Title
Notes about the distribution of Pauxi pauxi and Aburria aburri in Venezuela
Author(s)
Silva, JL
Published
1999
Publisher
Wilson Bulletin
Abstract
In this paper I review the current distribution of the Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi panxi) and the Wattled Guan (Aburria aburri) in Venezuela. The historical range of P. pauxi was reduced as a result of human population growth and habitat perturbations. The current distribution corresponds principally with 18 national parks located from the northern coastal mountains of central Venezuela to the Andes Cordillera and Sierra de Perija. Pauxi pauxi was recorded only in three localities outside national parks and may have expanded from its historical distribution in the eastern part of the country. Aburria aburri was recorded in Sierra de Perija and western Merida to southern Tachira, including four new localities; three in national parks. Both species are endangered in Venezuela and their survival will depend on environmental education programs and enforcement of the law.
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