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Title: Bird conservation on Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil
Authors: Naka, Luciano Nicol?s
Rodrigues, Marcos
Roos, Andrei L.
Azevedo, Marcos Antônio Guimarães
Keywords: Bird
Endangered Species
Habitat Loss
Species Conservations
Accipitrinae
Aves
Cyanocorax
Cyanocorax Caeruleus
Leucopternis Lacernulata
Tangara
Tangara Peruviana
Thraupis
Thraupis Cyanoptera
Tinamus Solitarius
Issue Date: 2002
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: Bird Conservation International
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Volume 12, Número 2, Pags. 123-150
Abstract: The island of Santa Catarina lies in the Atlantic Forest Domain of southern Brazil, one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. It holds a wide variety of habitats, ranging from sand dune 'restingas' to mature rain forest. We report, for the first time, a survey of the bird species and their conservation status for the different habitats present on the island. We recorded 269 bird species of 54 families (25 species were seabirds). More than 50% (140) of the total number of species were residents or probable residents, 20% (58) were visitors and a relatively high number of species (61, 23%) had indeterminate residential status. Nearly 15% (35 species) of the 244 landbird species observed were endemic to the Atlantic Forest. Habitat specificity was recorded for 40% (97 species). We recorded one Endangered (Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius), one Vulnerable (White-necked Hawk Leucopternis lacernulata), and three Near-threatened species (Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus, Azure-shouldered Tanager Thraupis cyanoptera, Black-backed Tanager Tangara peruviana). We also recorded six locally threatened species that we predict will become extinct in the near future. The future for the birds of the island is uncertain, especially for habitat specialists, due to habitat loss for resort developments, and a lack of concern by the government and local people.
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.1017/S0959270902002083
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