Assessing population size and structure for Andean Condor Vultur gryphus in Bolivia using a photographic ‘capture‐recapture’ method
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DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12681
Abstract: The Andean Condor Vultur gryphus is a globally threatened and declining species. Problems of surveying Andean Condor populations using traditional survey methods are particularly acute in Bolivia, largely because only few roosts are known there.… read more here.
Keywords: condor; andean condor; size; capture recapture ... See more keywords
Banned pesticide still poisoning EU raptors
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abh0840
Abstract: Despite being an iconic species and the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is moving fast toward extinction. Its world population, which probably does not exceed 6700 individuals… read more here.
Keywords: aut noma; chile; andean condor; ndor ... See more keywords
Pigmentation and not only sex and age of individuals affects despotism in the Andean condor
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205197
Abstract: Attributes such as sex, age and pigmentation of individuals could correspond to the competitive skills they use to access resources and, consequently, determine their social status when a hierarchy of dominance is established. We analysed… read more here.
Keywords: age; andean condor; sex age; pigmentation ... See more keywords
Anthropogenic threats to the Vulnerable Andean Condor in northern South America
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278331
Abstract: Vultures comprise one of the most threatened groups of birds worldwide. With a total population not exceeding 6700 mature individuals, and in rapid decline across its range, the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) is listed as… read more here.
Keywords: andean condor; population; south america; northern south ... See more keywords
Effects of the environmental conditions and seasonality on a population survey of the Andean condor Vultur gryphus in the tropical Andes
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14763
Abstract: Background Among the New World vultures, the Andean condor is considered one of the most culturally and ecologically important species. However, their populations are declining over their entire distributional range. In response, conservation strategies have… read more here.
Keywords: andean condor; tropical andes; environmental conditions; survey ... See more keywords