First record of Scarlet-thighed Dacnis, Dacnis venusta (Lawrence, 1862) (Aves: Thraupidae) for the middle Magdalena valley of Santander, Colombia

By

Cediel Martínez, Fernando Javier
Serrano-Cardozo, Víctor Hugo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-5-20

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

2124--4

Subjects

Neotropics , new record , range extension , Serranía de la Paz , Topocoro dam

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2124

 

Abstract

We report the first record of the Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta) for middle Magdalena valley in the department of Santander, Colombia. This record extends the range of the species more than 185 km to the east of its previously known distribution. This observation is part of a project to monitor the fauna in the influence zone of the Topocoro dam and shows the importance of studying fragmented ecosystems and less frequently sampled sites such as the Serranía de la Paz.