Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana
We report new records from ornithology surveys conducted at Kusad Mountain and Parabara savanna in Guyana’s southern Rupununi region during October and November 2013. Both localities had existing species lists based on surveys conducted in 2000, but had not be...
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| author | Brian J. O'Shea Asaph Wilson Jonathan K. Wrights |
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| description | We report new records from ornithology surveys conducted at Kusad Mountain and Parabara savanna in Guyana’s southern Rupununi region during October and November 2013. Both localities had existing species lists based on surveys conducted in 2000, but had not been formally surveyed since. We surveyed birds over 15 field days, adding 22 and 10 species to the existing lists for Kusad and Parabara, respectively. Our findings augment prior knowledge of the status and distribution of birds in this region of the Guiana Shield. The southern Rupununi harbors high avian diversity, including rare species such as Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria), Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari), Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis), and Red Siskin (Spinus cucullatus), which are likely to continue to draw tourism revenue to local communities if their habitats remain intact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fd4050e006044d5a586457be6b9f8c12022-12-22T03:12:01ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2017-07-0113411312010.15560/13.4.11315083Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, GuyanaBrian J. O'Shea0Asaph Wilson1Jonathan K. Wrights2Global Wildlife ConservationSouth Rupununi Conservation SocietyNational Agricultural Research and Extension Institute, National Plant Protection OrganizationWe report new records from ornithology surveys conducted at Kusad Mountain and Parabara savanna in Guyana’s southern Rupununi region during October and November 2013. Both localities had existing species lists based on surveys conducted in 2000, but had not been formally surveyed since. We surveyed birds over 15 field days, adding 22 and 10 species to the existing lists for Kusad and Parabara, respectively. Our findings augment prior knowledge of the status and distribution of birds in this region of the Guiana Shield. The southern Rupununi harbors high avian diversity, including rare species such as Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria), Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari), Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis), and Red Siskin (Spinus cucullatus), which are likely to continue to draw tourism revenue to local communities if their habitats remain intact.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/15083/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Brian J. O'Shea Asaph Wilson Jonathan K. Wrights Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana Check List |
| title | Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana |
| title_full | Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana |
| title_fullStr | Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana |
| title_short | Additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern Rupununi region, Guyana |
| title_sort | additions to the avifauna of two localities in the southern rupununi amp nbsp region guyana |
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