Nidificación exitosa del Loro Barranquero (Cyanoliseus patagonus) en palmera canaria (Phoenix canariensis): una nueva adaptación al ambiente urbano en el sudoeste bonaerense

Daiana Lera; Natalia Cozzani; Sergio Zalba

doi:10.56178/na.vi70.1091

Novel Records Published 07 October 2025 https://doi.org/10.56178/na.vi70.1091

Successful nesting of the Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in a Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis): a novel adaptation to urban environment of southwestern Buenos Aires

Parrots Psittaciformes urban birds urban breeding

Daiana Lera GEKKO, Grupo de Estudios en Conservación y Manejo, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670 (CP 8000), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina | CONICET, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Natalia Cozzani GEKKO, Grupo de Estudios en Conservación y Manejo, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670 (CP 8000), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina | COA (Club de Observadores de Aves) Loica Pampeana. Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sergio Zalba GEKKO, Grupo de Estudios en Conservación y Manejo, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670 (CP 8000), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina | COA (Club de Observadores de Aves) Loica Pampeana. Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

The interaction between wild birds and urban environments is a topic of growing interest. The Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) is one of the few primary cavity-excavating parrots. It nests on cliffs and ravines in arid and semi-arid regions of Argentina and Chile. However, nesting attempts have been documented in other anthropogenic substrates and in cavities excavated on trees and palms. In this study, we report the first observation of Burrowing Parrot nestlings born in nests on a Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) in a city in southwestern Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Bucher EH, Rodríguez EN (1986) Sobre la presencia del Loro Barranquero (Cyanoliseus patagonus) en el Uruguay. El Hornero, 12(4), 303-304. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v12i4.1180
Carrete M, Tella JL (2013) High individual consistency in fear of humans throughout the adult lifespan of rural and urban burrowing owls. Scientific Reports, 3(1), 3524. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03524
Grilli PG, Soave GE, Arellano ML, Masello JF (2012) Relative abundance of the burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in Buenos Aires province and nearby areas of La Pampa and Río Negro, Argentina. El Hornero, 27(1): 63-71. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v27i1.674
Lera DN, Cozzani N, Camina JL, Tella JL, Zalba S (2024) Urban Parrots in Southern South America: Challenges and Opportunities. Birds, 5(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds5040051
Lera DN, Cozzani N, Tella JL, Zalba S (2023a) Anthropogenic nesting sites and density of Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in northern Argentinian Patagonia. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 96(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-023-00123-3
Lera DN, Cozzani N, Tella JL, Zalba S (2023b) Population Size, Non-Breeding Fraction, and Productivity in a Large Urban Population of Burrowing Parrots (Cyanoliseus patagonus). Diversity, 15(12), 1207. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15121207
López FG, Grande JM, Berkunsky I, Santillan MA, Rebollo ME (2018) First report of Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) nesting in tree cavities. Ornitología Neotropical, 29, 71-75. https://doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v29i1.290
Masello JF, Sramkova A, Quillfeldt P, Epplen JT, Lubjuhn T (2002) Genetic monogamy in burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus. Journal of Avian Biology, 33(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.330116.x
Masello JF, Quillfeldt P (2005) La colonia de loros barranqueros en la costa rionegrina de El Cóndor. Un patrimonio mundial. En: Masera RF, Lew J, Serra Peirano G (eds) Las mesetas patagónicas que caen al mar: la costa rionegrina. Ministerio de Familia, Gobierno de Río Negro, Viedma, pp. 349-371
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Masello JF, Quillfeldt P, Munimanda GK, Klauke N, Segelbacher G, Schaefer HM, Failla M, Cortés M, Moodley Y (2011) The high Andes, gene flow and a stable hybrid zone shape the genetic structure of a wide-ranging South American parrot. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 1-16
Masello JF, Quillfeldt P (2012) ¿Cómo reproducirse exitosamente en un ambiente cambiante? Biología reproductiva del Loro Barranquero (Cyanoliseus patagonus) en el Noreste de la Patagonia. El Hornero, 27(1): 73-88. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v27i1.675
Rojas Martínez ME (2008) Estudio de la interacción entre las poblaciones de Loro Tricahue Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami, y la actividad agrícola en las comunas de Vicuña y Monte Patria, Región de Coquimbo, Chile. Santiago de Chile: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago de Chile
Romero-Vidal P, Blanco G, Hiraldo F, Díaz-Luque JA, Luna Á, Lera D, Zalba S, Carrete M, Tella JL (2023) Nesting innovations in neotropical parrots associated to anthropogenic environmental changes. Ecology and Evolution, 13(9), e10462. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10462
Tella JL, Canale A, Carrete M, Petracci P, Zalba SM (2014) Anthropogenic Nesting Sites Allow Urban Breeding in Burrowing Parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus. Ardeola, 61(2), 311-321. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.61.2.2014.311

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Daiana Lera, Natalia Cozzani, Sergio Zalba (2025). Successful nesting of the Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in a Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis): a novel adaptation to urban environment of southwestern Buenos Aires. Nuestras Aves, No. 70 (2025), 167-169. https://doi.org/10.56178/na.vi70.1091

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[1] Bucher EH, Rodríguez EN (1986) Sobre la presencia del Loro Barranquero (Cyanoliseus patagonus) en el Uruguay. El Hornero, 12(4), 303-304. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v12i4.1180

[2] Carrete M, Tella JL (2013) High individual consistency in fear of humans throughout the adult lifespan of rural and urban burrowing owls. Scientific Reports, 3(1), 3524. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03524

[3] Grilli PG, Soave GE, Arellano ML, Masello JF (2012) Relative abundance of the burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in Buenos Aires province and nearby areas of La Pampa and Río Negro, Argentina. El Hornero, 27(1): 63-71. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v27i1.674

[4] Lera DN, Cozzani N, Camina JL, Tella JL, Zalba S (2024) Urban Parrots in Southern South America: Challenges and Opportunities. Birds, 5(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds5040051

[5] Lera DN, Cozzani N, Tella JL, Zalba S (2023a) Anthropogenic nesting sites and density of Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in northern Argentinian Patagonia. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 96(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-023-00123-3

[6] Lera DN, Cozzani N, Tella JL, Zalba S (2023b) Population Size, Non-Breeding Fraction, and Productivity in a Large Urban Population of Burrowing Parrots (Cyanoliseus patagonus). Diversity, 15(12), 1207. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15121207

[7] López FG, Grande JM, Berkunsky I, Santillan MA, Rebollo ME (2018) First report of Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) nesting in tree cavities. Ornitología Neotropical, 29, 71-75. https://doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v29i1.290

[8] Masello JF, Sramkova A, Quillfeldt P, Epplen JT, Lubjuhn T (2002) Genetic monogamy in burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus. Journal of Avian Biology, 33(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.330116.x

[9] Masello JF, Quillfeldt P (2005) La colonia de loros barranqueros en la costa rionegrina de El Cóndor. Un patrimonio mundial. En: Masera RF, Lew J, Serra Peirano G (eds) Las mesetas patagónicas que caen al mar: la costa rionegrina. Ministerio de Familia, Gobierno de Río Negro, Viedma, pp. 349-371

[10] Masello JF, Pagnossin ML, Sommer C, Quillfeldt P (2006) Population size, provisioning frequency, flock size and foraging range at the largest known colony of Psittaciformes: the Burrowing Parrots of the north-eastern Patagonian coastal cliffs. Emu 106: 69-79

[11] Masello JF, Quillfeldt P, Munimanda GK, Klauke N, Segelbacher G, Schaefer HM, Failla M, Cortés M, Moodley Y (2011) The high Andes, gene flow and a stable hybrid zone shape the genetic structure of a wide-ranging South American parrot. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 1-16

[12] Masello JF, Quillfeldt P (2012) ¿Cómo reproducirse exitosamente en un ambiente cambiante? Biología reproductiva del Loro Barranquero (Cyanoliseus patagonus) en el Noreste de la Patagonia. El Hornero, 27(1): 73-88. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v27i1.675

[13] Rojas Martínez ME (2008) Estudio de la interacción entre las poblaciones de Loro Tricahue Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami, y la actividad agrícola en las comunas de Vicuña y Monte Patria, Región de Coquimbo, Chile. Santiago de Chile: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago de Chile

[14] Romero-Vidal P, Blanco G, Hiraldo F, Díaz-Luque JA, Luna Á, Lera D, Zalba S, Carrete M, Tella JL (2023) Nesting innovations in neotropical parrots associated to anthropogenic environmental changes. Ecology and Evolution, 13(9), e10462. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10462

[15] Tella JL, Canale A, Carrete M, Petracci P, Zalba SM (2014) Anthropogenic Nesting Sites Allow Urban Breeding in Burrowing Parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus. Ardeola, 61(2), 311-321. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.61.2.2014.311