First record of a breeding site of Ara militaris mexicanus (Ridgway, 1915), Military Macaw (Psittacidae), in the Alto Balsas Poblano Region, Mexico

By

Vázquez-Reyes, Leopoldo Daniel
Jiménez-Arcos, Víctor H.
Ramírez-Bastida, Patricia
Rodríguez-Malacara, Jorge Tanit
Contreras-González, Ana María
Sanabria-Urban, Oscar Salomón
Rivera-Ortiz, Francisco Alberto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-8-15

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

996--1003

Subjects

breeding behaviors , breeding site , Conservation , Nexapa River , Santa María Cohetzala , tropical dry forest

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.4.996

 

Abstract

We report a new breeding site of Ara militaris mexicanus (Ridway, 1915), Military Macaw, in the state of Puebla in the Alto Balsas river basin, Mexico. The breeding site is in the Cañón Grande area along the Nexapa River. Observed temporality and breeding behaviors agree with the recorded breeding season of this species in Central Mexico. Notably, the region has no current designation as a protected natural area for conservation. We recommend collaboration with the local community to initiate efforts towards designate the Alto Balsas river basin as a protected natural area.