Abundance of the Cape parrot in South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-54

  Wirminghaus, J Olaf ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a   Symes, Craig T ^a   Perrin, Mike R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cape parrot; Census; Distribution; Field technique; Poicephalus robustus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION SIZE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; POICEPHALUS ROBUSTUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0033947273     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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