AVIFAUNA DO IF GOIANO – CAMPUS CERES

Abstract

Brazil is among the countries that have bigger avifauna diversity. The Cerrado is the predominant biome in the Midwest region, considered as a privileged ecosystem with unique birds species. The Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Ceres is part of an ecotone formed by Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, with big phytophysiognomies variety, reaching and making possible to find a vast birds diversity. Observing such fact, this work aimed identifying the birds found in the campus, also to analyze different phytophysiognomies similarity and to classify the trophic guild. The survey methodology was performed by continuous observations of birds present in 12 different fixed points of the campus. The Shannon-Wienner (H') diversity index in the present study was 3.41 in open areas (anthropic) and 2.91 in closed forest areas (track see the river), noting that the species richness is significant. A higher frequency of some species occurrence, such as Sicalis flaveola, Zenaida auriculata, Crotophaga ani, Columbina talpacoti and Columbina squammata, was observed in open area. Higher frequencies of species, such as Monasa nigrifrons, Momotus momota and Cairina moschata, were observed in closed forest area. Other species, such as Cochlearius cochlearius, Butorides striata, Amazona amazonica and Aramides cajaneus, were observed in both open area and closed forest. With the performed study, it is conclusive that the diversity index on the Campus is high. Characterizing the sampled location as an area used by birds as a source of food/shelter/reproduction.