Birds of prey (Accipitriformes and Falconiformes) of Serra de Itabaiana National Park, Northeastern Brazil
Abstract
Birds of prey are important for maintaining ecosystems, since they can regulate the populations of vertebrates and invertebrates. However, anthropic activities, like habitat fragmentation, have been decreasing the number of birds of prey, affecting the habitat ecological relations and, decreasing biodiversity. Our objective was to evaluate species of birds of prey (Accipitriformes and Falconiformes) in a protected area of the Atlantic forest in northeastern Brazil. The area was sampled for 17 months using fixed points and walking along a pre-existing trail. Birds of prey were classified by their Punctual Abundance Index, threat status and forest dependence. Sixteen birds of prey were recorded, being the most common Rupornis magnirostris and Caracara plancus. Most species were considered rare in the area and not dependent of forest vegetation. None of the registered species were threatened with extinction. Our results showed that the studied area presents a considerable diversity of birds of prey, including species sensitive to environmental changes. Thus, it is important to protect this area to increase the availability of feeding and nesting areas for birds of prey.
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Dantas, T. V. P., & Ribeiro, A. S. (2010). Caracterização da vegetação do Parque Nacional Serra de Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brasil. Biotemas, 23(4), 9-18. doi: 10.5007/2175-7925.2010v23n4p9
Donázar, J. A., Cortés-Avizanda, A., Fragallo, F. A., Margalida, A., Moléon, M., Morales-Reyes, Z., Moreno-Opo, R., Pérez-Garcia, J. M., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Zuberogoitia, I., & Serrano, D. (2016). Roles of raptors in a changing world: from flagships to providers of key ecosystem services. Ardeola, 63(1), 181-234. doi: 10.13157/arla.63.1.2016.rp8
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IUCN (2020). The IUCN red list of threatened Species. Available in: www.iucn.org.
McClure, C. J. W., Westrip, J. R. S., Johnson, J. A., Schulwits, S. E., Virani, M. Z., Davies, R., Symes, A., Wheatley, H., Thorstrom, R., Amar, A., Buij, R., Jones, V. R., Williams, N. P., Buechley, E. R., & Butchart, S. H. M. (2018). State of the world’s raptors: distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations. Biological Conservation, 227, 390-402. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.012
Magurran, A. E. (2004). Measuring biological diversity. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Menq,W., & Delariva, R. L. (2015). Aves de rapina (Cathartiformes, Accipitriformes, Strigiformes e Falconiformes) na Reserva Biológica das Perobas, Paraná, Brasil, e seu entorno. Biotemas, 28(4), 145-154. doi: 10.5007/2175-7925.2015v28n4p145
MMA (2016). Lista Nacional das Espécies da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada de Extinção. Available: www.icmbio.gov.
Ortega-Álvares, R., Benítez, E. B., Mena, I. M., Cano, L. V., Bautista, L. B., López-Hernández, M., & Calderón-Parra, R. (2018). Enhancing our knowledge on the ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) through community-based monitoring records from tropical Mexico. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 26, 196-201. doi: 10.1007/BF03544429
Piacentini, V. Q., Aleixo, A., Agne, C. E., Mauricio, G. N., Pacheco, J. F., Bravo,... Cesari, E. (2015). Annotated checklist of the birds of Brazil by the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee/Lista comentada das aves do Brasil pelo Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 23, 91-298.
Poirazidis, K. (2017). Systematic raptor monitoring as a conservation tool: 12 year results in the light of landscape changes in Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park. Nature Conservation, 22, 17-50. doi: 10.3897/natureconservation.22.20074
Ruiz-Esparza, J., Santos, C. S., Cunha, M. A., Ruiz-Esparza, D. P. B., Da Rocha, P. A., Beltrão-Mendes, R., & Ferrari, S. F. (2015). Diversity of birds in the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge, a remnant of the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil. Check List, 11(3), 1-10. doi: 10.15560/11.3.1647
Sarasola, J. H., Grande, J. M., & Bechard, M. J. (2018). Conservation status of neotropical raptors. In: Sarasola, J. H., Grande, J. M., & Negro, J. J. (Eds.), Birds of prey: biology and conservation in the XXI century (pp. 373-394). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Sick, H. (1997). Ornitologia brasileira. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Nova Fronteira.
Silva, J. M. C. (1995). Birds of the Cerrado Region, South America. Steenstrupia, 21, 69-92.
Silva, C., Dias, E. J. R., & Carmo, R. S. (2016). Importância das aves da trilha principal para a conservação da biodiversidade do Parque Nacional Serra de Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brasil. Atualidades Ornitológicas, 194, 6-15.
Silveira, L.F., Olmos, F., & Long, A.J. (2003). Birds in Atlantic forest fragments in North-east Brazil. Cotinga, 20, 32-46.
Soares, E.S., Amaral, F.S.R., Filho, E.P.M.C., Granzinolli, M.A., Albuquerque, J.L.B., Lisboa, J.S., Azevedo, M.A.G., Moraes, W., Sanaiotti, T., & Guimarães, I.G. (2008). Plano de Ação Nacional para a Conservação de Aves de Rapina. Brasília: ICMBio.
Sousa, M. C. (2009). As aves de oito localidades do estado de Sergipe. Atualidades Ornitológicas, 149, 33-57.
Tabarelli, M., Aguiar, A. V., Ribeiro, M. C., Metzger, J. P., & Peres, C. A. (2010). Prospects for biodiversity conservation in the Atlantic Forest: lessons from aging human-modified landscapes. Biological Conservation, 143, 2328–2340. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.02.005
Thompson III, F.R., & La Sorte, F.A. (2008). Comparison of methods of estimating bird abundance and trends from historical count data. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72, 1674-1682. doi: 10.2193/2008-135
Published
2020-09-28
How to Cite
SILVA, Cleverton da et al.
Birds of prey (Accipitriformes and Falconiformes) of Serra de Itabaiana National Park, Northeastern Brazil.
Acta Brasiliensis, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 3, p. 156-160, sep. 2020.
ISSN 2526-4338.
Available at: <http://revistas.ufcg.edu.br/ActaBra/index.php/actabra/article/view/416>. Date accessed: 03 july 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.22571/2526-4338416.
Section
Ecology
