An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest
Abstract Montane and submontane forest patches in the state of Bahia, Brazil, are among the few large and preserved Atlantic Forests remnants. They are strongholds of an almost complete elevational gradient, which harbor both lowland and highland bird taxa. Despite being considered a biodiversity ho...
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doaj-2daa3b9951804d0fabec1959ed9094402020-11-25T02:34:02ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia1807-02052019-03-0159010.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.0S0031-10492019000100205An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic ForestVagner CavarzereCiro AlbanoVinicius Rodrigues TonettiJosé Fernando PachecoBret M. WhitneyLuís Fábio SilveiraAbstract Montane and submontane forest patches in the state of Bahia, Brazil, are among the few large and preserved Atlantic Forests remnants. They are strongholds of an almost complete elevational gradient, which harbor both lowland and highland bird taxa. Despite being considered a biodiversity hotspot, few ornithologists have surveyed these forests, especially along elevational gradients. Here we compile bird records acquired from systematic surveys and random observations carried out since the 1980s in a 7,500 ha private protected area: Serra Bonita private reserve. We recorded 368 species, of which 143 are Atlantic Forest endemic taxa. Some 16 and 13 species are threatened at the global and national levels, respectively. If one accounts for subspecies, the number of Brazilian threatened taxa raises to 21. Species composition differs between lower and higher elevations, in which case lowlands harbor Amazonia-related taxa, whereas highlands are the home of Atlantic Forest-related taxa.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100205&lng=en&tlng=enAvesBahiaElevational gradientSerra Bonita |
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Vagner Cavarzere Ciro Albano Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti José Fernando Pacheco Bret M. Whitney Luís Fábio Silveira |
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Vagner Cavarzere Ciro Albano Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti José Fernando Pacheco Bret M. Whitney Luís Fábio Silveira An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia Aves Bahia Elevational gradient Serra Bonita |
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Vagner Cavarzere Ciro Albano Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti José Fernando Pacheco Bret M. Whitney Luís Fábio Silveira |
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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest |
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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest |
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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest |
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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest |
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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest |
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overlooked hotspot for birds in the atlantic forest |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia |
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1807-0205 |
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Abstract Montane and submontane forest patches in the state of Bahia, Brazil, are among the few large and preserved Atlantic Forests remnants. They are strongholds of an almost complete elevational gradient, which harbor both lowland and highland bird taxa. Despite being considered a biodiversity hotspot, few ornithologists have surveyed these forests, especially along elevational gradients. Here we compile bird records acquired from systematic surveys and random observations carried out since the 1980s in a 7,500 ha private protected area: Serra Bonita private reserve. We recorded 368 species, of which 143 are Atlantic Forest endemic taxa. Some 16 and 13 species are threatened at the global and national levels, respectively. If one accounts for subspecies, the number of Brazilian threatened taxa raises to 21. Species composition differs between lower and higher elevations, in which case lowlands harbor Amazonia-related taxa, whereas highlands are the home of Atlantic Forest-related taxa. |
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Aves Bahia Elevational gradient Serra Bonita |
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