10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2020

This is the only parrot in the Central Valley with a short tail, white crown, and bat-like flight whereby the wings are flapped below the plane of the body. Large numbers can occur in green space just outside of the greater metropolitan area especially where there are guava and other fruiting trees. White-fronted Parrot.

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Parrots Costa Rica San Jose Endangered Species 276

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

Jochen Roeder, a former fellow 10,000 Birds writer who lives in Germany, says according to EU nature conservation directives it’s illegal to cut down trees during the spring and summer unless they are checked by an expert for nesting birds or resting bats. The companies have to cover the costs of hiring experts and consultants.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 264

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Game Laws 264

Animal Ethics

MARCH 29, 2008

Earlier this month, NASA released new satellite photographs showing continued illegal cutting of the Mexican fir forests where virtually all of eastern North America’s monarch butterflies spend the winter. Migratory birds protect forests and crops from insect pests; butterflies, bats and other migratory species are important pollinators.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York United States illegal 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Presumably, the species also not only eats fruit but also mammals and possibly birds –the HBW specifically mentions the species catching bats emerging from caves at dusk, and feeding them to juveniles. Other threats arise from illegal logging, hunting for bushmeat, and other body parts (feathers, beak, etc.)

Rhinoceros 132

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 132