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Nearctic avian migrants in coffee plantations and forest fragments of south-western Guatemala

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Jay P. Vannini
Jay P. Vannini
Affiliation:
Fundación Interatnericana De Investigacidn Tropical (Fiit), Avenida La Reforma, 8–60 Zona 9, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Habitats at intermediate and upper elevations of the volcanic Cordillera of southwestern Guatemala harbour a diverse terrestrial vertebrate fauna that includes at least 423 avian species, 108 of which are known to be Nearctic migrants, and 43 of which are known or suspected to have both resident and long-distance migrant populations. During the course of floral and faunal inventories in a proposed Multiple Use Area in this region from 1987 through 1991, FIIT researchers collected or observed 254 avian species, of which 44 are regarded as Nearctic migrants and 26 are known or suspected to have both resident and long-distance migrant populations. Study sites included climax and selectively logged lower montane forest fragments, as well as subtropical agroecosystems. Data are presented to support the conclusion that a significantly higher percentage of resident avian species reported from this region in the literature continue to occupy these habitats than do species known to undertake cyclical longdistance migrations. Non-quantitative, historical reports of relative abundance of all Nearctic avian migrants in the region during the early and mid-twentieth century are compared with current status of these species. Threats to Nearctic avian migrants in the western Guatemalan highlands are discussed, and areas of future research for ornithologists working with this community in the region are proposed. Recommendations are made to preserve or improve habitats on wintering grounds and along migration routes considered to be of critical importance for the long-term survival of a number of threatened and vulnerable Nearctic avian migrants in Guatemala.

Type
Growing Points in Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 4 , Issue 2-3: Neotropical Migrants , September 1994 , pp. 209 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1994

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