Relationship between pest birds and landscape elements in the Pampas of central Argentina
Mariano Codesido A B , Emmanuel Zufiaurre A and David Bilenca AA Grupo de Estudios sobre Biodiversidad en Agroecosistemas (GEBA), Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires and IEGEBA (UBA/CONICET), Intendente Güiraldes 2160 – Ciudad Universitaria – Pabellón II – Cuarto piso, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina.
B Corresponding author. Email: mcodesido@ege.fcen.uba.ar
Emu 115(1) 80-84 https://doi.org/10.1071/MU13110
Submitted: 11 December 2013 Accepted: 21 July 2014 Published: 5 January 2015
Abstract
Many species of birds are considered pests in rural areas modified for agricultural production. We evaluated the abundance of four species of avian pests (Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata), Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) and Spot-winged Pigeon (P. maculosa)) in the Pampas of central Argentina. From 2006 to 2008, we surveyed 35 transects along secondary roads. All four species showed a response to the presence of exotic woodlots in rural areas. Monk Parakeets and the two pigeons were more likely to be found in woodlots with tall, perennial trees (Eucalyptus spp.), whereas Eared Doves were more likely to be found in woodlots with short, perennial trees (mainly species of Pinus and Casuarina). We did not detect any association between abundance of pest species and the presence of crops. These results suggest that management of exotic perennial trees in rural areas of the Pampas of central Argentina may provide a means of control of pest birds.
Additional keywords: agroecosystem, Eared Dove, Monk Parakeet, habitat management, Picazuro Pigeon, Spot-winged Pigeon, South America.
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