Distribution, threats and conservation of the White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi, Accipitridae), the most threatened raptor in the Neotropics

Abstract The White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi) is an endemic and threatened raptor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Here we present the known records of the species, describe the vegetation types where it was found and show Ecological Niche Models generated using Maxent algorithm. Most of the...

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Main Authors: Glauco Alves Pereira, Helder Farias Pereira de Araújo, Severino Mendes de Azevedo Júnior, Cíntia Camila Silva Angelieri, Luís Fábio Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100228&lng=en&tlng=en