The conservation of Spix's macaw
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 24 (4) , 224-228
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300034943
Abstract
An expedition recently mounted in north-eastern Brazil gathered evidence strongly indicating that Spix's macaw Cyanopsitta spixii is effectively extinct in the wild. The only hope of saving the species from total extinction now rests with the small captive population. Fieldwork suggested that habitat degradation played a part in the decline of the species and it was concluded that habitat conservation should be a major consideration in future efforts to save it. A fully integrated conservation package is proposed that reflects the multiplicity of conservation needs of Spix's macaw.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- A Guide to the Birds of South AmericaBird-Banding, 1971
- Remarks on Kaempfer's Collections in Eastern BrazilThe Auk, 1928