Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training

Celeste, Ariela Castelli; Lopes, Alice Rabelo de Sá; Rocha, Magda dos Santos; Sá, Fernanda de Souza; Fortini, Laura Guimarães; Azevedo, Cristiano Schetini de; Lopes, Leonardo Esteves

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106154

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106154

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Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training

Ariela Castelli Celeste,

Alice Rabelo de Sá Lopes,

Magda dos Santos Rocha

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Free Flight Training as a Tool for Psittacine Reintroductions

Brightsmith,

Biro,

Mendes

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As habitat loss and other threats accelerate, ecological restoration and reintroduction science are becoming progressively more important. The psittacines are among the most endangered bird groups and are prime candidates for restoration through reintroduction. Unfortunately, post-release survival of captive-raised animals is often quite low because, in part, of high predation rates, low site fidelity, poor flight ability, and low flock cohesion. Current best practices in parrot release hold the birds in captivity for a year or more and include distinct methods to address each of these challenges. Here, we conduct a small-scale, proof-of-concept study using free flight methods and human-socialized trained adult birds to hand raise and release a group of six fledgling Blue-and-yellow Macaws in their historical range in southeastern Brazil. All six released birds showed strong flock cohesion and fidelity to the release site, avoided predation, and survived without supplemental feeding for over one year. One bird was captured by local people but was recovered and rereleased and it has reintegrated into the group and is still alive and doing well. The human-socialized trained adult birds modeled both desirable behaviors (flocking, foraging, reacting to predators) and undesirable behaviors and they were returned to captivity before the conclusion of this study. Our study suggests that free flight training has great potential to help captive-raised young attain a broad array of vital skills needed for survival post-release.

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Free Flight Training as a Tool for Psittacine Reintroductions

Brightsmith,

Biro,

Mendes

et al. 2024

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Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training

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