Rehabilitation of a whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis) in a wildlife care center in Mexico City
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| author | Pablo Arenas |
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| contents | Rehabilitation of a whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis) in a wildlife care center in Mexico City Pablo Arenas Julián Mejía-Restrepo Alma Paulina Acosta-Nieves Guillermo Gil-Alarcón Ubaldo Márquez-Luna Veterinaria hematology Raptor bird rehabilitation reintroduction biochemical values A whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis), the second smallest owl of the genus Mega-scops in Mexico, was admitted at the Wildlife Care Center of El Pedregal de San Angel Ecological Reserve. After performing the physical examination we found no pathologies, but the owl was not able to fly or to hunt successfully. Based on these we determined that the owl was candidate for rehabilitation for the purpose of reintroducing it to the wild. During the rehabilitation, short indoor, long outdoor and vertical flights were carried out. In addition, we offered different live preys to simulate hunting behavior. After rehabilitation, we take blood and fecal samples. Also, a complete ophthalmological examination was carried out. Before the release, a general physical evaluation was carried out where the owl showed an adequate weight (120 g). We did not find endoparasites, or alterations in the ophthalmological exam. The owl was alert and elusive, with no signs of habituation to human contact. Also, a successful flight and hunting behavior was observed. Their hematological values were within the optimal ranges reported for Megascops asio and Asio flammeus. This is the first report of hematological and biochemical values of this species. 2020 artículo científico 1870-7459 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75674977004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/75674977004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/movil 10.28947/hrmo.2020.21.2.493 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=756 Huitzil. Revista Mexicana de Ornitología application/pdf Sociedad para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves en México A.C. Huitzil. Revista Mexicana de Ornitología (México) Num.2 Vol.21 |
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| spellingShingle | Rehabilitation of a whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis) in a wildlife care center in Mexico City Pablo Arenas Veterinaria hematology Raptor bird rehabilitation reintroduction biochemical values Rehabilitation of a whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis) in a wildlife care center in Mexico City Pablo Arenas Julián Mejía-Restrepo Alma Paulina Acosta-Nieves Guillermo Gil-Alarcón Ubaldo Márquez-Luna Veterinaria hematology Raptor bird rehabilitation reintroduction biochemical values A whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis), the second smallest owl of the genus Mega-scops in Mexico, was admitted at the Wildlife Care Center of El Pedregal de San Angel Ecological Reserve. After performing the physical examination we found no pathologies, but the owl was not able to fly or to hunt successfully. Based on these we determined that the owl was candidate for rehabilitation for the purpose of reintroducing it to the wild. During the rehabilitation, short indoor, long outdoor and vertical flights were carried out. In addition, we offered different live preys to simulate hunting behavior. After rehabilitation, we take blood and fecal samples. Also, a complete ophthalmological examination was carried out. Before the release, a general physical evaluation was carried out where the owl showed an adequate weight (120 g). We did not find endoparasites, or alterations in the ophthalmological exam. The owl was alert and elusive, with no signs of habituation to human contact. Also, a successful flight and hunting behavior was observed. Their hematological values were within the optimal ranges reported for Megascops asio and Asio flammeus. This is the first report of hematological and biochemical values of this species. 2020 artículo científico 1870-7459 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75674977004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/75674977004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/movil 10.28947/hrmo.2020.21.2.493 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=756 Huitzil. Revista Mexicana de Ornitología application/pdf Sociedad para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves en México A.C. Huitzil. Revista Mexicana de Ornitología (México) Num.2 Vol.21 |
| title | Rehabilitation of a whiskered screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis) in a wildlife care center in Mexico City |
| topic | Veterinaria hematology Raptor bird rehabilitation reintroduction biochemical values |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75674977004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/75674977004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/756/75674977004/movil |