El Flamenco Americano (Phoenicopterus ruber) en la Orinoquia Colombiana: ¿Ampliación de Rango o introducción de Especie?

Murillo-Pacheco, Johanna I.; Bonilla-Rojas, Wilian F.; Iborra, Germán M. López

doi:10.22579/20112629.286

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“…In South America, four countries are noteworthy: Colombia, Venezuela, Bonaire, and Curaçao. For Colombia, Murillo-Pacheco et al [ 9 ] suggested that the recent occurrence of individuals in new areas indicates a possible range extension or the presence of vagrant/introduced individuals. In Venezuela, Espinoza et al [ 33 ] suggested that the American Flamingo population represents 38% of the global population, a very similar proportion to that found in this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Colombia, Murillo-Pacheco et al [ 9 ] suggested the possibility of range expansion for the Orinoco region. However, the eBird data had no information for this region.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the eBird data had no information for this region. Historically, the American Flamingo distribution occurred on the Caribbean coast of Colombia [5,9], as shown by the majority of eBird records coming from coastal Departments (e.g., La Guajira, Magdalena). As in Mexico, inland records of flamingos could be exotic or introduced [9] and these probably do not equate to a range extension.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Notwithstanding its population status, P. ruber is a habitat specialist of coastal wetlands, which makes it vulnerable to coastal land-use change [6], adverse environmental conditions [2] such as rising sea levels caused by climate change that might reduce breeding success [7], water pollution, and collision with utility lines, among others (references in [8]). American Flamingos live in shallow bodies of saline, brackish or freshwater, from sea level up to 200 m [5,9], where they forage and reproduce in groups of up to 24,000 individuals [8]. Flamingos move between foraging sites searching for food [10] especially breeding birds that can change of feeding sites seven times more than nonbreeding birds [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessment of the American Flamingo distribution, trends, and important breeding areas

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The American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, is a charismatic bird distributed throughout the Caribbean, North and South America. Its wide distribution, the complexity of international monitoring due to its capacity for long-distance flying, and a focus mostly on local populations, make it difficult to understand the dynamics between sites. Here, we took advantage of the citizen eBird science project to present a global perspective on the distribution of the American Flamingo, and identify the potentially most important countries for breeding. We obtained 16,930 records for the Americas from the 1960s until October 2018, of which 9,283 could be used for our objectives. The eBird database indicated a considerable increase in the total number of records over the last decade (2010s), probably reflecting an increase in tourism facilities, research investment, technological advancement, interest in conservation, and the worldwide availability of eBird. We also observed a range extension in the Gulf of Mexico in the United States and a significant recolonization in the Florida Peninsula. The apparent range extension to the South is more likely to be linked to biases in the data; for example, in any given country the number of records might reflect either reporting efforts or actual numbers. eBird data confirmed that six countries host the main breeding colonies (Bahamas, Bonaire, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela). We suggest three additional countries as potential breeding areas for the species (Colombia, Curaçao, Turks and Caicos Islands) for which more field observations are necessary to support this possibility. This global appraisal of the distribution of the American Flamingo using citizen science data provides valuable information for national and international management and conservation programs such as the need to verify the species breeding status in areas where it appears to be expanding its distribution.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Colombia, Murillo-Pacheco et al [ 9 ] suggested the possibility of range expansion for the Orinoco region. However, the eBird data had no information for this region.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%