Medio Queso wetland: contribution to the knowledge and conservation of waterfowl in rice fields of northern Costa Rica
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commercial rice, wild rice, wetlands, dispersal.Abstract
In Costa Rica, bird studies in commercial rice fields in the Huetar Norte region are scarce, and even less in habitats with wild rice. To evaluate the use of habitat by birds in the wild and commercial rice fields of Caño Negro and Medio Queso, to detect potential rice seed dispersal agents. The species richness, abundance and behavior of birds using the rice fields were determined. Mist nets were also used in the rice fields. 53 bird species were recorded. The highest abundance was in the wild rice fields (Passeriformes 1431 individuals, Anseriformes 764 individuals and Ciconiiformes 444 individuals). The most abundant species bird were: Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), 90 individuals (SD=72.0), Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), 50 individuals (SD=59.5) Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), >40 individuals (SD=50.2). The presence of species with high conservation value, such as the American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis), Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica), Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) and Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus), is noteworthy. The major use shown by the birds in the rice fields was feeding. Two bird species (Sporophila corvina and Leptotila plumbeiceps) showed traces of rice vegetative parts. It is latent the probability that birds, especially Passeriformes, are potential dispersal agents of rice propagules in the Huetar Norte region of Costa Rica.
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