Home range and movements of juvenile Puerto Rican parrots
Journal of Wildlife Management
By: G.D. Lindsey, W.J. Arendt, J. Kalina, and G.W. Pendleton
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Abstract
We studied home range and movements of 15 radio-marked, juvenile Puerto Rican parrots (Amazona vittata) fledging from wild nests during summer and fall, 1985-87. When juvenile parrots remained in the nest valley, home ranges during 1986 (.hivin.x = 32 .+-. 10 [SE] ha, n = 4) were larger (P = 0.0079) than during 1987 (.hivin.x = 13 .+-. 6 ha, n = 5). After radio-marked parrots integrated into adult flocks, home ranges during 1986 (.hivin.x = 1,075 .+-. 135 ha, n = 3) were similar (P = 0.10) to 1987 (.hivin.x = 416 .+-. 62 ha, n = 2). Juvenile parrots restricted their movements to nest valleys an average of 58 .+-. 29 days following fledging. After joining adult flocks, juvenile parrots routinely flew between the east and west slopes of the Luquillo Mountains but did not exhibit a seaonal pattern of movement. We recommend that captive-raised, juvenile parrots used in release programs be .gtoreq. 5 months old to ensure they are mature enough to integrate into wild flocks.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Home range and movements of juvenile Puerto Rican parrots |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 318-322 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| First page | 318 |
| Last page | 322 |
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