Avifauna of Popayán and surrounding municipalities
During the last four years, it has been carried out a characterization of the birds of Popayán (Cauca) and five bordering municipalities. The observations were made at the “Formación Popayán” in 26 localities; nine of which, were sampled constantly between 2001 and 2005 in the activities of national counts in Colombia. Simultaneously, the records were supplemented by the review of the ornithology´s collection of the Museo de Historia Natural of the Universidad del Cauca. These activities allowed to generate a complete list of the current birds in a range of 1600-2800 m, finding 338 bird species of birds gather in 55 families, being this an important achieve in the knowledge of the local avifauna and generating a basic tool for the people who is interested in this fauna group and for the future conservation processes in the study area. Keywords: birds, Popayán, Formación Popayán, Cauca, Colombia.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Universidad del Cauca
2019
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unicauca.edu.co/index.php/novedades/article/view/1179 |
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| Summary: | During the last four years, it has been carried out a characterization of the birds of Popayán (Cauca) and five bordering municipalities. The observations were made at the “Formación Popayán” in 26 localities; nine of which, were sampled constantly between 2001 and 2005 in the activities of national counts in Colombia. Simultaneously, the records were supplemented by the review of the ornithology´s collection of the Museo de Historia Natural of the Universidad del Cauca. These activities allowed to generate a complete list of the current birds in a range of 1600-2800 m, finding 338 bird species of birds gather in 55 families, being this an important achieve in the knowledge of the local avifauna and generating a basic tool for the people who is interested in this fauna group and for the future conservation processes in the study area. Keywords: birds, Popayán, Formación Popayán, Cauca, Colombia. |
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