IDENTIFICAÇAO DA AVIFAUNA DA UNIDADE DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA SERRA DE JARAGUÁ EM GOIÁS

Abstract

Brazil is among the countries with the greatest ornithological diversity, sheltering an enormous wealth of species. The Cerrado is an extensive biome with great biodiversity, predominating most of the Central-Western region of the country, due to its location sharing borders with several other biomes, presents several ecotones, having a rich and unique ornithological composition. Due to the great loss of Cerrado areas for anthropization processes, the birds are at risk of disappearing, the creation and maintenance of environmental protection areas and faunal inventories are resources used for knowledge and conservation of this biota. The Conservation Unit of Serra de Jaraguá, located in Jaraguá and São Francisco de Goiás, is one of these areas of environmental protection, with a large extension and the Cerrado as the main biome. The methodology used for the survey was direct observation during the transect and photographic recording of the species sighted for identification and cataloging, between the months of March 2022 and October 2022. A total of 97 species belonging to 35 families and 16 orders were recorded. The best represented families were: Thraupidae, Tyrannidae, Psittacidae and Columbidae. The species with the highest frequency index were: Columbina squammata (100%), Coragyps atratus (85,7%), Brotogeris chiriri (82,8%), Sicalis flaveola e Furnarius rufus (80%), Stelgidopteryx ruficollis, Myiarchus ferox, Eupsittula aurea e Coryphospingus cucullatus (71,4%), showing a percentage of 17,52% of resident species. Through this project we can identify the species found in the Conservation Unit, and conclude that the diversity index is characterized as satisfactory. It is important to emphasize that future studies using new methods will be important to better establish the bird communities of the park.