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Applying a Method to Estimate the Breeding and Non-Breeding Population Fractions of the Globally Threatened Red-Spectacled Amazon.

José L Tella, Jaime Martínez, Francisco V Dénes, Viviane Zulian, Fernando Hiraldo, Nêmora P Prestes

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Article in Biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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José L TellaDepartment of Conservation Biology and Global Change, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), 41092 Sevilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3038-7424
Jaime MartínezDepartamento de Vida Silvestre Projeto Charão (AMA), Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo 99052-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7164-1951
Francisco V DénesDepartment of Ecology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9870-7682
Viviane ZulianPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1723-6995
Fernando HiraldoDepartment of Conservation Biology and Global Change, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), 41092 Sevilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9347-9895
Nêmora P PrestesDepartamento de Vida Silvestre Projeto Charão (AMA), Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo 99052-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3291-2955

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Abstract

Population size estimates are essential for investigating numerous aspects of the ecology, evolution, and conservation of wildlife. However, the life cycles of many species include cryptic life stages that are difficult to detect or sample, such as the non-breeding fractions typical of many bird populations. Quantifying the proportions of breeders and non-breeders is crucial to better assess their conservation status and population trends. We propose a simple method applicable to species that show phenotypic differences between adults and juveniles. By quantifying the proportion of ages, the size of the whole population, and its productivity, the size of the non-breeding and breeding fractions can be inferred. We applied this approach to the red-spectacled amazon,

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Amazona pretreiAraucaria angustifoliacryptic populationsextinction risknon-breeding populationspopulation monitoringpopulation sizePsittaciformesred-spectacled amazon

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