageophagyparrotsPsittacidaelowland forestBoliviaGeophagy, or soil ingestion, is known from a wide range of animal taxa but is particularly common among macaws and parrots in the family Psittacidae. Current theory suggests that Neotropical parrots ingest soil to neutralize toxins in food such as seeds and unripe fruit and as a mineral supplement. Here, we document the occurrence of geophagy at a site in lowland forest in Bolivia. We recorded six species of parrot with a maximum of 1,044 birds on any one day. Aratinga weddellii, Pionus menstruus and Ara severa (maxima of 654, 337 and 108 birds respectively) were the most numerous species visiting the site. We recommend that the Valle de la Luna be afforded formal protection by incorporating the site into the nearby Parque Nacional Carrasco.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2005-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032005000300023Biota Neotropica v.5 n.2 2005reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/S1676-06032005000300023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMee,AllanDenny,RebeccaFairclough,KeithPullan,Dave M.Boyd-Wallis,Willeng2006-10-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032005000300023Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2006-10-23T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
title Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
spellingShingle Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
Mee,Allan
geophagy
parrots
Psittacidae
lowland forest
Bolivia
title_short Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
title_full Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
title_fullStr Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
title_full_unstemmed Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
title_sort Observations of parrots at a geophagy site in Bolivia
author Mee,Allan
author_facet Mee,Allan
Denny,Rebecca
Fairclough,Keith
Pullan,Dave M.
Boyd-Wallis,Will
author_role author
author2 Denny,Rebecca
Fairclough,Keith
Pullan,Dave M.
Boyd-Wallis,Will
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mee,Allan
Denny,Rebecca
Fairclough,Keith
Pullan,Dave M.
Boyd-Wallis,Will
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv geophagy
parrots
Psittacidae
lowland forest
Bolivia
topic geophagy
parrots
Psittacidae
lowland forest
Bolivia
description Geophagy, or soil ingestion, is known from a wide range of animal taxa but is particularly common among macaws and parrots in the family Psittacidae. Current theory suggests that Neotropical parrots ingest soil to neutralize toxins in food such as seeds and unripe fruit and as a mineral supplement. Here, we document the occurrence of geophagy at a site in lowland forest in Bolivia. We recorded six species of parrot with a maximum of 1,044 birds on any one day. Aratinga weddellii, Pionus menstruus and Ara severa (maxima of 654, 337 and 108 birds respectively) were the most numerous species visiting the site. We recommend that the Valle de la Luna be afforded formal protection by incorporating the site into the nearby Parque Nacional Carrasco.
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