An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic forest
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2019-01-01
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Cavarzere, Vagner
Albano, Ciro
Tonetti, Vinicius Rodrigues [UNESP]
Pacheco, José Fernando
Whitney, Bret M.
Silveira, Luís Fábio
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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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Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, v. 59.