Waterbirds – 2000 – Volume 23 – Special Publication 1

WATERBIRDS
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATERBIRD BIOLOGY

JOURNAL OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY

Volume 23, Special Publication (1) 2000

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF FLAMINGOS
Edited by
Guy A. Baldassarre, Felicity Arengo, and Keith L. Bildstein

Part One: Europe and the Mediterranean

An overview of the Greater Flamingo ringing program in the Camargue (southern France) and some
aspects of the species’ breeding biology studied using marked individuals. A. R. Johnson. 2-8

Nocturnal movements of breeding Greater Flamingos in southern Spain. M. Rendón-Martos, J. M. Vargas,
M. A. Rendón, A. Garrido, and J. M. Ramirez. 9-19

Evidence of seasonal sex ratio manipulation in the Greater Flamingo. G. Bertault, M. Raymond,
F. Rousset, F. Cézilly, and A. R. Johnson. 20-25

Individual distances among Greater Flamingos as indicators of tourism. R. Yosef. 26-31

Flamingos presumable excaped from captivity find suitable habitat in western Europe. J. M. Treep. 32-37

Part Two: Africa

Declines and movements of Lesser Flamingos in Africa. R. E. Simmons. 40-46

Conservation status of Flamingos in Kenya. O. Nasirwa. 47-51

The distribution and density of Lesser Flamingos in East Africa in relation to food availability and
productivity. C. H. Tuite. 52-63

The importance of the Makgadikgadi salt pans in Botswana for Flamingos in Africa. G. P. McCulloch
and W. Borello. 64-68

Part Three: The Caribbean

A review of the ecology and conservation of Caribbean Flamingos in Yucatán. G. A. Baldassarre and
F. Arengo. 70-79

Numbers and distribution of the Caribbean Flamingo in Venezuela. F. Espinoza, L. Parra, J. Aranguren,
A. Martino, M. Quijada, D. Pirela, R. Rivero, T. Guiterrez, N. Jimenez, S. Leal, and E. Leal. 80-86

Abundance of benthic macroinvertebrates in Caribbean Flamingo feeding areas at Los Olivitos Refuge,
western Venezuela. E. E. Esté and C. L. Casler. 87-94

Caribbean Flamingos feeding at a new solar saltworks in western Venezuela. C. L. Casler and
E. E. Esté. 95-102

Monitoring Caribbean Flamingos as Los Olivitos Wildlife Refuge, western Venezuela. D. E. Pirela. 103-108

Part Four: South America

Abundance and distribution of the South American Altiplano Flamingos. M. Valqui, S. M. Caziani,
O. Rocha O., and E. Rodriguez R. 110-113

Long-term survey of Chilean Flamingo breeding colonies on Mar Chiquita Lake, Córdoba, Argentina.
E. H. Bucher, A. L. Echevarria, M. D. Juri, and J. M. Chani. 114-118

Andean Flamingos breeding at Laguna Brava, La Rioja, Argentina. E. H. Bucher, J. M. Chani, and
A. L. Echevarria. 119-120

Abundance and habitat of high Andes Flamingos in northwestern Argentina. S. M. Caziani and
E. J. Derlindati. 121-133

Assessment of the threats to Flamingos at the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Nature Reserve
(Arequipa, Perú). J. A. Ugarte-Núñez. 134-140

Part Five: Captivity

Captive Flamingo populations and opportunities for research in zoos. C. E. King. 142-149

What 19 years of observation on captive Greater Flamingos suggests about adaptations to breeding
under irregular conditions. A. Studer-Thiersch. 150-159

Plumages and molt patterns in captive Caribbean Flamingos. P. W. Shannon. 160-172

Social and reproductive relationships of captive Caribbean Flamingos. P. W. Shannon. 173-178

Sonographic analysis of the vocalizations of Chilean and Caribbean Flamingos. J. T. Boylan. 179-184

Behavioral demands on a new exhibit for Greater Flamingos at the Basle Zoo, Switzerland.
A. Studer-Thiersch. 185-192

Comparison of hand-reared Caribbean and Lesser Flamingos at SeaWorld California. L. E. Burch
and C. Gailband. 193-197

Part Six: Summary and Future Directions

Flamingo Specialist Group: Past, present and future activities. A. R. Johnson. 200-205

Flamingo science: Current status and future needs. K. L. Bildstein, G. A. Baldassarre, and F. Arengo. 206-211

Overview and future directions: The summing-up. W. Conway. 212-213