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Lorena Silverio-Polo

  • Biodiversity Journal, 9 (4): 339-344

    Lorena Silverio-Polo, O. Eric Ramírez-Bravo, Casimiro Ordóñez-Prado & Guillermo Ortega Vázquez
    New records of Cracids along a fragmented landscape in Central Mexico (Aves Cracidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2018.9.4.339.344

    ABSTRACT
    The pava cojolita or crested guan (Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830) and the great curassow (Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves Cracidae) inhabit mature rainforests with low or null perturbation, making them potential indicator species. We report actual records of both species obtained through biodiversity monitoring undertaken in the Experimental Site “Las Margaritas” in the municipality of Hueytamalco at the Sierra Nororiental in the State of Puebla. The presence of both species indicates the importance of the Experimental Site “Las Margaritas” for their distribution within a highly fragmented area.