The diet of Monk Parakeet nestlings (Myiopsitta monachus) in an urban area: a study using stable isotopes

dc.contributor.author Mazzoni, Daniele ca
dc.contributor.author Pascual, Jordi ca
dc.contributor.author Montalvo, Tomás ca
dc.contributor.author González-Solís, J. ca
dc.contributor.author Senar, Juan Carlos ca
dc.contributor.other Consorci del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona ca
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-07T13:22:25Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-07T13:22:25Z
dc.date.issued 2022-09-05
dc.description Capsule: Previous observations in Barcelona and other cities showed that approximately 40% of the food ingested by adult Monk Parakeets Myiopsitta monachus is of anthropogenic origin. Here we show that this type of food source is also used for feeding nestlings. Aims: To quantify the proportion of anthropogenic food within the diet of nestling Monk Parakeets, a non-native species in Barcelona. Methods We analysed stable isotopes of 13C and 15N in feathers of Monk Parakeet nestlings collected in the Barcelona city area. We also sampled potential food sources ingested by Monk Parakeets to reconstruct the nestling diet using Bayesian mixing models with MixSIAR. Results: Almost 30% of the nestlings’ diet was composed of anthropogenic food. Conclusions: Since food availability is a major factor regulating population growth, we propose educating the general public to reduce the food supply for the species and ultimately limit its population growth.
dc.format.extent 18 p. ca
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2072/527583
dc.identifier.entitat consorcis ca
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11703/127717
dc.language eng ca
dc.provenance Recercat (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya) ca
dc.rights CC-BY-NC-ND ca
dc.subject Ocells ca
dc.subject Cotorres ca
dc.subject Cotorreta pitgrisa ca
dc.subject Nius d'ocells ca
dc.subject Espècies invasores ca
dc.subject Isòtops estables en ecologia ca
dc.subject Birds en
dc.subject Amazon parrots en
dc.subject Monk parakeet en
dc.subject Birds nests en
dc.subject Invasive species en
dc.subject Stable isotopes in ecological research en
dc.subject Aves es
dc.subject Cotorras es
dc.subject Myiopsitta monachus es
dc.subject Nidos de aves es
dc.subject Especies invasoras es
dc.subject Isótopos estables en ecología es
dc.subject.category Ciència i tecnologia ca
dc.subject.forma articles ca
dc.title The diet of Monk Parakeet nestlings (Myiopsitta monachus) in an urban area: a study using stable isotopes ca
dc.type text ca
dc.type.driver info:eu-repo/semantics/article ca
dc.type.driver info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion ca
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