Assessment of the state of environmentally sensitive areas to habitat degradation for two endemic birds of northwestern Peru: the spatuletail hummingbird (Loddigesia mirabilis) and the whiskered owl (Xenoglaux loweryi)

Meza-Mori G.; Guzmán C.T.; Coronel-Castro E.; Oliva-Cruz M. · Pirineos (2023) · DOI: 10.3989/pirineos.2023.178004

Resumen

Habitat degradation of endemic species with restricted ranges has accelerated in recent years, even more so if they are in danger of extinction. This study evaluated the status of environmentally sensitive areas of habitat degradation for two endemic bird species, Loddigesia mirabilis and Xenoglaux loweryi in northwestern Peru. The analysis was based on determining a map of the environmentally sensitive areas to land degradation of the study area, using the Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use (MEDALUS) method and as habitat ranges of the two species the IUCN distribution maps were superimposed. The status of the areas environmentally sensitive to habitat degradation of Loddigesia mirabilis was represented by 78.40 % of the area at moderate risk, followed by high risk (13.52 %), low risk (7.77 %), and severe risk (0.31 %). On the other hand, the status of environmentally sensitive areas for Xenoglaux loweryi habitat degradation, 87.84 % were found to be at moderate risk, followed by low (10.81 %), high (1.35 %), and severe (0.01 %) risk. The results can contribute as reference information for decision makers for habitat recovery through the conservation of both species. Copyright:

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas