First record of the Yellowish Pipit in Acre with notes on other grassland birds in southwestern Amazônia

Authors

  • Edson Guilherme Universidade Federal do Acre, Museu Universitário.
  • Robson Esteves Czaban Superintendência do IBAMA no Amazonas.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/nbc.2015.103.07

Abstract

This paper presents the first record of the Yellowish Pipit (Anthus lutescens) in the Brazilian state of Acre. This record represents the westernmost record of the species in Brazil and provides evidence of its expansion into the southwestern Amazon basin. We also present information on the occurrence of other bird species, typical of grasslands and other open habitats, e.g., the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), the White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus), the Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) and the Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus). These species have encroached southwestern Amazônia following environmental changes caused by human activities, such as the construction of highways and the conversion of the rainforest into cattle pasture.

Keywords: Aves, Anthus lutescens, Motacillidae, open habitats, range extension.

Author Biographies

Edson Guilherme, Universidade Federal do Acre, Museu Universitário.

Laboratório de Ornitologia, Campus Universitário - BR 364, Km 04, Distrito industrial, Rio Branco - Acre, Brazil. CEP: 69915-900.

Robson Esteves Czaban, Superintendência do IBAMA no Amazonas.

Rua Ministro João Gonçalves de Souza s/n Distrito Industrial, Manaus - Amazonas, Brazil.  CEP  69075-830.

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Published

2015-08-17

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2015): September/December

Section

Short Communication

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