Temporada de nidificación 2009 de Ara ambiguus y Ara macao en el Sureste de Nicaragua y Norte de Costa Rica
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2012-06
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Monge, Guisselle
Chassot, Olivier
Ramírez, Oscar
Alemán, Indalecio
Figueroa, Alfredo
Brenes, Dayling
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Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
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Resumen. Describimos la anidación de Ara ambiguus y Ara macao en el Corredor Biológico El Castillo-San Juan-La Selva en la cuenca baja del Río San Juan durante la temporada reproductiva 2009. Realizamos una búsqueda intensiva de nidos para ambas especies con el objetivo de cuantificarlos y conocer la relación en cuanto a especies de árboles utilizadas, orientación y altura. Localizamos un total de 31 nidos de A. ambiguus en Costa Rica (n=23) y Nicaragua (n=8). La población de A. ambiguus en Nicaragua construyó sus nidos a una altura significativamente mayor (33.12±4.58 m) a la de la población de Costa Rica (19.52±6.78 m), (F=27.49; 1,29; P<0.05). No encontramos una preferencia sobre la disposición del ángulo de la cavidad de los nidos para la población de Costa Rica (Rayleigh test= 0.16, n=23; P= 0.57) ni para la población de Nicaragua (Rayleigh test= 0.31, n=8; P=0.47). Parece existir una relación fuerte entre la altura de los árboles y la altura de los nidos en la población de A. ambiguus de Costa Rica (ρ=0.87; gl=21; P<0.05), y no así para la población de Nicaragua, donde hubo una relación fuerte, pero no significativa (ρ=0.72; gl=6; P=0.05). La población de Nicaragua seleccionó sus nidos en árboles con DAP menores (81±24.52) en relación con la población de Costa Rica y únicamente en árboles de Dipteryx panamensis.
Abstract. We describe the nesting of Ara ambiguus and A. macao in the El Castillo-San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor in the lower San Juan river watershed during the 2009 breeding season. We conducted an intensive search for nests for both species with the aim to quantify them and to know their relation regarding tree species used for nesting, orientation, and height. We located a total of 31 nests of A. ambiguus in Costa Rica (n=23) and Nicaragua (n=8). The population of A. ambiguus in Nicaragua constructed its nests significantly higher (33.12±4.58m) than those of the population of Costa Rica (19.52±6.78 m), (F=27.49; 1,29; P<0.05). We did not find a preference on the disposition of the angle of the cavity of nests for the population of Costa Rica (Rayleigh test= 0.16, n=23; P= 0.57) and the population of Nicaragua (Rayleigh test= 0.31, n=8; P= 0.47). A strong relation between the height of the trees and the height of the nests seems to exist in the population of A. ambiguus in Costa Rica (ρ=0.87; gl=21; P<0.05) which is not the case for the population in Nicaragua where there is a strong but non-significant relation (ρ=0.72; gl=6; P=0.05). The population of Nicaragua selected its nests in trees with smaller BHD (81±24.52) in relation to the population of Costa Rica, and nested solely in Dipteryx panamensis trees.
Abstract. We describe the nesting of Ara ambiguus and A. macao in the El Castillo-San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor in the lower San Juan river watershed during the 2009 breeding season. We conducted an intensive search for nests for both species with the aim to quantify them and to know their relation regarding tree species used for nesting, orientation, and height. We located a total of 31 nests of A. ambiguus in Costa Rica (n=23) and Nicaragua (n=8). The population of A. ambiguus in Nicaragua constructed its nests significantly higher (33.12±4.58m) than those of the population of Costa Rica (19.52±6.78 m), (F=27.49; 1,29; P<0.05). We did not find a preference on the disposition of the angle of the cavity of nests for the population of Costa Rica (Rayleigh test= 0.16, n=23; P= 0.57) and the population of Nicaragua (Rayleigh test= 0.31, n=8; P= 0.47). A strong relation between the height of the trees and the height of the nests seems to exist in the population of A. ambiguus in Costa Rica (ρ=0.87; gl=21; P<0.05) which is not the case for the population in Nicaragua where there is a strong but non-significant relation (ρ=0.72; gl=6; P=0.05). The population of Nicaragua selected its nests in trees with smaller BHD (81±24.52) in relation to the population of Costa Rica, and nested solely in Dipteryx panamensis trees.
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LAPA VERDE, LAPA ROJA, REPRODUCCION ANIMAL, CORREDOR BIOLOGICO, GREEN LAPA, RED LAPA, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION, BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
