Browsing Investigación ambiental by Author "Latta, Steven C."
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Aspectos del comportamiento de forrajeo de la cigüita del río Parkesia motacilla (Aves: Passeriformes: Parulidae) en época no reproductiva
(2011)[Español] Se estudió el comportamiento de forrajeo de Parkesia motacilla (Parulidae) durante los meses septiembre-noviembre y enero-marzo (2008-2009) en una localidad de la provincia Duarte, en el noreste de República ... -
Avian conservation planning in the Caribbean : experience and recommendations from the Dominican Republic
(2005)The Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola, supports more bird species than any other Caribbean country except Cuba. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded in the country, including 285 native residents ... -
Avian resource use in Dominican shade coffee plantations
(1998)We quantified foraging behavior of 19 bird species in shade coffee plantations in the Dominican Republic to document and evaluate their use of food resources in the shade overstory relative to the coffee understory. -
Breeding behavior of the endangered Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
(2002)[English] The Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), which is considered here as a full-species (Hispaniolan Crossbill, L. megaplaga), is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic where it is ... -
The composition and foraging ecology of mixed-species flocks in pine forests of Hispaniola
(1996)[English] We determined the flocking propensity of 48 species of birds occurring in native pine forest in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, and the species composition of 180 mixed-species flocks. -
Ecological relationships of two todies in Hispaniola : effects of habitat and flocking
(1996)We studied microhabitat use, foraging and social behavior of Broad-billed (Todus subulatus) and Narrow-billed (T. angustirostris) Todies in two areas o f sympatry in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic. Solitary ... -
First record of Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) nesting on Hispaniola
(2014)[English] This paper provides the first nesting record of Turkey Vultures on Hispaniola, a description of these four nests, and general information on three other previously unreported nests. -
Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) : a new species for Hispaniola
(2009)Abstract: We report on the occurrence of a new vagrant bird species for Hispaniola, and only the third record of this species in the West Indies. The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) was identified by sight and ... -
A new intrageneric Dendroica hybrid from Hispaniola
(1998)On 7 November 1993, while Latta (SCL) and Wunderle (JMW) were mist-netting in a shade coffee plantation 2 km northwest of Jumunucu, La Vega Province, Dominican Republic (elevation 600 m), an unusual-appearing warbler was ... -
Observations on the abundance, site persistence, home range, foraging, and nesting of the Pine Warbler on Hispaniola, and first record of ground nesting for this species
(1999)[English] We studied the permanent resident Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) from October-April 1996–1997 and 1997–1998 in high-elevation Hispaniolan pine (Pinus occidentalis) forests of the Sierra de Bahoruco in the Dominican ... -
The birds of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic : an annotated checklist
(2003)[Este recurso no está disponible en formato electrónico para consulta en línea o descarga]. Hispaniola, the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic, boasts 145 breeding species including three endemics. The ... -
Three new migratory bird species reported from Hispaniola
(2006)Abstract: We report the occurrence of three species of migratory birds new to the island of Hispaniola, including Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), and Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus ... -
Winter site fidelity of Nearctic migrants in shade coffee plantations of different sizes in the Dominican Republic
(2000)We studied three Nearctic migrant species (American Redstart [Setophaga ruticilla], AMRE; Black-and-white Warbler [Mniotilta varia], BAWW; Black-throated Blue Warbler [Dendroica caerulescens ], BTBW) wintering in 14 isolated ...
