Rapid inventory, preliminary annotated checklist, and breeding records of the birds (Aves) of the Boanamo indigenous community, Orellana Province, Ecuador

Authors

Harold F. Greeney, Yanayacu Biological Station & Center for Creative Studies, Cosanga, Ecuador
Domingo Gualingua, Yanayacu Biological Station & Center for Creative Studies, Cosanga, Ecuador
Morley Read, Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Cecilia Puertas, Escuela de Turismo y Medio Ambiente/Escuela de Biología, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Larry Evans, Yanayacu Biological Station & Center for Creative Studies, Cosanga, Ecuador
Otobo Baihua, Pollywog Productions, Washington, DC, USA
Ryan P. Killackey, Pollywog Productions, Washington, DC, USA

Abstract

We present the results of a rapid avian inventory conducted September 2012 in the vicinity of Boanamo, within the Territorio Étnico Waorani and Parque Nacional Yasuní, Orellana and Pastaza provinces, Ecuador. Our inventory is the first of its kind from within the Territorio Etnico Waorani, and was carried out using visual and auditory detections made during a 16-day survey. We recorded 362 species of birds during the survey, a number that is around 60% of the expected bird community from this previously unexplored area. We include both qualitative and quantitative natural history information, primarily concerning reproductive behavior, for 41 species.

Recommended Citation

Greeney, Harold F.; Gualingua, Domingo; Read, Morley; Puertas, Cecilia; Evans, Larry; Baihua, Otobo; and Killackey, Ryan P. (2018) "Rapid inventory, preliminary annotated checklist, and breeding records of the birds (Aves) of the Boanamo indigenous community, Orellana Province, Ecuador," Neotropical Biodiversity Journal: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol4/iss1/3