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TABLE 1. 
Ecoregion. two-digit NeoMaps code, altitudinal range. 
and habitat of locations considered in this study. 
NeoMaps 
Location 
Ecoregion 
Altitudinal range (in) 
Predominant habitat 
01 
Rio Tocuyo 
NorthCoast 
400-700 
Desert scrub 
02 
Paraguana 
NorthCoast 
0-100 
Dessert scrub, coast 
03 
Quebrada Arriba 
NorthCoast 
500-860 
Dry scrub and forest, 
farmland 
05 
Perija 
NorthCoast 
0-600 
Savanna, farmland, 
moist forest 
07 
Sur del lago 
NWCordilleras 
0-1,100 
Farmland, moist second 
growth 
08 
Altagracia 
Llanos 
200-300 
Savanna, dry scrub and 
forest 
09 
Araya 
NorthCoast 
0-150 
Desert scrub, farmland 
14 
San Tome 
Llanos 
0-200 
Savanna, pine 
woodland, palms 
16 
Otopun 
Llanos 
100-250 
Farmland, savanna, 
forest patches 
18 
Navay 
Llanos 
200-780 
Farmland, savanna, 
moist forest 
19 
Capitanejo 
Llanos 
100-200 
Farmland, savanna, dry 
forest 
21 
Kavanayen 
Guayana 
1,200-1,350 
Savanna, moist forest 
22 
El Manteco 
Guayana 
300-400 
Savanna, rainforest 
patches 
23 
Paraytepuy 
Guayana 
900-1.200 
Savanna, moist forest 
24 
Guri 
Guayana 
100-200 
Savanna, rainforest 
patches 
25 
Yacambu 
NWCordilleras 
800-1.900 
Cloud forest, scrub 
26 
Jaji 
NWCordilleras 
1,700-2,800 
Cloud forest, farmland 
34 
Gavil&n 
Guayana 
50-200 
Savanna, scrub, 
rainforest 
36 
Isla de Guara 
Llanos 
0-50 
Farmland, moist forest 
patches 
45 
Paria 
NorthCoast 
0-280 
Dry scrub and forest, 
farmland 
57 
Pinango 
NWCordilleras 
2,800-4,300 
‘Paramo’ (high Andean 
tundra) 
66 
Macanao 
NorthCoast 
0-50 
Desert semb, 
mangroves, coast 
75 
Caicara 
Guayana 
40-80 
Savanna, moist forest, 
palms 
80 
Colonia Tovar 
NWCordilleras 
0-2,300 
Cloud and moist forest 
90 
La Escalera 
Guayana 
500-1,450 
Rain and cloud forest, 
savanna 
93 
Anacoco 
Guayana 
100-200 
Rainforest, second 
growth 
96 
Corral i to 
Llanos 
50-150 
Savanna, dry forest 
patches 
Common birds were subjectively defined as 
conspicuous species that could be found in most 
parts of the country in relatively high numbers, 
and represented 17% of the total potential species. 
Ecoregions .—We divided locations into four 
ecologically similar regions or ecoregions (Ta¬ 
ble I. Fig. I). (I) The NorthCoast covers all the 
coastal and dry/desert scrub, dry forest, and 
savanna locations in northern Venezuela, and the 
Maracaibo Lake area, up to 860 m asl. (2) The 
NWCordilleras includes all mountainous locations 
in the Andean and Coastal ranges with prevalence 
ol moist and cloud forest in western and northern 
Venezuela, up to 4.300 m asl. (3) The Llanos 
includes the lowlands in central Venezuela, most 
seasonally flooded, with prevalence of savannas. 
