Behaviour of native birds and analysis of vocalizations, in a small reforested urban space near downtown Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil
- International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology
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Ellen F Freitas,1,2 Edward Ball,2,3 Fernando F
Fernandes,4
Deuslene M. Ferreira,5
Luciano
Trevisan,5
Abstract
Due to habitat loss, several bird species that are dependent on forest environments seek refuge in green spaces within cities. The objective this study was to verify if the afforestation with autochthonous fruit trees of a small urban space could provide enough resources as food, shelter, and substrate for nesting of autochthonous bird species. Between June 2020-May 2021, during the covid-19 pandemic we observed the activity of bird species that visited a small forested urban space in Goiânia, Brazil. We recorded the behavioural activities of the birds using the focal animal technique, recordings of vocalizations and photographic and video recordings. About thirty species of birds were seen visiting our small urban wooded space.
Keywords
sustainable cities and communities, urban afforestation, synurbization, native birds, spectrographic analysis of vocalizations, native fruit trees, Cerrado biome
