AVIFAUNA EM FRAGMENTOS FLORESTAIS NO LITORAL SUL DA PARAIBA

Abstract

The Atlantic Forest is considered one of the most important areas for the maintenance of Brazilian biological diversity. The survey of fauna is an exercise in which a series of observations aims to directly catalog the diversity of species that exist in a certain region at a given time. Thus, the present work had the objective of making information available on avifauna inventories. The study was carried out in three municipalities, Conde, Alhandra and Caaporã, located on the southern coast of Paraíba. mist nets were used, lists Mackinnon, consulted the ornithological collection (Coleção de Aves Heretiano Zenaide CAHZ/CCA/UFPB), sound files and images deposited on specialized sites. The most representative families in number of species were Tyrannidae, Thraupidae and Trochilidae. Recorded species in the vulnerable category as burnished cyanocephala corallina, Thamnophilus pernambucensis caerulescens, Xenops minutus alagoanus atlanticus Xiphorhynchus and critically endangered are: Automolus Lammi and Conopophaga lineata cearae and Leptodon forbesi Thus disjoint species Rainforest and Amazon were also recorded in this Work, thus showing the biogeographic existence of fragments of Atlantic Forest in the southern state of Paraíba. The richness and composition of bird species found in the region, especially in relation to endemic and endangered species, demonstrates the importance of forest remnants as areas for protection and conservation in the state of Paraíba. Therefore, there is a need for emerging actions for the maintenance and recovery of forest environments in this region.