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How Many Azores Bullfinches (Pyrrhula murina) Are There in the World? Case Stud...
Costa, Tarso de M. M.; Gil, Artur; Timóteo, Sérgio; Ceia, Ricardo S.; Coelho, Rúben; de la Cruz Martin, AzucenaThe Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina Godman, 1866) is a rare Passeriformes endemic from the eastern part of São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. This bird was almost considered extinct in the first half of the 20th century, but due to recent conservation measures, it has experienced a recovery since the beginning of the 2000s. Despite the attention given to this bird, the size of its population is still contro...
How many Azores bullfinches (Pyrrhula murina) are there in the world? Case stud...
Costa, Tarso de M. M.; Gil, Artur; Timóteo, Sergio; Ceia, Ricardo S.; Coelho, Rúben; Martin, Azucena de la CruzThe Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina Godman, 1866) is a rare Passeriformes endemic from the eastern part of São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. This bird was almost considered extinct in the first half of the 20th century, but due to recent conservation measures, it has experienced a recovery since the beginning of the 2000s. Despite the attention given to this bird, the size of its population is still contro...
A narrative exploratory study on the perspectives about physical exercise pract...
Rosa, Marlene; Antunes, Raúl; Marques, Pedro; Coelho, Rúben; Mendes, Patrícia; Frontini, RobertaThe overall prevalence of inactivity among individuals aged 55 or older in Portugal is the highest in Europe therefore it’s important to develop effective strategies to increase adherence to structured exercise programs by older adults (Picorelli et al., 2014a). The purpose of this paper is to characterise different perspectives on barriers and facilitators to the practise of physical exercise in a sample of th...
First record of the White-winged Scoter, Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850) (...
Barcelos, Luis M. D.; Coelho, Rúben; Coelho, Elizabeth; Ázera, Susana; Barreiros, João P.In this study, we report the frst occurrence of the White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi for the Azores archipelago and for Portugal. This report is based on a single individual observed in Angra do Heroísmo Bay on 08 December 2020. The record has been approved by the Portuguese Rarities Committee and described as a frst winter female. The occurrence of Nearctic birds in the Azores is important due to the geo...
The Priolo Atlas: A citizen science-based census initiative for supporting Pyrr...
Gil, Artur; Ceia, Ricardo; Coelho, Rúben; Teodósio, Joaquim; Sampaio, Hugo; Veríssimo, Carla; Heleno, Ruben; Ramos, Jaime; Timóteo, Sérgio