Reillo Paul R, Durand Stephen, Burton Minchinton
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, USA.
Zoo Biol. 2011 May-Jun;30(3):328-41. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20374. Epub 2010 Dec 22.
We describe the rearing and development of the first imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) hatched and raised in captivity. A single egg was hen-incubated for 28 days, and the chick was parent-fed for ∼14 days, after which it was removed for hand-rearing. Similar to wild, parent-reared imperial nestlings, the chick developed fully within 12 weeks, weaning at 540 g body weight. Endangered and endemic to Dominica, the imperial is a vital flagship for oceanic rainforest conservation. Chronicling the neonatal development of A. imperialis helps illuminate the natural history of this enigmatic species, whose secretive nesting habits and low population density have frustrated a detailed understanding of its ecology and reproduction.
我们描述了第一只在人工饲养环境中孵化并长大的帝王亚马逊鹦鹉（Amazona imperialis）的饲养和发育情况。一枚蛋由母鸡孵化了28天，雏鸟由亲鸟喂养了约14天，之后被取出进行人工饲养。与野生的、由亲鸟抚养的帝王亚马逊雏鸟相似，这只雏鸟在12周内完全发育成熟，体重达到540克时断奶。帝王亚马逊鹦鹉是多米尼克的濒危特有物种，是海洋雨林保护的重要旗舰物种。记录帝王亚马逊鹦鹉的新生发育情况有助于阐明这种神秘物种的自然史，其隐秘的筑巢习性和低密度的种群数量阻碍了人们对其生态和繁殖的详细了解。
