Present use and characteristics of Thick-billed Parrot nest sites in northwestern Mexico

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 96-103

  Monterrubio Rico, Tiberio ^a,c   Enkerlin Hoeflich, Ernesto ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conifer forests; Nest site characteristics; Northwest Mexico; Thick billed Parrot

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS AYACAHUITE; PINUS STROBIFORMIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSITTACIDAE; RHYNCHOPSITTA PACHYRHYNCHA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 1342310655     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.1.96     Document Type: Article

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