Autonomous sound recording techniques have gained considerable traction in the last
decade, but the question remains whether they can replace human observation surveys to …

Securing the long-term resilience of the world's most speciose avifauna, that of the
Neotropics, requires spatially and temporally explicit data to inform decisions. We examine …

Illegal wildlife trade, which mostly focuses on high-demand species, constitutes a major
threat to biodiversity. However, whether poaching is an opportunistic crime within high …

Background Urbanization is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Wildlife
responses to urbanization, however, are greatly variable and, paradoxically, some …

Simple Summary Monitoring programs are crucial to understanding and managing invasive
species populations. However, they are infrequent and not usually conducted in the long …

Parrots stand out among birds because of their poor conservation status and the lack of
available information on their population sizes and trends. Estimating parrot abundance is …

Illegal wildlife trade remains highly active in the Neotropics, as indicated by the thousands of
parrots annually sold in illicit city markets. However, little is known about where parrots are …

Lovebirds (genus Agapornis of family Psittaculidae) are a group of small, colourful parrot
species endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, two-thirds of which are considered …

The effects of urbanization on biodiversity had been studied mainly in northern hemisphere.
Therefore, biodiversity analysis in tropical cities is urgently required for a full understanding …

Population size is a key predictor of extinction risk and is critical to listing species in IUCN
threat categories. Assessing population size can be particularly difficult for gregarious …