Glaucia and Vandir are in the south of Pantanal, investigating a little more about the reproductive biology of the Blue Fronted Parrot. The reproductive season initiates in July, when the couples begin to look for cavities that work as nests; the posture and egg incubation starts in August; the hatching occurs in September, and the nestlings leave their nests in November.
During this period, the Project team stays 15 days per month in the field, monitoring the nestlings with a camera inside the nest, registering their hatch and doing their biometry.

We will come back soon from this field trip with more new and pictures!! ;-)

3 ovos de papagaio verdadeiro

Nest of Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot.

Filhotes de papagaio verdadeirorecem nascido

These are cute baby parrots!

Estagiaria Verónica monitoando um ninho, com o auxilio de uma camara interna

This is the extern Veronica, monitoring a nest with a video camera.

Biometry of a nestling

Here Glaucia is doing biometry in one nestling.

Glaucia e Vandir monitorando um ninho

Glaucia and Vandir monitoring a nest.

Glaucia monitorando um ninho, onde o adulto foi predado

Glaucia is monitoring a nest where and adult Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot was predated.

Papagaio verdadeiro adulto, investigando um ninho

An adult Parrot checking if this cavity would be a good nest!

Casal de papagaio-verdadeiro iniciando a postura

This couple have found a cavity to initiate their posture. :-)



Post a comment

Name: 
Email: 
(Not displayed with comment)
URL: 
Comments: