Annotated checklist of the birds (Aves) of Cerro Hoya National Park, Azuero Peninsula, Panamá

By

Miller, Matthew J.
Angehr, George R.
Ridgely, Robert S
Klicka, John, 1956-
López. Ch., Oscar G.
Araúz, Jacobo
Campos C., Euclides
Buitrago-Rosas, Daniel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-2-22

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

1585--13

Subjects

Los Santos , Mesoamerica , sky island , tropical montane forest , tropical seasonal dry forest

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.2.1585

 

Abstract

Protected only by the extreme ruggedness of its terrain, the montane regions of Cerro Hoya National Park are among the least biologically known regions of Central America. Here we provide a checklist of 225 bird species recorded from five expeditions to the region over the last 18 years, which represents lower species richness than many comparable areas in Panama and lower Central America. However, we recorded nine IUCN globally threatened species, three species with range extensions over 150 km to the southern Azuero Peninsula, and at least two previously unknown bird taxa. These facts suggest that our list of montane taxa from Cerro Hoya may be incomplete, and that this region represents one of the most important—and neglected—protected areas in Panama.