{"id":38328,"date":"2023-10-24T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=38328"},"modified":"2025-10-27T23:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T04:14:28","slug":"lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-october-2023-colombias-santa-marta-conure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-october-2023-colombias-santa-marta-conure\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight October 2023: Colombia&#8217;s Santa Marta Conure"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45817\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45817 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-wm-william-stephens-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Marta conure (aka Santa Marta parakeet) perches on branch in a tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-wm-william-stephens-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-wm-william-stephens-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-wm-william-stephens-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-wm-william-stephens.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Santa Marta Conure perches in a tree in its native Colombia. <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pyrrhura_viridicata_60458515.jpg\">William Stephens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) in northern Colombia has a one-of-a-kind ecosystem, unique because it is the world\u2019s most elevated coastal mountain formation. Independent of the Andes mountain range central to Colombia, SNSM includes mountain peaks with an elevation of over 18,700 feet and is just 26 miles from the Caribbean coast. In 1979, UNESCO declared it a special <a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/biosphere\/lac\/sierra-nevada_santa-marta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biosphere Reserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Santa Marta Parakeet (<em>Pyrrhura viridicata<\/em>), or the Santa Marta Conure in more common terms, can be found only on an isolated mountain range in SNSM, and it is one of the most threatened parrots in the Neotropics. It is now considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/22685836\/173025725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Endangered by the IUCN<\/a> with an estimated population of 1,800 to 3,200. It is also listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/cites.org\/eng\/disc\/species.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appendix II of CITES<\/a>. The pet trade is not the primary concern for this species \u2014 the main threat is loss of habitat due to plantations for non-native trees, such as pine and Eucalyptus, as well as agriculture, logging, and pasture for livestock.<\/p>\n<h3>Combining Conservation Forces<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45818\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45818 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-flkr-nick-athanas-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Marta conure (aka Santa Marta parakeet) perched atop a barren tree trunk\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-flkr-nick-athanas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-flkr-nick-athanas-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-flkr-nick-athanas-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/santa-marta-conure-flkr-nick-athanas.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Santa Marta Conure sits atop a nesting cavity. \u201c<a title=\"Santa Marta Parakeet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/antpitta\/48519602392\">Santa Marta Parakeet<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/antpitta\/\">Nick Athanas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three organizations decided to work together to help the parrots of northern Colombia and specifically the Santa Marta Conure. These organizations are: The World Parrot Trust, ProCat Colombia (Proyecto de Conservacio\u0301n de Aguas y Tierras), and SELVA: Research for Conservation in the Neotropics. The goal of this organizational trifecta is to recruit interest among the rural indigenous people to help monitor and protect this endangered species.<\/p>\n<p>This conure species nests in dead wax palms, and usually two times a year because there is growing competition for nests with larger parrot species. They inhabit primarily wetland forests on the northern side of the mountains and, with the continued expansions of farms, they are mostly found at elevations 6,000 to 10,000 feet.<\/p>\n<h3>An Assist from Local Communities<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38330\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38330 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoraGomez-Strauss-CC-BY-ND-2.0-via-Flickr_SierraNevadadeSantaMarta-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Colombia rainforest habitat of the Santa Marta conure\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoraGomez-Strauss-CC-BY-ND-2.0-via-Flickr_SierraNevadadeSantaMarta-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoraGomez-Strauss-CC-BY-ND-2.0-via-Flickr_SierraNevadadeSantaMarta-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoraGomez-Strauss-CC-BY-ND-2.0-via-Flickr_SierraNevadadeSantaMarta.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) in northern Colombia has a one-of-a-kind ecosystem, unique because it is the world\u2019s most elevated coastal mountain formation. Image courtesy of the World Parrot Trust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because these birds are living at higher levels, it is increasingly difficult for scientists to conduct regular research. But the Santa Marta Conure can be easily spotted in the field, so it\u2019s possible to engage more help from the local population, the key to any conservation effort. As the community takes more responsibility for monitoring and protecting the Santa Marta Conure, scientists will also benefit from increased information from the less habitable areas. So together, these three NGOs are seeking to locate and train local individuals who can identify and track the population, and assist in collecting data about their nesting, mating, and feeding habits. Another aim of the project is to empower women and show them that protecting the species can also help to protect their land and families.<\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s Lafeber grant goes to support these three NGOs and their citizen scientist initiative, which is to recruit more participation from those living in the less habitable areas, with a particular emphasis on empowering women in the effort to save the beautiful Santa Marta Conure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month&#8217;s Lafeber Global spotlight takes us to Colombia, where we learn how three organizations have banded together to expand local involvement to build shared stewardship for the endangered Santa Marta Conure. 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