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Birds of Sierra de Vallejo, Nayarit, Mexico
Sierra de Vallejo, is considered a priority region
for conservation, and is strongly affected by anthropogenic
pressures. The inventory of birds are refers to studies
in near areas. This study is a concrete contribution of
the birds of the mountain chain and north of it. We considered
bibliographic records and databases available on the
web with records of ocurrence and specimens of scientific
collections. Also we perform point counts in different localities
inside the reserve. We observed a richness of 261
birds species, the family Tyrannidae is the best represented.
Of the species recorded, 177 are permanent residents
(31 are endemic and 15 are quasi-endemics to Mexico)
and 73 are migratory; the remaining eleven records have
other status. Also 43 species are in endangered categories.
We include species that have not been recorded in
the lists of the area and records of species expand their
ranges at Nayarit. Due to the great diversity of birds observed,
it is necesary to continue the research work about
habitat use, abundance and monitoring, it will provides the
basis for the conservation of birds of Sierra de Vallejo