Avifauna of the Pongos Basin, Amazonas Department, Peru

We provide an inventory of the avifauna of the Pongos Basin, northern Amazonas Department, Peru based on museum specimens collected during expeditions spanning >60 years within the 20th century. Four hundred and thirty-eight species representing 52 families are reported. Differences between lowla...

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Published inThe Wilson journal of ornithology Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 54 - 74
Main Authors Brooks, Daniel M., O'Neill, John P., Foster, Mercedes S., Mark, Todd, Dauphiné, Nico, Franke, Irma J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Collins Wilson Ornithological Society 01.03.2009
Subjects
Avifauna
Basins
Biodiversity
Biological diversity
Bird populations
Birds
Colleges & universities
Company distribution practices
Data processing
Distribution
expeditions
Family names
Female animals
Field study
Flycatchers
Inventories
Lowlands
Major s
Male animals
migrants
Museums
Ornithology
Ovaries
Reviews
Rivers
Skull
Testes
threatened species
Working conditions
Zoology
Peru
Brazil, Amazonas
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Summary:We provide an inventory of the avifauna of the Pongos Basin, northern Amazonas Department, Peru based on museum specimens collected during expeditions spanning >60 years within the 20th century. Four hundred and thirty-eight species representing 52 families are reported. Differences between lowland and higher elevation avifaunas were apparent. Species accounts with overviews of specimen data are provided for four species representing distributional records, two threatened species, and 26 species of Nearctic and Austral migrants, of which six are considered probable migrants.
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ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/07-160.1