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Brightsmith, Donald Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
My research focuses on the conservation, ecology, health, and welfare of parrots and their relatives in both the wild and captivity.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Ferdinand, V., Pattenden, E., Brightsmith, D. J., & Hobson, E. A.
(2023).
Inferring the decision rules that drive co-foraging affiliations in wild mixed-species parrot groups. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
378(1878), 20220101.
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Kiacz, S., Wang, H., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2023).
Presence of Endangered Red-Crowned Parrots (Amazona viridigenalis) Depends on Urban Landscapes. Diversity.
15(7), 878-878.
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Patricia Mendoza, A., Shanee, S., Cavero, N., Lujan-Vega, C., Ibanez, Y., Rynaby, C., ... Brightsmith, D. J.
(2022).
Domestic networks contribute to the diversity and composition of live wildlife trafficked in urban markets in Peru. Global Ecology and Conservation.
37, e02161-e02161.
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Robinson, O. J., Socolar, J. B., Stuber, E. F., Auer, T., Berryman, A. J., Boersch-Supan, P. H., ... Johnston, A.
(2022).
Extreme uncertainty and unquantifiable bias do not inform population sizes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
119(10), e2113862119.
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Cornejo, J., Dierenfeld, E. S., Renton, K., Bailey, C. A., Stahala, C., Cruz-Nieto, J., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2022).
Nutrition of free-living Neotropical psittacine nestlings and implications for hand-feeding formulas. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition.
106(5), 1174-1188.
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Hille, D. C., Wiedenfeld, D. A., Lezama-Lopez, M., Brightsmith, D. J., & Patten, M. A.
(2022).
Parrot population trends in Nicaragua revealed by long-term monitoring. Bird Conservation International.
33, e36.
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Kiacz, S., Shackelford, C. E., Henehan, A. K., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
History, status, and productivity of the Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Bird Conservation International.
31(4), 519-533.
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Matsufuji, D., Williams, M., Reynel, C., Quinteros, K., Martinez, P., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
FORAGING ECOLOGY OF PSITTACINES IN THE TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE, PERU. 32(2), 141-149.
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Brightsmith, D. J., Boyd, J. D., Hobson, E. A., & Randel, C. J.
(2021).
Satellite telemetry reveals complex migratory movement patterns of two large macaw species in the western Amazon basin. Avian Conservation and Ecology.
16(1),
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Cornejo, J., Dierenfeld, E. S., Renton, K., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
Fatty acid profiles of crop contents of free-living psittacine nestlings and of commercial hand-feeding formulas. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition.
105(2), 394-405.
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Martnez-Sovero, G. A., Rojas-Idrogo, C., Delgado-Paredes, G. E., Silva, F., Huamn-Mera, A., Murillo-Domen, Y. S., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
Fenologa de las especies arbreas de la Reserva Nacional Tambopata, Per. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales.
12(68), 107-127.
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Vigo-Trauco, G., Garcia-Anleu, R., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
Increasing Survival of Wild Macaw Chicks Using Foster Parents and Supplemental Feeding. Diversity.
13(3), 121-121.
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Monterrubio-Rico, T. C., Charre Medellin, J. F., Guzman-Diaz, E. O., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
Nesting population assessment of the Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix) in central-western Mexico. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
133(2), 277-290.
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Woodman, C., Biro, C., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
Parrot Free-Flight as a Conservation Tool. Diversity.
13(6), 254-254.
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Davenport, L. C., Boorsma, T., Carrara, L., Antas, P., Faria, L., Brightsmith, D. J., ... Hennessey, A. B.
(2021).
Satellite Telemetry of Blue-Throated Macaws in Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Beni, Bolivia) Reveals Likely Breeding Areas. Diversity.
13(11), 564-564.
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Woodman, C. J., Min-Venditti, A. A., Woosnam, K. M., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2019).
Water quality for guest health at remote Amazon ecotourism lodges. Tourism Management: research, policies, practice.
72, 202-208.
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Ertl, H. M., Mora, M. A., Boellstorff, D. E., Brightsmith, D., & Carson, K.
(2018).
Potential effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on northern bobwhites. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN.
42(4), 649-655.
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Brightsmith, D. J., Hobson, E. A., & Martinez, G.
(2018).
Food availability and breeding season as predictors of geophagy in Amazonian parrots. IBIS: The International Journal of Avian Science.
160(1), 112-129.
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Ertl, H., Mora, M. A., Brightsmith, D. J., & Navarro-Alberto, J. A.
(2018).
Potential impact of neonicotinoid use on Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in Texas: A historical analysis. PLoS One.
13(1), e0191100-e0191100.
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Brightsmith, D. J., & Caceres, A.
(2017).
Parrots consume sodium-rich palms in the sodium-deprived landscape of the Western Amazon Basin. 49(6), 921-931.
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Olah, G., Heinsohn, R. G., Brightsmith, D. J., & Peakall, R.
(2017).
The application of non-invasive genetic tagging reveals new insights into the clay lick use by macaws in the Peruvian Amazon. 18(5), 1037-1046.
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Lee, A., Marsden, S. J., Tatum-Hume, E., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2017).
The effects of tourist and boat traffic on parrot geophagy in lowland Peru. Biotropica.
49(5), 716-725.
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Brightsmith, D., Burgio, K. R., Hiller, B. J., Block, K. E., Pyle, P., & Patten, M. A.
(2017).
White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus). The Birds of North America Online.
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Brightsmith, D., Burgio, K. R., Hiller, B. J., Block, K. E., Pyle, P., & Patten, M. A.
(2017).
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri). The Birds of North America Online.
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Olah, G., Smith, A. L., Asner, G. P., Brightsmith, D. J., Heinsohn, R. G., & Peakall, R.
(2017).
Exploring dispersal barriers using landscape genetic resistance modelling in scarlet macaws of the Peruvian Amazon. 32(2), 445-456.
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Berkunsky, I., Quillfeldt, P., Brightsmith, D. J., Abbud, M. C., Aguilar, J., Aleman-Zelaya, U., ... Masello, J. F.
(2017).
Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations. Biological Conservation.
214, 278-287.
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Garcia-Anleu, R., Ponce-Santizo, G., Gulick, S., Boyd, J., Brightsmith, D. J., & Balas McNab, R.
(2017).
PREDATION ON SCARLET MACAW (ARA MACAO CYANOPTERA) CHICKS BY COLLARED FOREST FALCONS (MICRASTUR SEMITORQUATUS) IN THE MAYA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, GUATEMALA. Ornitologia Neotropical.
28, 213-217.
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Olah, G., Heinsohn, R. G., Brightsmith, D. J., Espinoza, J. R., & Peakall, R.
(2016).
Validation of non-invasive genetic tagging in two large macaw species (Ara macao and A-chloropterus) of the Peruvian Amazon. 8(4), 499-509.
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Tayce, J. D., Burnham, S., Mays, G., Robles, J. C., Brightsmith, D. J., Fajt, V. R., & Posey, D.
(2016).
Developing Cultural Competence through the Introduction of Medical Spanish into the Veterinary Curriculum. 43(4), 390-397.
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Peruffo, L., Boyd, J. D., Hoppes, S., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2016).
Blood Biochemical Values of Wild Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao macao) Nestlings and Adults. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.
30(3), 227-236.
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Olah, G., Butchart, S., Symes, A., Guzman, I. M., Cunningham, R., Brightsmith, D. J., & Heinsohn, R.
(2016).
Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting extinction risk in parrots. Biodiversity and Conservation.
25(2), 205-223.
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Hoppes, S. M., Boyd, J. D., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2015).
Impact of Delayed Analysis in Avian Blood Biochemical Values Measured With the Abaxis VetScan VS2. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.
29(3), 200-209.
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Olah, G., Heinsohn, R. G., Espinoza, J. R., Brightsmith, D. J., & Peakall, R.
(2015).
An evaluation of primers for microsatellite markers in Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) and their performance in a Peruvian wild population. Conservation Genetics Resources.
7(1), 157-159.
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Daut, E. F., Brightsmith, D. J., Mendoza, A. P., Puhakka, L., & Peterson, M. J.
(2015).
Illegal domestic bird trade and the role of export quotas in Peru. Journal for Nature Conservation.
27, 44-53.
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Daut, E. F., Brightsmith, D. J., & Peterson, M. J.
(2015).
Role of non-governmental organizations in combating illegal wildlife-pet trade in Peru. Journal for Nature Conservation.
24(C), 72-82.
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Su, H., McKelvey, J., Rollins, D., Zhang, M., Brightsmith, D. J., Derr, J., & Zhang, S.
(2014).
Cultivable bacterial microbiota of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus): a new reservoir of antimicrobial resistance?. PLoS One.
9(6), e99826-e99826.
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Lee, A., Brightsmith, D. J., Vargas, M. P., Leon, K. Q., Mejia, A. J., & Marsden, S. J.
(2014).
Diet and Geophagy Across a Western Amazonian Parrot Assemblage. Biotropica.
46(3), 322-330.
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Halley, Y. A., Dowd, S. E., Decker, J. E., Seabury, P. M., Bhattarai, E., Johnson, C. D., ... Seabury, C. M.
(2014).
A draft de novo genome assembly for the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) reveals evidence for a rapid decline in effective population size beginning in the Late Pleistocene. PLoS One.
9(3), e90240-e90240.
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Cornejo, J., Richardson, D., Perez, J. G., Brightsmith, D. J., Bonar, C. J., & Heatley, J. J.
(2014).
Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values of the horned guan, Oreophasis derbianus. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
45(1), 15-22.
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Reed, J. E., McCleery, R. A., Silvy, N. J., Smeins, F. E., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2014).
Monk parakeet nest-site selection of electric utility structures in Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning.
129, 65-72.
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Olah, G., Vigo, G., Heinsohn, R., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2014).
Nest site selection and efficacy of artificial nests for breeding success of Scarlet Macaws Ara macao macao in lowland Peru. Journal for Nature Conservation.
22(2), 176-185.
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Torres-Sovero, C., Lloyd, H., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2014).
Clay lick use and other observations of the Blue-headed Macaw (Primolius couloni) in southeastern Peru. Ornitologia Neotropical.
25(1), 87-94.
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Cornejo, J., Dierenfeld, E. S., Bailey, C. A., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2013).
Nutritional and physical characteristics of commercial hand-feeding formulas for parrots. Zoo Biology.
32(5), 469-475.
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Seabury, C. M., Dowd, S. E., Seabury, P. M., Raudsepp, T., Brightsmith, D. J., Liboriussen, P., ... Tizard, I. R.
(2013).
A multi-platform draft de novo genome assembly and comparative analysis for the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao). PLoS One.
8(5), e62415-e62415.
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Boyd, J. D., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2013).
Error properties of Argos satellite telemetry locations using least squares and Kalman filtering. PLoS One.
8(5), e63051-e63051.
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Olah, G., Vigo, G., Ortiz, L., Rozsa, L., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2013).
Philornis sp. bot fly larvae in free living scarlet macaw nestlings and a new technique for their extraction. Veterinary Parasitology.
196(1-2), 245-249.
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White, T., Collar, N. J., Moorhouse, R. J., Sanz, V., Stolen, E. D., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2013).
Psittacine reintroductions and IUCN Guidelines - Response to Seddon. Biological Conservation.
164, 178-179.
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Daugette, K. F., Hoppes, S., Tizard, I., & Brightsmith, D.
(2012).
Positive reinforcement training facilitates the voluntary participation of laboratory macaws with veterinary procedures. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.
26(4), 248-254.
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Cornejo, J., Dierenfeld, E. S., Bailey, C. A., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2012).
Predicted metabolizable energy density and amino acid profile of the crop contents of free-living scarlet macaw chicks (Ara macao). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition.
96(6), 947-954.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2012).
Nutritional levels of diets fed to captive Amazon parrots: does mixing seed, produce, and pellets provide a healthy diet?. 26(3), 149-160.
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Cornejo, J., Taylor, R., Sliffe, T., Bailey, C. A., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2012).
Prediction of the nutritional composition of the crop contents of free-living scarlet macaw chicks by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Wildlife Research.
39(3), 230-233.
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White, T., Collar, N. J., Moorhouse, R. J., Sanz, V., Stolen, E. D., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2012).
Psittacine reintroductions: Common denominators of success. Biological Conservation.
148(1), 106-115.
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Vigo, G., Williams, M., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2011).
GROWTH OF SCARLET MACAW (ARA MACAO) CHICKS IN SOUTHEASTERN PERU. Ornitologia Neotropical.
22(1), 143-153.
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Licona, M., McCleery, R., Collier, B., Brightsmith, D. J., & Lopez, R.
(2011).
Using ungulate occurrence to evaluate community-based conservation within a biosphere reserve model. Animal Conservation.
14(2), 206-214.
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Brightsmith, D. J., & Villalobos, E. M.
(2011).
PARROT BEHAVIOR AT A PERUVIAN CLAY LICK. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
123(3), 595-602.
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Xenoulis, P. G., Gray, P. L., Brightsmith, D., Palculict, B., Hoppes, S., Steiner, J. M., Tizard, I., & Suchodolski, J. S.
(2010).
Molecular characterization of the cloacal microbiota of wild and captive parrots. Veterinary Microbiology.
146(3-4), 320-325.
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Butron, O., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2010).
Testing for salmonella spp. In released parrots, wild parrots, and domestic fowl in lowland peru. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
46(3), 718-723.
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Lee, A., Kumar, S., Brightsmith, D. J., & Marsden, S. J.
(2010).
Parrot claylick distribution in South America: do patterns of "where" help answer the question "why"?. 33(3), 503-513.
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Petzinger, C., Heatley, J. J., Cornejo, J., Brightsmith, D. J., & Bauer, J. E.
(2010).
Dietary modification of omega-3 fatty acids for birds with atherosclerosis. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
236(5), 523-528.
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Brightsmith, D. J., McDonald, D., Matsafuji, D., & Bailey, C. A.
(2010).
Nutritional content of the diets of free-living scarlet macaw chicks in southeastern Peru. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.
24(1), 9-23.
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Petzinger, C., Heatley, J. J., Cornejo, J., Brightsmith, D. J., & Bauer, J. E.
(2010).
Timely Topics in Nutrition Dietary modification of omega-3 fatty acids for birds with atherosclerosis. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
236(5), 523-528.
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Gebhardt, K. J., Brightsmith, D., Powell, G., & Waits, L. P.
(2009).
Molted feathers from clay licks in Peru provide DNA for three large macaws (Ara ararauna, A-chloropterus, and A-macao). JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY.
80(2), 183-192.
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Powell, L. L., Powell, T. U., Powell, G., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2009).
Parrots Take it with a Grain of Salt: Available Sodium Content May Drive Collpa (Clay Lick) Selection in Southeastern Peru. 41(3), 279-282.
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Renton, K., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2009).
Cavity use and reproductive success of nesting macaws in lowland forest of southeast Peru. 80(1), 1-8.
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Brightsmith, D. J., Taylor, J., & Phillips, T. D.
(2008).
The Roles of Soil Characteristics and Toxin Adsorption in Avian Geophagy. Biotropica.
40(6), 766-774.
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Brightsmith, D. J., Stronza, A., & Holle, K.
(2008).
Ecotourism, conservation biology, and volunteer tourism: A mutually beneficial triumvirate. Biological Conservation.
141(11), 2832-2842.
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Matuzak, G. D., Bezy, M. B., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2008).
Foraging ecology of parrots in a modified landscape: Seasonal trends and introduced species. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
120(2), 353-365.
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Matuzak, G. D., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2007).
Roosting of Yellow-naped Parrots in Costa Rica: estimating the size and recruitment of threatened populations. JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY.
78(2), 159-169.
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Tobias, J. A., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2007).
Distribution, ecology and conservation status of the Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni. Biological Conservation.
139(1-2), 126-138.
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Brightsmith, D., & Bravo, A.
(2006).
Ecology and management of nesting blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) in Mauritia palm swamps. 15(13), 4271-4287.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2005).
Parrot nesting in southeastern Peru: Seasonal patterns and keystone trees. WILSON BULLETIN.
117(3), 296-305.
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Brightsmith, D., Hilburn, J., del Campo, A., Boyd, J., Frisius, M., Frisius, R., Janik, D., & Guillen, F.
(2005).
The use of hand-raised psittacines for reintroduction: a case study of scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in Peru and Costa Rica. Biological Conservation.
121(3), 465-472.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2005).
Competition, predation and nest niche shifts among tropical cavity nesters: ecological evidence. Journal of Avian Biology.
36(1), 74-83.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2005).
Competition, predation and nest niche shifts among tropical cavity nesters: phylogeny and natural history evolution of parrots (Psittaciformes) and trogons (Trogoniformes). 36(1), 64-73.
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Brightsmith, D. J., & Munoz-Najar, R. A.
(2004).
Avian geophagy and soil characteristics in southeastern Peru. 36(4), 534-543.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2004).
Effects of weather on parrot geophagy in Tambopata, Peru. 116(2), 134-145.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2004).
Nest sites of termitarium nesting birds in Se Peru. Ornitologia Neotropical.
15(3), 319-330.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2000).
Use of Arboreal Termitaria by Nesting Birds in the Peruvian Amazon. Condor: an international journal of avian biology.
102(3), 529-538.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2000).
Use of Arboreal Termitaria by Nesting Birds in the Peruvian Amazon. Condor: an international journal of avian biology.
102(3), 529-538.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2000).
Use of arboreal termitaria by nesting birds in the Peruvian Amazon. Condor: an international journal of avian biology.
102(3), 529-538.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(1999).
Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 4, Sandgrouse to Cuckoos Josep del Hoyo Andrew Elliott Jordi Sargatal. Auk: a quarterly journal of ornithology.
116(4), 1158-1159.
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Brightsmith, D.
(1999).
White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
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Ferdinand, V., Pattenden, E., Brightsmith, D. J., & Hobson, E. A.
(2023).
Inferring the decision rules that drive co-foraging affiliations in wild mixed-species parrot groups. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
378(1878), 20220101.
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chapter
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Kiacz, S., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
5. Naturalized Parrots: Conservation and Research Opportunities. Naturalized Parrots of the World.
(pp. 71-86).
DE GRUYTER.
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Brightsmith, D. J., & Kiacz, S.
(2021).
9. Are Naturalized Parrots Priority Invasive Species?. Naturalized Parrots of the World.
(pp. 133-156).
DE GRUYTER.
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Brightsmith, D., Burgio, K. R., Hiller, B. J., Block, K. E., Pyle, P., & Patten, M. A.
(2020).
White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus). Rodewald, P. G. (Eds.),
Birds of the World.
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
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Brightsmith, D., Burgio, K. R., Hiller, B. J., Block, K. E., Pyle, P., & Patten, M. A.
(2020).
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri). Rodewald, P. G. (Eds.),
Birds of the World.
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
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Tizard, I., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2013).
Critical components of duck research: The origin and genetics of domestic ducks. Ducks: Habitat, Behavior and Diseases.
(pp. 21-36).
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Brightsmith, D.
(1992).
White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus) and Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri). Poole, A., & Gill, F. (Eds.),
Birds of North America (print).
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
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Kiacz, S., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2021).
5. Naturalized Parrots: Conservation and Research Opportunities. Naturalized Parrots of the World.
(pp. 71-86).
DE GRUYTER.
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conference paper
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2008).
Rainforest expeditions and Earthwatch as funding partners for macaw (Ara spp.) research in southeastern Peru. Ornitologia Neotropical.
173-181.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2008).
Rainforest expeditions and Earthwatch as funding partners for macaw (Ara spp.) research in southeastern Peru. Ornitologia Neotropical.
173-181.
Research
principal investigator on
- PFI: AIR-TT: Automating Animal Welfare Tasks to Improve Animal Health and Human Wellbeing awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2019
- I-Corps: Cloud apps for animals: cutting costs and improving welfare awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2017
Teaching
teaching activities
- BIMS289 Sptp:bims L.i.t Instructor
- BIMS491 Research Instructor
- RPTS655 Applied Biodiversity Sci Instructor
- VSCS948 2vm Elective Instructor
- VTMI685 Directed Studies Instructor
- VTMI691 Research Instructor
- VTMI691 Research Instructor
- VTPB285 Directed Studies Instructor
- VTPB303 Med Comm Internatl-costa Rica Instructor
- VTPB303 Med Communic Internatl: Cri Instructor
- VTPB303 Med Communic Intl-costa Rica Instructor
- VTPB411 One Hlth & Trop Eco-costa Rica Instructor
- VTPB411 One Hlth & Tropcal Ecology:cri Instructor
- VTPB411 One Hlth & Tropical Ecolo: Cri Instructor
- VTPB411 One Hlth&tropic Eco-costa Rica Instructor
- VTPB485 Directed Studies Instructor
- VTPB489 Sptp: Trop Eco&one Hlth: Costa Instructor
- VTPB948 Didactic Electives-peru Instructor
- VTPB989 Sptp: Research In Peru Instructor
- WFSC491 Research Instructor
- WFSC655 Applied Biodiversity Sci Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Cornejo, Juan (2012-07). Insights on Psittacine Nutrition through the Study of Free-living Chicks.
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Daut, Elizabeth Frances (2015-04). Conservation Implications of Illegal Bird Trade and Disease Risk in Peru.
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Gulas-Wroblewski, Bonnie Electra (2021-04). Zoonotic Diseases of Texas Skunks (Mammalia: Mephitidae) Within a One Health Framework.
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Woodman, Constance Josiane (2021-05). Assessing New Methods for Psittacine Conservation at the Captive-Wild Interface.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, Duke University - (Durham, North Carolina, United States) 1999
- B.S. in Natural Resources, Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States) 1990
Contact
first name
- Donald
has last name
- Brightsmith
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Vet Med Pathobiology
4467 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4467
USA
Other
- brightsmith1@tamu.edu