From the cage to the wild: introductions of Psittaciformes to Puerto Rico

Falcón, Wilfredo; Tremblay, Raymond L.

doi:10.7717/peerj.5669

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“…In contrast, however, they found that White-winged Parakeets and Monk Parakeets have greatly expanded their range on Puerto Rico in recent years, which is consistent with atlas results indicating that both species are widespread. Although Falcón and Tremblay (2018) found that populations of Red-masked Parakeet and Orange-fronted Parakeet showed only slight range expansions on the island, the atlas results indicate that both species remain localized near their presumed release sites. Similarly, the introduced Java Sparrow described as limited to the San Juan metropolitan area, especially Old San Juan (Oberle 2018, Raffaele 1989a, remains restricted to that area as also documented in the atlas.…”

Section: Atlas Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 62%

“…Like the introduced finches in novel habitats, introduced parrots, parakeets, cockatoos, and macaws (psittacines) have also become naturalized in novel urban, suburban, and forest habitats on Puerto Rico (Raffaele 1989a(Raffaele , 1989b. More recently, Falcón and Tremblay (2018) report that 29 nonnative psittacine species have been observed in the wild on Puerto Rico, of which 12 species have been found breeding, but most with small populations, which are highly localized. In contrast, however, they found that White-winged Parakeets and Monk Parakeets have greatly expanded their range on Puerto Rico in recent years, which is consistent with atlas results indicating that both species are widespread.…”

Section: Atlas Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The White Cockatoo is endemic to several Indonesia islands ( Juniper and Parr 1998). It is also a common species in captivity ( Juniper and Parr 1998) and has been introduced to Puerto Rico where it has a stable population trend, although with low numbers, around the municipalities of Bayamón and Guaynabo in the metropolitan area (Falcón and Tremblay 2018).…”

Section: Distribution and Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Puerto Rico Breeding Bird Atlas

Castro‐Prieto¹,

Wunderle

Salguero‐Faría³

et al. 2021

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J. Castro-Prieto contributed to data analyses; prepared figures, tables, and appendices; wrote species descriptions; and wrote and edited the different sections of this atlas. J.M. Wunderle, Jr. initiated the atlas project by organizing the first meetings with lead participants; served as the science advisor for the atlas; contributed to field data gathering, data reviewing, and some initial analyses; advised on data presentation; edited the atlas; provided citations of key publications; and wrote sections of the introduction in chapter 1. J.A. Salguero-Faría coordinated field data collection, data entry, and review; and edited species accounts, figures, and tables, as well as major sections of this atlas. S. Soto-Bayó organized and updated the database, contributed to data analyses, and prepared figures and maps for the atlas and for the species accounts. J.D. Crespo-Zapata described, edited, and reviewed the species accounts including figures, tables, and cited literature. W.A. Gould was one of the participants in the first meeting that led to the development of the atlas, contributed to the development of most of the spatial layers used in this atlas to estimate species distribution, and served as a reviewer of the document and the species accounts.

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Section: Atlas Results and Discussionmentioning

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Section: Atlas Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Distribution and Habitatmentioning

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The Puerto Rico Breeding Bird Atlas

Castro‐Prieto¹,

Wunderle

Salguero‐Faría³

et al. 2021

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“…These species are widely distributed around the globe as pets. However, feral individuals of both of these species have been observed in Puerto Rico, although they are rare sightings, and no breeding populations have been detected [ 46 ]. Despite the dominance of chickens and the abundance of native bird species, we were still able to detect these rare feeding events on pet birds.…”

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Temporal and Spatial Blood Feeding Patterns of Urban Mosquitoes in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico

Hopken

Reyes-Torres

Scavo

et al. 2021

Insects

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Urban ecosystems are a patchwork of habitats that host a broad diversity of animal species. Insects comprise a large portion of urban biodiversity which includes many pest species, including those that transmit pathogens. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) inhabit urban environments and rely on sympatric vertebrate species to complete their life cycles, and in this process transmit pathogens to animals and humans. Given that mosquitoes feed upon vertebrates, they can also act as efficient samplers that facilitate detection of vertebrate species that utilize urban ecosystems. In this study, we analyzed DNA extracted from mosquito blood meals collected temporally in multiple neighborhoods of the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico to evaluate the presence of vertebrate fauna. DNA was collected from 604 individual mosquitoes that represented two common urban species, Culex quinquefasciatus (n = 586) and Aedes aegypti (n = 18). Culex quinquefasciatus fed on 17 avian taxa (81.2% of blood meals), seven mammalian taxa (17.9%), and one reptilian taxon (0.85%). Domestic chickens dominated these blood meals both temporally and spatially, and no statistically significant shift from birds to mammals was detected. Aedes aegypti blood meals were from a less diverse group, with two avian taxa (11.1%) and three mammalian taxa (88.9%) identified. The blood meals we identified provided a snapshot of the vertebrate community in the San Juan Metropolitan Area and have potential implications for vector-borne pathogen transmission.

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“…In Puerto Rico, barrages of new, invasive species are being introduced (e.g., Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2016;Falcón & Tremblay, 2018). Often overlooked are the increasing numbers of exotic orchids (Ackerman, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Refugia and Barriers to the Spread of A. graminifolia and D. crumenatum in Puerto Rico

Foster

Ackerman

Falcón³

2019

Preprint

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Establishment of new populations is contingent on overcoming abiotic and biotic barriers. While this applies to all species, these hurdles are at the forefront of invasion biology where prediction, prevention, eradication, and control strategies depend on an understanding and exploitation of barriers to establishment and spread. Arundina graminifolia and Dendrobium crumenatum are two invasive orchids spreading throughout Puerto Rico. Current records on their distributions across the island are sparse, and their interactions with the surrounding ecosystem are unknown. Through a direct population survey of all known localities, we identified a new, acquired enemy of both orchids: the orchid-specialist weevil, Stethobaris polita. In this study, we used niche modelling to identify suitable habitats for each orchid on the island and map their current distributions and interactions with S. polita, along with their distributions in the most extreme climate scenario in 2050, in order to contextualize projected patterns of establishment on the island. Our findings show that D. crumenatum flourishes in urban environments which also provide refugia from S. polita. In contrast, there is currently no refugia for A. graminifolia from S. polita attack, as it is more sensitive to the same climatic variables as S.polita. Furthermore, projections into the most extreme climate scenario suggests Puerto Rico will be unsuitable for A. graminifolia and S. polita's survival, and become less suitable for D. crumenatum, by 2050.

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From the cage to the wild: introductions of Psittaciformes to Puerto Rico

Cited by 15 publications

References 94 publications

The Puerto Rico Breeding Bird Atlas

The Puerto Rico Breeding Bird Atlas

Temporal and Spatial Blood Feeding Patterns of Urban Mosquitoes in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico

Identifying Refugia and Barriers to the Spread of A. graminifolia and D. crumenatum in Puerto Rico

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