The Azure Jay may reproduce in plantations of Araucaria angustifolia in southern Brazil

Summary We undertook field observations of the Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus in Araucaria plantations and a secondary forest in southern Brazil from 2007 to 2010. During the breeding season, the territory and the flock sizes in Araucaria plantations (31.6–42.2 ha; 2–3 individuals) seemed to be smal...

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Published inBird conservation international Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 205 - 212
Main Authors BOESING, ANDREA LARISSA, ANJOS, LUIZ DOS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.06.2012
Subjects
Araucaria
Aves
Breeding
Breeding seasons
Conservation
Cyanocorax
Forests
Nests
Plantations
Rain forests
Rainforests
Reproduction
Territory
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Summary:Summary We undertook field observations of the Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus in Araucaria plantations and a secondary forest in southern Brazil from 2007 to 2010. During the breeding season, the territory and the flock sizes in Araucaria plantations (31.6–42.2 ha; 2–3 individuals) seemed to be smaller than in the secondary forest (64.5–72.6 ha; 5–6 individuals). One active nest was monitored in October–November 2009 and indicated cooperative breeding by the Azure Jay, as for the majority of American jays. The fact that reproduction was documented in Araucaria plantations may be positive for the conservation of this species, since natural areas of mixed rainforest are becoming increasingly scarce.
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ISSN:0959-2709
1474-0001
DOI:10.1017/S0959270911000529