Observations on Hummingbirds and Their Nectar Resources at the Cloud Forest of Manu Road, Peru

Revista Científica:

The Biologist

Año:

2014

Volumen:

Número:

Páginas:

109–115

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rtb2014121391

ISSN:

1816-0719 (impreso), 1994-9073 (en línea)

Keywords (Autor):

Cloud Forest, Hummingbirds, Manu road, Plant-Animal Interactions.

Resumen

We studied hummingbird ecology in the cloud forest of southeastern Peru, using mist nets and direct observations. This study was done in one area of the cloud forest of Manu road (Cuzco, Peru) at the beginning of the rainy season of 2011. We give a list of the hummingbirds (14 species) and the flowering plants that they use as nectar resources (~20 taxa in 11 families). We also comment on the abundance, distribution and importance of the hummingbird's role in the cloud forest ecosystem.

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Autor (es ):

González Oscar & Wethington Susan

Editorial:

Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal

Ciudad:

Lima, Perú

Idioma:

Inglés

Tipo de Referencia:

Articulo de revista academica