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      A night-lighting technique for capturing Peruvian thick-knees (Burhinus superciliaris) and first data on molt sequence and biometrics Translated title: Técnica de deslumbramiento nocturno para la captura de alcaravanes peruanos (Burhinus superciliaris) y primeros datos sobre secuencia de muda y biometría

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          The Peruvian thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843) is an uncommon species with highly cryptic behavior, and is thus difficult to capture and monitor. As a result, many questions remain about their basic life-history strategies and conservation status. During January and February 2009, a night-lighting technique was developed for the selective capture of Peruvian Thick-knees in southwestern Ecuador, and the molt sequence and biometrics of freeranging individuals were documented for the first time. Birds were located (24 sightings) and captured (four individuals) along 48 km of unpaved roads using a lightweight LED flashlight and a 80-cm diameter hand-held net. On average, capture success was 0.29 birds captured/session (range, 0-2) out of 0.64 attempts per session (range, 0-4) and a capture rate of 0.44 birds/attempt (n = 9 attempts). The molt progress was sequential and highly symmetrical and no simultaneous growing of feathers from the same feather tract was observed, except in secondaries. In contrast to the rectrices, primary feathers were shed from the innermost to the outermost, whereas birds seemed to have two molting centers for secondaries. The high recapture opportunities of this method allows monitoring the molt sequence, weight gain, spatial use and other life-history parameters of the Peruvian Thick-knee and possibly other small and medium-sized birds.

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          El alcaraván peruano Burhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843) es una especie rara con un comportamiento muy críptico, lo que dificulta su captura y monitoreo. Como resultado, aún desconocemos numerosos aspectos de su biología y estado de conservación. En enero y febrero de 2009, se desarrolló una técnica de deslumbramiento nocturno para la captura selectiva de Alcaravanes Peruanos en el suroeste de Ecuador, y se documentaron por primera vez los patrones de muda y la biometría de individuos en libertad. Las aves se localizaron (24 observaciones) y capturaron (cuatro individuos) a lo largo de 48 km de carreteras no asfaltadas utilizando un linterna ligera LED y una red de mano de 80 cm de diámetro. En promedio, el éxito de captura fue de 0.29 aves capturadas/sesión (rango, 0-2), a razón de 0.64 intentos por sesión (rango, 0-4) y una tasa de captura de 0.44 aves/intento (n = 9 intentos). El proceso de muda fue secuencial, muy simétrico y no se observó crecimiento simultáneo de plumas del mismo grupo salvo en las secundarias. Las primarias, al contrario que las rectrices, se reemplazaron desde el interior hacia el exterior, mientras que las aves parecían mostrar dos centros de muda para las secundarias. Las elevadas oportunidades de recaptura de este método permiten monitorear la secuencia de muda, ganancia de peso, uso del espacio y otros aspectos de la biología del Alcaraván peruano y, posiblemente, de otras aves de tamaño pequeño y mediano.

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                Journal
                azm
                Acta zoológica mexicana
                Acta Zool. Mex
                Instituto de Ecología A.C. (Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico )
                0065-1737
                2448-8445
                2015
                : 31
                : 1
                : 36-40
                Affiliations
                [01] Sevilla orgnameEstación Biológica de Doñana orgdiv1Department of Evolutionary Ecology España ccomocho@ 123456ebd.csic.es
                Article
                S0065-17372015000100005 S0065-1737(15)03100100005
                d5522cad-e162-4194-acff-5477cd50cab1

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 30 July 2014
                : 16 October 2013
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                Burhinidae,Ecuador,population monitoring,life history,selective capture,monitoreo de poblaciones,historia de vida,captura selectiva

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