Abstract

GONZALEZ-JARAMILLO, Mónica; MARTINEZ, Eduardo; ESPARZA-OLGUIN, Ligia G.  and  RANGEL-SALAZAR, José L.. Inventory update of birds in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: abundance, seasonality, and conservation status. Huitzil [online]. 2016, vol.17, n.1, pp.54-106. ISSN 1870-7459.

The Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, in the south of the Yucatan Peninsula, is the largest preserved tropical forest area in Mexico. It has been designated both as a natural protected area and an Important Bird Area for México (AICA 171). A high diversity of Neotropical and Neartical bird species inhabit the reserve permanently or seasonally, but discrepancies exist in the number of bird species recorded (up to 19%). To update the inventory of bird species in the reserve, we compiled, reviewed, and compared reported bird data from published documents, grey literature, public databases, official lists, and ornithological collections. In this bird inventory, we included information on seasonality, abundance, endemism, conservation status, and vulnerability values. We compiled data of 403 bird species for the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, the highest number to date, thereby providing the most complete and recent list. Inventory updating is essential to recognize the natural resources available in a given area, and to develop management plans that conserve species and ecosystems in which they live, especially in the case of natural protected areas.

Keywords : AICA; birds; biodiversity; natural protected areas; neotropic.

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