Habitat ecology of Nearctic–Neotropical migratory landbirds on the nonbreeding grounds

S Albert, JD Wolfe, J Kellerman, T Sherry… - The Condor, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Of the approximately 716 bird species that breed in North America, 386 (54%) are
considered Nearctic–Neotropical migrants by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. In the past …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat protection and restoration: Win–win opportunities for migratory birds in the Northern Andes

AM Gonzalez, N Espejo, D Armenteras… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying strategies that offer co-benefits for biodiversity protection, forest restoration and
human well-being are important for successful conservation outcomes. In this study, we …

Community modeling reveals the importance of elevation and land cover in shaping migratory bird abundance in the Andes

LN Céspedes Arias, S Wilson… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tropical Andes are characterized by extreme topographic and climatic complexity, which
has likely contributed to their outstanding current species diversity, composed of many range …

Overlooked sexual segregation of habitats exposes female migratory landbirds to threats

RE Bennett, AD Rodewald, KV Rosenberg - Biological Conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
Male and female animals often segregate spatially among habitats and landscapes outside
of breeding seasons, but it is unclear to what extent conservation efforts account for sexual …

Do similar foragers flock together? Nonbreeding foraging behavior and its impact on mixed-species flocking associations in a subtropical region

HH Jones, MJ Walters, SK Robinson - The Auk, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Mixed-species flocks are ubiquitous in forest bird communities, yet the extent to which
positive (facilitative) or negative (competitive) interactions structure these assemblages has …

Novel insights into symbiont population structure: Globe‐trotting avian feather mites contradict the specialist–generalist variation hypothesis

AE Matthews, TJ Boves, AD Sweet, EM Ames… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers often examine symbiont host specificity as a species‐level pattern, but it can
also be key to understanding processes occurring at the population level, which are not as …

Over-winter ecology and relative density of Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis in Colombia: The basis for defining conservation priorities for a sharply declining …

LN Cespedes, NJ Bayly - Bird Conservation International, 2019 - cambridge.org
The Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis is a steeply declining Neotropical migratory
bird and> 50% of its non-breeding range is within the Colombian Andes. Despite being an …

A multiscale analysis of factors influencing Setophaga striata (Blackpoll Warbler) occupancy and abundance during the nonbreeding season in eastern Colombia

A Morales-Rozo, NJ Bayly, PD Taylor… - Ornithological …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Setophaga striata (Blackpoll Warbler), one of the few boreal-breeding migratory
birds that migrates to the Orinoco and Amazon regions, is experiencing steep population …

Topography of the Andes Mountains shapes the wintering distribution of a migratory bird

AM González‐Prieto, NJ Bayly… - Diversity and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim In birds, patterns of migratory connectivity are influenced by landscape structure
experienced throughout the annual cycle. Assessing how landscape patterns drive the …

Foraging behavior of migrant warblers in mixed‐species flocks in Venezuelan shade coffee: interspecific differences, tree species selection, and effects of drought

FL Newell, TA Beachy, AD Rodewald… - Journal of Field …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Shade coffee has been identified as an important habitat for Nearctic‐Neotropical migrants
during the non‐breeding season, including species of conservation concern such as …