Guía de aves de la zona urbana del cantón La Maná, provincia de Cotopaxi.

Abstract

The aim of the research was to identify bird species of the urban area in La Mana canton, through the use of methods and techniques that concluded in a bird’s guide of the area. For this the diagnosis allowed to determine the physical and geographical conditions plus the vegetation type, as key factors to define bird’s presence. Therefore three zones where were stablished several monitoring points to register the species. Each zone had several observation points where an intensive searching and point count in linear transects was performed. The monitoring in the three zones included tributaries, streams, parks and gardens, registering a total of 56 species, being identified and classified taxonomically (subdivided into 13 orders and 23 families). The order that had more species was Passeriformes with 29, where the Tyrannidae family stands out with 11 species respectively, according to The International Union for the Nature Conservation (UICN, 2018) all registered species are in a minor concern state. In addition, the Sorensen index established that zones 1 and 2 have average similarity (46%); while the similarity is low among other zones (17.31% and 17.43); This because each area characteristics differ on their geographical conditions and human settlements present there. Through the Margalef index, diversity was established in the zones (DMg zone 1: 4.66; DMg zone 2: 7.40; DMg zone 3: 3.38); which indicates that the zone with greater diversity is zone 2, this may be due to the fact that spaces that have not yet been completely intervened, allowing them to have food sources and shelter for the species. With the registration of species and taxonomic information (order, family, scientific name, common and English name, and a description of the species accompanied by a photograph), a guide was designed that allows easy birds recognition in the country side and in urban ecosystems. It could be concluded that despite having urban settlements, agricultural expansion and other anthropogenic activities that threaten the habitat of birds, several species have adapted to the new conditions and are found in inhabited areas by humans in the remnants areas with vegetation (forests, gardens, ravines, riverside areas); what could be an indication that the ornitofauna is a research topic that can be expanded and at the same time it could promote the practice of bird tourism as a sustainable and resource-generating environmental awareness and natural resource protection.

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@phdthesis{tiglla2020guia,
  title = {{Guía de aves de la zona urbana del cantón La Maná, provincia de Cotopaxi.}},
  author = {Tiglla, Quishpe and Magali, Erika},
  school = {Digital Repository Technical University of Cotopaxi (Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi)},
  year = {2020}
}

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