PSITTACUS ERITHACUS
Universidad Pablo Olavide, CSIC Estación Biológica de Doñana and Psittacus Catalonia SL
Cameroon, Gabon and Republic of Congo.
April 2023
PUBLICATION(pending)
Proposal to be confirmed
Preliminary analysis
Planning & Design
Realization
Analysis and interpretation of the results
Publication of the results
The population of Psittacus erithacus has suffered a significant decline in recent decades, being considered "endangered" according to IUCN criteria. Intense deforestation in its natural habitat, together with the effects of illegal wildlife trafficking for the international pet trade, is causing a decline in populations throughout its distribution area. African grey parrots are also hunted for food and for use in traditional medicine in some areas. However, the extent of this population decline is unknown, as objective studies to assess the severity of the situation are lacking in much of their range, mainly in those areas considered still relatively unspoilt and well conserved.
To finance an expedition to evaluate "in situ" the status of Psittacus erithacus erithacus populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The project will be carried out by the following researchers:
- Pedro Romero-Vidal (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pedro-Romero-Vidal)
- José L Tella (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose-Tella)
- Martina Carrete (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martina-Carrete)