Abstract

JOSE, Petters; FATIMA, Ortiz  and  KARINA, Núñez. Birds assemblage associated to Benjamín Aceval city peri-urban wetlands, Presidente Hayes Department, Chaco Paraguayan. Compend. cienc. vet [online]. 2020, vol.10, n.1, pp.13-25. ISSN 2226-1761.  https://doi.org/10.18004/compend.cienc.vet.2020.10.01.13.

Wetlands are high biodiversity ecosystems. The wetlands of Benjamin Aceval City harbor a high number bird species. However there are few studies about the ornithofauna that inhabits the peri-urban wetlands. To investigate the bird community composition and richness, a total of 37 observations were made at 13 different points between the year 2016 and 2018. A total of 272 species of birds were identified, belonging to 55 families, with the order of Passeriformes being most abundant. The results can contribute as a basis for designing conservation strategies in the area, which is still undergoing urban modifications in the study area.

Keywords : Birds; composition; richness; comunity.

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