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Brightsmith, Donald Associate Professor
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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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Voltura, E. V., Tracy, J. L., Heatley, J. J., Kiacz, S., Brightsmith, D. J., Filippi, A. M., Franco, J. G., & Coulson, R.
(2023).
Modelling Red-Crowned Parrot (Psittaciformes: Amazona viridigenalis [Cassin, 1853]) distributions in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas using elevation and vegetation indices and their derivatives. PLoS ONE.
18(12), e0294118-e0294118.
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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 the United States of America.
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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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. 133(2), 277-290.
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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. 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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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. 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. 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. Biotropica.
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. 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. Conservation Genetics Resources.
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. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION.
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. 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. 46(3), 322-330.
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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. 22(2), 176-185.
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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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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. 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. 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. 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"?. Ecography.
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. 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). 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. Biotropica.
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. 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. Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
120(2), 353-365.
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Tobias, J. A., & Brightsmith, D. J.
(2007).
Distribution, ecology and conservation status of the Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni. 139(1-2), 126-138.
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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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Brightsmith, D., & Bravo, A.
(2006).
Ecology and management of nesting blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) in Mauritia palm swamps. Biodiversity and Conservation.
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. 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). Journal of Avian Biology.
36(1), 64-73.
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Brightsmith, D. J., & Muoz-Najar, R. A.
(2004).
Avian geophagy and soil characteristics in southeastern Peru. Biotropica.
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.
102(3), 529-538.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2000).
Use of Arboreal Termitaria by Nesting Birds in the Peruvian Amazon. Condor.
102(3), 529-538.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(2000).
Use of arboreal termitaria by nesting birds in the Peruvian Amazon. 102(3), 529-538.
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Brightsmith, D. J.
(1999).
Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 4, Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Ornithology.
116(4), 1158-1159.
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Brightsmith, D.
(1999).
White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
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Vigo-Trauco, G., Martnez-Sovero, G., & Brightsmith, D. J.
Age Difference, Not Food Scarcity or Sibling Interactions, May Drive Brood Reduction in Wild Scarlet Macaws in Southeastern Peru. Diversity.
16(11), 657-657.
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MARTNEZ-SOVERO, G., ROJAS-IDROGO, C., DELGADO-PAREDES, G. E., ZUE-DA-SILVA, F., HUAMN-MERA, A., MURILLO-DOMEN, Y., & BRIGHTSMITH, D.
COMPOSICIN FLORSTICA Y DIVERSIDAD EN CUATRO TIPOS DE HBITATS DEL BOSQUE HMEDO AMAZNICO DE TAMBOPATA, MADRE DE DIOS, PER. Folia Amazonica.
32(2), e32687-e32687.
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Brightsmith, D. J., Biro, C., Mendes, H. F., & Woodman, C.
Free Flight Training as a Tool for Psittacine Reintroductions. 5(3), 522-542.
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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.
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institutional repository document
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Evelyn, C., Woodman, C., Frazer, S., Foley, C., Brightsmith, D., & Seltmann, K.
(2023).
Animating the Dead: Creating Site Specific Synthetic Datasets to Train Machine Learning Models for Ecology and Conservation
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Evelyn, C., Woodman, C., Frazer, S., Foley, C., Brightsmith, D., & Seltmann, K.
(2023).
Animating the Dead: Creating Site Specific Synthetic Datasets to Train Machine Learning Models for Ecology and Conservation
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
- BIMS481 Seminar Instructor
- BIMS491 Hnr-research Instructor
- RPTS655 Applied Biodiversity Sci Instructor
- VSCS948 Sa Med & Surg 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