NEOTROPICAL REGION

Past co-ordinators (2014-2018): Dr. Igor Berkunsky, Donald Brightsmith, PhD, MSc. Martín Lezama López

This region has published the regional update of current threats faced by Neotropical parrots.

Berkunsky I, Quillfeldt P, Brightsmith DJ, Abbud MC, Aguilar JMRE, Alemán-Zelaya U, Aramburú RM, Arce Arias A, Balas McNab R, Balsby TJS, Barredo Barberena JM, Beissinger SR, Benites de Franco MR, Berg KS, Bianchi CA, Blanco E, Bodrati A, Bonilla-Ruz C, Botero- Delgadillo E, Canavelli SB, CaparrozR, Cepeda RE, Chassot O, Cinta-Magallón C, Cockle KL, Daniele G, de Araujo CB, de Barbosa AE, de Moura LN, Del Castillo H, Díaz S, Díaz-Luque JA, Douglas L, Figueroa Rodríguez A, García-Anleu RA, Gilardi JD, Grilli PG, Guix JC, Hernández M, Hernández-Muñoz A, Hiraldo F, Horstman E, Ibarra Portillo R, Isacch JP, Jiménez JE, Joyner L, Juarez M, Kacoliris FP, Kanaan VT, Klemann-Júnior L, Latta SC, Lee ATK, Lesterhuis A, Lezama-López M, Lugarini C, Marateo G, Marinelli CB, Martínez J, McReynolds MS, Mejia Urbina CR, Monge-Arias G, Monterrubio-Rico TC, Nunes AP, Nunes FdP, Olaciregui C, Ortega- Arguelles J, Pacifico E, Pagano L, Politi N, Ponce-Santizo G, Portillo Reyes HO, Prestes NP, Presti F, Renton K, Reyes-Macedo G, Ringler E, Rivera L, Rodríguez-Ferraro A, Rojas-Valverde AM, Rojas-Llanos RE, Rubio-Rocha YG, Saidenberg ABS, Salinas-Melgoza A, Sanz V, Schaefer HM, Scherer-Neto P, Seixas GHF, Serafini P, Silveira LF, Sipinski EAB, Somenzari M, Susaníbar D, Tella JL, Torres-Sovero C, Trofino-Falasco C, Vargas-Rodríguez R, Vázquez-Reyes LD, White Jr TH, Williams S, Zarza R & JF Masello (2017) Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations. Biological Conservation 214:278-287.

Freely available at • www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320717306298 (0006-3207/ © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Licensing material from an Elsevier journal posted in this web page under agreement, Original Order Number: 501316194)

Projects for the period 2018-2022:

1. Coordinate with all researchers and members in the area to see what they are doing and what they are interested in doing together. Disseminate this information. Form a plan from this integration of other voices.

2. Support the formation of working groups for particular species to meet on email, facebook, or video conferencing. For instance, we need a specialists group for A. oratrix / auropaliata in Central America, and macaws in Central and South America.

3. Support the formation of a section of our group (across regions) dedicated to wildlife trafficking.

4. Support the formation of a section of our group dedicated to population monitoring techniques and plans on how to fill in holes and vulnerable areas.

Working Groups and Collaborative Teams

Macaw Sub-Group

Green Macaw Initiative

Parrot Outcome Study

eBird Sensive Species

contact Section Coordinator for information on joining