Abstract

PACHECO-VARGAS, Gustavo F.; SANCHEZ-GUZMAN, Jessica N.  and  LOSADA-PRADO, Sergio. Characterization of the bird community associated with the lowland wetlands of Tolima, Colombia. Biota colombiana [online]. 2018, vol.19, n.1, pp.190-201. ISSN 0124-5376.  https://doi.org/10.21068/c2018.v19n01a12.

In Colombia, studies on wetland birds are scarce. Specifically in the department of Tolima, there is no detailed information. Therefore, studies on this topic are required. In this sense, this study aims to characterize the community of birds associated with lowland wetlands in Tolima. Thirteen wetlands located below 1000 m a.s.l. were studied, and 147 species of birds, distributed in 44 families and 18 orders, were found. The wetlands with the highest number of species were Toqui Toqui (78) and El Edén (65), while Chicoalí (22), El Samán and El Gavilán (27 species each) had the lowest number of species. However, no significant differences were found in the composition of the avifauna for the evaluated wetlands. Ecological categories II (35%) and III (38%) prevailed and, to a lesser extent, species belonging to category Ia (1%) were recorded. Despite the high intervention to which the tropical dry forest wetlands in Tolima are subject to, these ecosystems still support a significant number of species.

Keywords : Agricultural landscape; Anthropic intervention; Birds; Ecological categories; Magdalena River basin; Tropical dry forest.

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