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4: Location of nest box sites and suitable natural cavities which have been discovered, in the Baturité Mountain area. Nest boxes located close to one another may not be visible as distinct points on the map.
been a large part of the project, with the added benefit of empowering locals to participate in species conservation in their community.
conservation awareness campaign. The conservation awareness campaign actively promotes various outreach activities, including training courses with local teachers, special lectures in public schools, participation in community events, and the establishment of a project headquarters and visitor center with an onsite educator (Figure 3). This campaign was integral in the discovery of the two localities outside of Baturité and the ongoing effort is critical to the success of the nest-box program. Additionally, the ongoing support of the community to guard against poachers at artificial cavity locations and to inform about the significance of bird and biodiversity conservation has
The deployment of artificial nesting cavities has been extremely successful with the first reproductive success observed in April 2010, and a steady increase in the rates of nest box occupation and fledging success observed during the 2011, 2012, and 2013 breeding seasons. To date, 45 nest boxes have been placed at secure locations around Pacoti and Guaramiranga, in the Baturité Mountains (Figure 4) Successful occupation of the nest
boxes has increased each year with 263 chicks joining the population in the last 4 years. This is a significant increase, an approximated doubling of the estimated population size (Figure 5). Additional work to band the fledglings, collect biometric data, and obtain DNA samples for each bird has been implemented in the past two years and work is under way to genotype banded individuals. This has significantly increased the body of knowledge available for the ecology of this species, and has enabled a more targeted approach for nest box placement.
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