Data from: Satellite telemetry of Blue-throated Macaws in Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Beni, Bolivia) reveals likely breeding areas

Davenport LC, Boorsma T, Carrara L, Antas PdTZ, Faria L, Brightsmith DJ, Herzog SK, Soria-Auza RW, Hennessey AB. 2021. Data from: Satellite telemetry of Blue-throated Macaws in Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Beni, Bolivia) reveals likely breeding areas. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.5nd951n8

Abstract

The Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis) is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the Llanos de Moxos ecosystem of Beni, Bolivia. To aid conservation of the northwestern population that utilizes the Barba Azul Nature Reserve during the non-breeding season, we set out to learn the sites where these birds breed using satellite telemetry. We describe preliminary tests conducted on captive birds (at Loro Parque Foundation, Tenerife, Spain) that resulted in choosing Geotrak Parrot Collars, a metal, battery-operated unit that provides data through the Argos satellite system. In September 2019, we tagged three birds in Barba Azul with Geotrak collars, and received migration data for two birds, until battery depletion in November and December 2019. Our two migrant birds were tracked leaving Barba Azul on the same date (27 September), but departed in divergent directions (approximately 90 degrees in separation). They settled in two sites approximately 50–100 km from Barba Azul. Some details of the work are restricted out of conservation concern as the species still faces poaching pressures. Knowing their likely breeding grounds, reserve managers conducted site visits to where the birds were tracked, resulting in the discovery of breeding birds, although no birds still carrying a transmitter were seen then. A single individual still carrying its collar was spotted 13 August 2021 at Barba Azul. The work suggests that the Blue-throated Macaws of Barba Azul use breeding sites that are scattered across the Llanos de Moxos region, although within the recognized boundaries of the northwestern subpopulation. We conclude that the use of satellite collars is a feasible option for research with the species and could provide further conservation insights.

Keywords

Ara glaucogularis,animal tracking,Ara glaucogularis,Argos,blue-throated macaw,Llanos de Moxos,Psittacidae,satellite telemetry

Taxa

Taxon

Ara glaucogularis

Blue-throated Macaw

Sensors

Sensor

Argos Doppler Shift

DOIs of related Publications

https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110564

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https://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.1376

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@misc{001/1_5nd951n8,
  title = {Data from: Satellite telemetry of Blue-throated Macaws in Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Beni, Bolivia) reveals likely breeding areas},
  author = {Davenport, LC and Boorsma, T and Carrara, L and Antas, PdTZ and Faria, L and Brightsmith, DJ and Herzog, SK and Soria-Auza, RW and Hennessey, AB},
  year = {2021},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.5nd951n8},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.5nd951n8},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}

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AU  - Davenport, Lisa C.
AU  - Boorsma, Tjalle
AU  - Carrara, Lucas
AU  - Antas, Paulo de Tarso Zuquim
AU  - Faria, Luciene
AU  - Brightsmith, Donald J.
AU  - Herzog, Sebastian K.
AU  - Soria-Auza, Rodrigo W.
AU  - Hennessey, A. Bennett
Y1  - 2021/11/15
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KW  - Psittacidae
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