| Autor: |
WHITFIELD, STEVEN M., PATTERSON, JUDD M., PERNAS, ANTONIO, DAVIS, MICHELLE, LORENZ, JEROME J., RIDGLEY, FRANK N. |
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Florida Field Naturalist; May2021, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p58-81, 24p |
| Abstrakt: |
American Flamingos are among the most iconic--and rarest--of Florida's native birds. Though historical large flocks were decimated by hunting, small groups of flamingos of unknown origin persist in Florida today. Here, we report a satellite telemetry study of an American Flamingo in Florida Bay, Florida, USA, over a 22-month period. The flamingo used an extensive tidal flat at Snake Bight (Everglades National Park) and numerous mangrove-fringed mudflats inside keys within Florida Bay. Movement patterns varied by time of day and time of year and indicated that movements were tracking hydroperiod and prey availability across a landscape mosaic of spatially and temporally variable resources. We used a community science platform (eBird) to assess reporting probability for this flamingo; reporting probability was very low despite the conspicuous nature of the species. Though our telemetry data are from a single individual, this study represents the first empirical field study of any wild flamingo in Florida. Our findings on habitat selection and movement will be foundational to developing evidence-based conservation strategies for flamingos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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