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TABLE 3. Number of species by family (following Hilty 2003) observed in surveys (S1 + S2) and checklists, compared 
to the expected values in all cells combined. Families present in Venezuela but with no species expected in the study cells 
were omitted. 
Observed 
Family 
Surveys 
Tinamidae 
4 
Podicipedidae 
2 
Sulidae 
1 
Pelecanidae 
1 
Phalacrocoracidae 
1 
Anhingidae 
1 
Fregatidae 
1 
Anhimidae 
1 
Anatidae 
2 
Phoenicopteridae 
0 
Ardeidae 
12 
Threskiornithidae 
8 
Ciconiidae 
2 
Cathartidae 
5 
1 
Pandionidae 
Accipitridae 
24 
Falconidae 
12 
Cracidae 
5 
Odontophoridae 
3 
Rallidae 
8 
Heliomithidae 
0 
Eurypygidac 
1 
Aramidae 
1 
Psophiidae 
0 
Burhinidae 
I 
1 
Charadriidae 
Haematopodidae 
1 
Recurvirostridae 
1 
1 
Jacanidae 
Scolopacidae 
5 
Laridae . 
Columbidae 
17 
Psittacidae 
26 
Cuculidae 
10 
1 
Opisthocomidae 
Tytonidae 
n 
Strigidae , 
Steatomithidae 
o 
Nyctibiidae 
o 
Caprimulgidae 
0 
Apodidae 
8 
Trochilidae 
Trogonidae 7 
Cerylidae 4 
Momotidae 1 
Galbulidae 4 
Bucconidae ^ 
Ramphastidae ■ -> 
Picidae 1 ^ 
Fumariidae j g 
Dendrocolaptidae | 
Thamnophilidae 
Formicariidae 
6 
Checklists 
Expected 
% Observed 
5 
8 
50 
2 
2 
100 
1 
I 
100 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
6 
12 
17 
0 
1 
0 
15 
21 
57 
8 
8 
100 
2 
3 
67 
5 
6 
83 
1 
1 
100 
25 
36 
67 
12 
14 
86 
7 
13 
38 
3 
3 
100 
9 
10 
80 
0 
I 
0 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
100 
5 
8 
13 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
1 
1 
100 
12 
21 
24 
8 
12 
33 
17 
18 
94 
29 
43 
60 
1 1 
14 
71 
I 
1 
100 
0 
1 
0 
3 
13 
8 
0 
1 
0 
0 
3 
0 
8 
14 
0 
8 
11 
73 
41 
83 
40 
8 
10 
70 
4 
6 
67 
1 100 
49 51 
13 46 
