Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador
The páramo ecosystem is a significant centre of Andean bird diversity with high concentrations of threatened species. The Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve’s páramos are a district of the biogeographic páramo province of northern Andes and are therefore considered a conservation hotspot with repres...
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| author | Pedro X. Astudillo Santiago Barros Fernando R. Villegas David C. Siddons Steven C. Latta |
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| description | The páramo ecosystem is a significant centre of Andean bird diversity with high concentrations of threatened species. The Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve’s páramos are a district of the biogeographic páramo province of northern Andes and are therefore considered a conservation hotspot with representative bird diversity. To enhance regional conservation efforts, comprehensive inventories of bird species that occupy this páramo are required. We present an updated bird inventory for the páramos of Macizo del Cajas and included validated records from eBird and GBIF databases along with records from continuous monitoring across this páramo landscape for five years. We also provide notes on habitat affinity and important new, rare, restricted range, and threatened birds. We report 112 bird species within the reserve, including five endemics, and three globally and 12 nationally threatened species. Finally, we discuss the use of habitat affinities as indicators of biodiversity patterns in páramo to improve conservation tools for key habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ddde9c70b80e4036a95588949fef8bf52025-08-20T03:53:38ZengUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosRevista Peruana de Biología1561-08371727-99332023-12-01304e24881e2488110.15381/rpb.v30i4.2488137195Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern EcuadorPedro X. Astudillo0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9945-9414Santiago Barros1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-6579Fernando R. Villegas2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0307-6356David C. Siddons3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3305-2969Steven C. Latta4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3789-9470Laboratorio de Ecología – Escuela de Biología, Universidad del Azuay, Av. 24 de Mayo 7-77, Cuenca, Ecuador.Laboratorio de Ecología – Escuela de Biología, Universidad del Azuay, Av. 24 de Mayo 7-77, Cuenca, Ecuador.Laboratorio de Ecología – Escuela de Biología, Universidad del Azuay, Av. 24 de Mayo 7-77, Cuenca, Ecuador.Laboratorio de Ecología – Escuela de Biología, Universidad del Azuay, Av. 24 de Mayo 7-77, Cuenca, Ecuador.National Aviary, Allegheny Commons West, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. The páramo ecosystem is a significant centre of Andean bird diversity with high concentrations of threatened species. The Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve’s páramos are a district of the biogeographic páramo province of northern Andes and are therefore considered a conservation hotspot with representative bird diversity. To enhance regional conservation efforts, comprehensive inventories of bird species that occupy this páramo are required. We present an updated bird inventory for the páramos of Macizo del Cajas and included validated records from eBird and GBIF databases along with records from continuous monitoring across this páramo landscape for five years. We also provide notes on habitat affinity and important new, rare, restricted range, and threatened birds. We report 112 bird species within the reserve, including five endemics, and three globally and 12 nationally threatened species. Finally, we discuss the use of habitat affinities as indicators of biodiversity patterns in páramo to improve conservation tools for key habitats.https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/24881high-andean birdshabitat affinityendemismthreatened specieschecklist |
| spellingShingle | Pedro X. Astudillo Santiago Barros Fernando R. Villegas David C. Siddons Steven C. Latta Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador Revista Peruana de Biología high-andean birds habitat affinity endemism threatened species checklist |
| title | Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador |
| title_full | Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador |
| title_short | Comprehensive inventory of páramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot, the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve, southern Ecuador |
| title_sort | comprehensive inventory of paramo birds and their habitat affinities in a conservation hotspot the macizo del cajas biosphere reserve southern ecuador |
| topic | high-andean birds habitat affinity endemism threatened species checklist |
| url | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/24881 |
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