Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal
The Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is distributed in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, inhabiting environments of xerophytic woodland and savannah; it is considered globally Endangered since 1994. Populations are under pressure from loss and modification of habitat and from capturing for the ca...
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| author | Reales, César Fabricio Sarquis, Juan Andrés Dardanelli, Sebastian Lammertink, Martjan |
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| description | The Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is distributed in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, inhabiting environments of xerophytic woodland and savannah; it is considered globally Endangered since 1994. Populations are under pressure from loss and modification of habitat and from capturing for the cage bird trade. We compared in a geographical analysis the past (1826–1994) and recent (1995–2018) distributional ranges of the Yellow Cardinal and its affinities to ecoregions, land use cover and presence in protected areas, and assessed continuity vs. fragmentation of the current distribution using the method of Medium Propinquity. We used 1191 location records from reviewed sources and our field observations. We found a reduction of the original distribution to areas where native savannahs are still in good condition. In Argentina, the species has disappeared from 8 out of 16 provinces. The altitudinal range of the species extends up to 1100 m, rather than 700 m as reported in earlier reviews. It is clearly associated with savannah, shrubland, and grassland land cover categories. In regions where it disappeared, suitable habitat remained at 33% of points where it was formerly present, with capturing for the cage bird trade as a likely cause of disappearance. Medium propinquity analysis showed as yet little fragmentation in the current distribution, except for a separation between northern and southern populations. The Yellow Cardinal is distributed mainly outside protected areas; it is found in 31 Important Bird Areas, 22 of which are not protected and are under threat from habitat loss through the expansion of agriculture. We urge improved control of illegal capturing and the maintaining of native vegetation in population strongholds of the Yellow Cardinal. |
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| spelling | INTA52682019-06-06T14:17:57Z Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal Reales, César Fabricio Sarquis, Juan Andrés Dardanelli, Sebastian Lammertink, Martjan Pájaros Biodiversidad Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Especies en Peligro de Extinción Birds Biodiversity Biodiversity Conservation Endangered Species Gubernatrix cristata Cardenal Amarillo Yellow Cardinal The Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is distributed in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, inhabiting environments of xerophytic woodland and savannah; it is considered globally Endangered since 1994. Populations are under pressure from loss and modification of habitat and from capturing for the cage bird trade. We compared in a geographical analysis the past (1826–1994) and recent (1995–2018) distributional ranges of the Yellow Cardinal and its affinities to ecoregions, land use cover and presence in protected areas, and assessed continuity vs. fragmentation of the current distribution using the method of Medium Propinquity. We used 1191 location records from reviewed sources and our field observations. We found a reduction of the original distribution to areas where native savannahs are still in good condition. In Argentina, the species has disappeared from 8 out of 16 provinces. The altitudinal range of the species extends up to 1100 m, rather than 700 m as reported in earlier reviews. It is clearly associated with savannah, shrubland, and grassland land cover categories. In regions where it disappeared, suitable habitat remained at 33% of points where it was formerly present, with capturing for the cage bird trade as a likely cause of disappearance. Medium propinquity analysis showed as yet little fragmentation in the current distribution, except for a separation between northern and southern populations. The Yellow Cardinal is distributed mainly outside protected areas; it is found in 31 Important Bird Areas, 22 of which are not protected and are under threat from habitat loss through the expansion of agriculture. We urge improved control of illegal capturing and the maintaining of native vegetation in population strongholds of the Yellow Cardinal. EEA Paraná Fil: Reales, César Fabricio. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Laboratorio de Ornitología y Conservación; Argentina Fil: Sarquis, Juan Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Laboratorio de Biogeografía y Conservación de Tetrápodos Terrestres; Argentina Fil: Dardanelli, Sebastian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Lammertink, Martjan. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Laboratorio de Ornitología y Conservación; Argentina. Cornell University. Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Estados Unidos 2019-06-06T14:16:06Z 2019-06-06T14:16:06Z 2019-05-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138119300470 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5268 1617-1381 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125708 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Journal for Nature Conservation : 125708 (Available online 3 May 2019) |
| spellingShingle | Pájaros Biodiversidad Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Especies en Peligro de Extinción Birds Biodiversity Biodiversity Conservation Endangered Species Gubernatrix cristata Cardenal Amarillo Yellow Cardinal Reales, César Fabricio Sarquis, Juan Andrés Dardanelli, Sebastian Lammertink, Martjan Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal |
| title | Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal |
| title_full | Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal |
| title_fullStr | Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal |
| title_short | Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal |
| title_sort | range contraction and conservation of the endangered yellow cardinal |
| topic | Pájaros Biodiversidad Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Especies en Peligro de Extinción Birds Biodiversity Biodiversity Conservation Endangered Species Gubernatrix cristata Cardenal Amarillo Yellow Cardinal |
| url | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138119300470 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5268 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125708 |
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