Πανέμορφα πουλιά...
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Την κυρίαρχη συμπεριφορά όμως έναντι των θηλυκών προφανώς δεν την απέκτησαν στην εκτροφή αλλά τη μεταφέρουν στα γονίδια τους. Γιατί πάντα τα ζώα με τέτοιες συμπεριφορές έχουν προβλήματα "αριθμών" και κατά συνέπεια... Διαιώνιση του είδους τους.
Άλλωστε και οι μειωμένοι αριθμοί τους στην άγρια φύση καταδεικνύουν και αυτές τις δύσκολες συμπεριφορές και καταστάσεις.
Ίσως να έχεις δίκιο Γιάννη. Παρολα αυτά δεν αναφέρεται κάτι τέτοιο στην βιβλιογραφία της wikipedia στην παράγραφο που μιλά για
τους κινδύνους και το status τους.
Threats and Status
Hunting for food, trapping for the cage-bird trade and habitat loss were the principal causes of this species's decline. Deforestation has been the result of forestry activities, the expansion of banana cultivation, charcoal production, the loss of nesting-trees felled by trappers seeking young birds for trade, and natural events such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions (Snyder et al. 2000).
The introduced nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), undermines large trees causing them to topple, reducing the number of suitable nest trees (Culzac-Wilson 2005).
A cross-country road is planned, funded by the Taiwanese government, which would destroy large areas of suitable habitat and increase deforestation rates (Culzac-Wilson et al. 2003).
The genetic isolation of the separate sub-populations may present further cause for concern.
The small population of captive birds at the Graeme Hall Sanctuary in Barbados is at very high risk. This is due to the lethargy of the Barbados Government in working with the St. Vincent Government and the owner of the Graham Hall Sanctuary to move the birds to an off-shore island or even back to St. Vincent. Increased raids and poaching at the Sanctuary, the deliberate cutting off of the Sanctuary's water supply, and with little on no support from the local Police when raids occur, all mean that this small population is unlikely to survive.
Due to all of these contributing factors, the St. Vincent Parrot is considered Vulnerable on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[1] It is listed on Appendix I and II of
CITES.
