Levantamento da Avifauna no Parque Zoobotânico do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém - Pará

Abstract

Birds represent one of the most studied vertebrate groups in research involving the recognition and preservation of Brazilian ecosystems. They present a series of characteristics that facilitate such studies. One can mention their diurnal behavior pattern (in the vast majority of species), their vocalization, their color patterns, and their feeding habits. In an attempt to quantify the presence of different species in the Zoological and Botanical Park of the Goeldi Museum, the area was divided into four quadrants. For the avifauna inventory a combination of techniques was used: direct and indirect observations (with the aid of binoculars) and recordings of resident, visiting and seasonal birds, i.e., species found in the area during a certain time of the year, which may or may not breed there. It was observed that to date the avifauna of the MPEG Zoological and Botanical Park has a total of 41 species belonging to 14 families. The five most numerous families, in descending order, are: Tyrannídae, Thraupidae (07- 17.07%), Psittacidae (06- 14.63%), Trochilidae (05- 12.19%), Ardcídae (04-9.75%), and Turdídae, Threskiornithidae, Anatidae, (02- 4.88%). These families represent 58% of the species recorded for the study area. Non-passeriform birds are represented by 22 species, while passerines by 19 species. In the Zoological Botanical Park of MPEG, it was observed that the most frequent species found nesting were: Turdus leucomelas (Turdidae), Ramphocelus carbo (Traupidae); Coereba jlaveola (Coerebidae); Todirostrum maculatum (Tyranidae), Bupbonia violacea (Traupidae), as observed by the authors: CORY (195711958); NOVAES (1959); MARCELlANO(1982) in their studies with Birds.