Cape Parrot Publications - Downs and others


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Submitted by Colleen Downs             Contact Email: Downs@ukzn.ac.za
and Mike Perrin                                    Contact Email: Perrin@ukzn.ac.za

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Peer Reviewed Journals

  1. Wirminghaus, J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 1999. Conservation of the Cape Parrot in southern Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 29:118-129.
  2. Wirminghaus,  J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T., Perrin, M.R. & Dempster, E.R. 2000. Vocalisations and behaviours of  the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae). Durban Museum Novitates 25: 12-17.

3.      Wirminghaus, J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 2000. Abundance of the Cape Parrot  in South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 30: 43-52.

4.      Wirminghaus,  J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 2001. Abundance and activity patterns of  the Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) in two afromontane forests in South Africa. African Zoology 36: 71-77

5.      Wirminghaus, J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 2001. Fruiting in Two Afromontane Forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:  the Habitat Type of  the Endangered Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus S. A. J. Bot. 67: 329-336

6.      Wirminghaus, J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 2001. Breeding biology of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus. Ostrich 72: 159-164.

7.      Wirminghaus, J.O., Downs, C.T.Perrin, M.R.& Symes, C.T.  2002.Taxonomic relationships of the subspecies of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus (Gmelin). Journal of Natural History  36: 361-378.

8.      Wirminghaus, J.O., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 2002. Feeding ecology and feeding behaviour of  the Cape Parrot Poicephalus  robustus. Ostrich 73: 20-25.

  1. Symes, C.T., Wirminghaus, J.O., & Downs, C.T. 2002. Species richness and seasonality of bird species in three South African afromontane forests. Ostrich 73 In press.

10.  Symes, C.T. & Downs, C.T. 2002. Occurrence of Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus at non-forest feeding sites in South Africa: threats to a declining population. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 9: 27-31.

11.  Downs, C.T. & Symes, C.T.  2004. Snag dynamics and forest structure in Afromontane forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for the conservation of cavity-nesting avifauna. South African Journal of Botany 70: 265-276.

12.  Symes, CT, Brown, M, Warburton, L., Perrin, MR and Downs, CT. 2004. Observations of Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus nesting in the wild. Ostrich 75:106-109.

13.  Downs, C.T. 2005. Abundance of the endangered Cape Parrot, Poicephalus robustus, in South Africa: the implications for its survival. African Zoology 40: 15-24.

14.  Downs, C.T. 2005. Artificial nest boxes and wild Cape Parrots Poicephalus robustus: persistence pays off. Ostrich 76 (3&4): 222-224

15.  Perrin, M.R. 2005. A  review of the taxonomic status and biology of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus, with reference to the Brown-headed Parrot P.fuscicollis fuscicollis and the Grey-headed Parrot P.f. suahelicus.  Ostrich: 76 (3&4):195-205. PDF

16. Pain, D.J., Martins, T.L.F., Boussekey, M., Diaz, S.H., Downs, C.T., Ekstrom, J.M.M., Garnett, S., Gilardi, J.D., McNiven, D., Primot, P. Rouys, S., Saoumoé, M.,  Symes, C.T., Tamungang, S.A., Theuerkauf, J., Villafuerte, D., Verfailles, L., Widmann, P. & Widmann, I.D. 2006. The impact of protection on nest-take and nesting success of parrots in Africa, Asia and Australasia. Animal Conservation 9: 332-330. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00040.x.

Popular Press

1.    Arnot, L., Downs, C.T. & Perrin, M.R. 1998. Cape Parrots in captivity: Some breeding data. Avizandum 10: 12.
2.    Robinson, P.M., Downs, C.T. & Symes, C.T. 1998. Cape Parrot Big Birding Day. Avizandum 10:13.
3.    Downs, C.T. & Symes, C.T. 1998. Cape Parrots: Report on the second Cape Parrot Big Birding Day, (25 April 1998).Psittascene 10 (3): 5-7.
4.    Symes, C.T. & Downs, C.T. 1998. The role of nest sites in population declines of the Cape Parrot. Avizandum 10: 32-33.
5.    Downs, C.T. 1999. Cape Parrot Big Birding Day. Africa & Birding.
6.    Downs, C.T. 1999. Cape Parrot Big Birding Day. NUFocus.
7.    Downs, C.T. 1999. Cape Parrot. Palmnut Post- Magazine of the Durban Natural Science Museum.
8.    Downs, C.T. 1999. Cape Parrot Birding Days- Why get involved? Karkloof/Balgowan Conservancies magazines.
9.    Symes, C.T. & Downs, C.T. 1999. The Cape Parrot- an additional valid species: a response to Clancey (1997). Honeyguide 45: 127-128
10.    Forbes, D. & Downs, C.T. 2000. Polly’s in trouble. South Africa’s only endemic parrot: the Cape Parrot. African Wildlife 54 (6).
11.    Downs, C.T. 2000. Report on the Cape Parrot Big Birding Day 2000. Unpublished report, University of Natal.
12.    Downs, C.T. 2000. The Cape Crusader. Parrots (UK) 36: 47-49.
13.    Downs, C.T. 2001. Cape Parrot Big Birding Day 2000. Psittascene 13: 14.
14.    Downs, C. 2001. Help is needed to monitor the endangered Cape Parrot. NU Info 11(12):3
15.    Downs, C.T. 2001. Report on the Cape Parrot Big Birding Day 2001. Indaba Inyoni BirdLife South Africa 4(3): 17-19.
16.    Downs, C.T. 2002. Counting Parrots. Wildside 2(2):28-29.
17.    Downs, C.T. 2002. Participate in the Cape Parrot Big Birding Day 2002. Indaba Inyoni BirdLife South Africa 5(1): 32.
18.    Downs, C.T. & Warburton, L. 2002. Cape Parrot big birding day, May 11th (pm) and May 12th (am) 2002. Avizandum 14(3):            26-27.
19.    Downs, C.T. & Warburton, L. 2003. Counting Parrots- report on the 2003 Cape Parrot Big Birding Day. KZN Birds 6: 13-15
20.    Downs, C.T. 2004. Counting Parrots- report on the 2004 Cape Parrot Big Birding Day. BirdLife SA magazine.
21.    Downs, C.T. 2005. Africa Birds & Birding.
22.    Downs, C.T. 2005. Counting Parrots- report on the 2005 Cape Parrot Big Birding Day Africa. Report, University of KwaZulu-Natal,         Pietermaritzburg.
23.    Downs, C.T. 2006.  Going to seed: what dispersers coral trees? Africa Birds & Birding 11(1):20.
24.    Downs, C.T. 2006. Counting Parrots- report on the 2006 Cape Parrot Big Birding. PsittaScene 18:14-15 PDF

Chapters In Books

1.    Perrin, M.R., McGowan, P., Downs, C.T., Symes, C.T. & Warburton, L. 2000. Africa. In: Parrots. Status survey and conservation action plan 2000-2004. Snyder, N. McGowan, P., Gilardi, J. & Grajal, A. (Eds). IUCN, Gland Switzerland. Pp 90-97.
2.    Downs, C.T. 2000. Cape Parrot. In: The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Barnes, K. (ed) BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, pp. 48-49.
3.    Downs, C.T. 2005. Cape Parrot. In: Roberts’ Birds of southern Africa 7th  Ed. Hockey, P. , Dean, WRJ, & Ryan, PG (ed) John Voelker Bird Fund, Cape Town.


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