Abstract

ECHEVARRIA, Ada Lilian; FANJUL, María Elisa  and  MARTINEZ, María Valeria. REGISTRATION OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS IN A “FRIENDLY” PRIVATE GARDEN IN TUCUMÁN, ARGENTINA. Hornero [online]. 2023, vol.38, n.1, pp.9-9. ISSN 0073-3407.  http://dx.doi.org/10.56178/eh.v38i1.1421.

The present study evaluates the composition and structure of the bird community in a “friendly” private garden in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (Tucumán), carried out during the dry season (autumn-win-ter 2020). The garden has a wide variety of trees, shrubs and vines, transforming it into a green patch immersed in a large urban matrix. Birds were recorded using fixed radius point surveys, once a day (morning or afternoon), during the dry season (autumn-winter 2020). In 174 counts, 5221 birds records were obtained, belonging to 38 species from 20 families and 8 orders. The assemblages present in the garden were: birds that search for food by walking on the ground, birds that search for food among the vegetation, and birds that search for food from the air and/or perches. Six main diets were identified and regional and altitudinal migratory bird records were highlighted. The high richness and diversity observed in a single urban garden would indicate the importance of these small “friendly” green spaces to be considered as reservoirs for birds in an urban environment. These gardens could be sources of food resources and refuge sites mainly when weather conditions are adverse (dry season). For this reason, we consider that this study is a first step to show the potential value of private urban gardens, regardless of their size, in San Miguel de Tucumán.

Keywords : assemblages; diversity; private gardens; Tucumán; urban birds.

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