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Notes on the ecology, conservation and taxonomic status of Hylorchilus wrens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Philip W. Atkinson ,
Mark J. Whittingham ,
Hector Gomez de Silva Garza ,
Adam M. Kent  and
Ruth T. Maier
Philip W. Atkinson
Affiliation:
Greylands, Rue des Grons, St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Mark J. Whittingham
Affiliation:
107 Tavistock Drive, Mapperley Park, Nottingham NG3 5BE, U.K.
Hector Gomez de Silva Garza
Affiliation:
Xola 314-E, 03100 México DF, Mexico
Adam M. Kent
Affiliation:
3513 NW 10th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32605, U.S.A.
Ruth T. Maier
Affiliation:
School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
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Fieldwork conducted in Veracruz and Chiapas, Mexico, between July and December 1991 indicates that the genus Hylorchilus merits retention and that the two forms, H. (sumichrasti) sumichrasti and H. (s.) navai, are good species, based chiefly on this study's discovery of their very different voices. Both are, however, ground-level feeders on invertebrates gleaned from limestone outcrops under closed-canopy forest, and both are at risk from habitat loss. Despite the very restricted range of H. navai and threats to its habitat the population is partially protected and so it is recommended it be allocated IUCN status “Rare”, while H. sumichrasti merits the existing classification “Vulnerable/Rare”.

Los trabajos de campo realizados en Veracruz y Chiapas, México, entre Julio y Diciembre de 1991 indican que el género Hylorchilus merece ser mantenido, y que las dos formas, H. (sumichrasti) sumichrasti y H. (s.) navai, son especies válidas, en base a las diferencias de voz descubiertas en este estudio. Ambas especies se alimentan a nivel del suelo, a base de invertebrados que capturan sobre rocas calizas en áreas de selva cerrada, y ambas están amenazadas por la pérdida de su hábitat. A pesar de que H. navai tiene un área de distribución muy pequeña y de que su hábitat está amenazado, la población está parcialmente protegida y por lo tanto se recomienda que se le considere en la categoría de amenaza “Rara” de la UICN, mientras que H. sumichrasti debe continuar como “Vulnerable/Rara”.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 75 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1993

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