Rarity of birds in the Jaú National Park, Brazilian Amazon

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-189

  Borges, Sérgio Henrique ^a,b  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^b Fundacao Vitoria Amazonica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian birds; Extinction; Neotropical birds; Rarity

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; RARITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; JAU NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; FORMICARIIDAE; THAMNOPHILIDAE;

EID: 42649102086     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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