Abstract
This study presents an inventory of the bird fauna of the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge in Capela, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe. Monthly samples were collected between January 2011 and May 2012. Each 3-day sample was based on mist-netting (100 m) in two areas and the compilation of MacKinnon lists of 10 species. During the 17 months of the study period, the occurrence of 129 bird species belonging to 41 families was confirmed for the study area. In the mist-nets, a total of 469 individuals representing 58 species were captured in 3400 net-hours of sampling effort. A total of 100 MacKinnon lists were compiled, resulting in an inventory of 119 bird species. Eight of the species are endemic to Brazil, of which, five are restricted to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Three of the species are included in the IUCN Red List, at different levels of concern. Overall, the results of the study indicate that the Mata do Junco represents an important area for the protection of the region’s avian fauna and the habitats they rely on.
Highlights
The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s34 conservation hotspots (Conservation International 2012), which together account for more than 60% of the terrestrial species found on the planet (Lagos and Muller 2007)
This study presents an inventory of the bird fauna of the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge in Capela, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe
Eight of the species are endemic to Brazil, of which, five are restricted to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Summary
The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s34 conservation hotspots (Conservation International 2012), which together account for more than 60% of the terrestrial species found on the planet (Lagos and Muller 2007). At least 400 fragments of Atlantic Forest can be found in the Brazilian state of Sergipe, covering a total area of approximately 36,000 ha, representing around 7% of the original forest cover of the state (Santos et al 2013). The creation of protected areas represents an important strategy for the conservation of natural resources, and in the state of Sergipe, a total of 19 reserves has been established by federal, state, and municipal governments. In 2007, the state government decreed the Mata do Junco Wildlife Refuge in the municipality of Capela, with the primary objective of protecting the local populations of endangered species endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, in particular the Coimbra Filho’s Titi Monkey (Callicebus coimbrai) and the Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra)
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