Aves do Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres do Estado do Amapá (original) (raw)

Birds in the Center of Triage of Wild Animals of the IBAMA in the state of Amapá. The study aimed at evaluating the wild species apprehended in the state of Amapá and deposited in the Center of Triage of Wild Animals (CETAS-IBAMA/AP) from March to December 2008, in order to identify those considered endangered species, quantify the most common groups apprehended and know the destination given to the animals. It was recorded 251 birds, belonging to 10 families: Emberizidae (63.7%), Tytonidae (9.9%), Psittacidae (8.8%), Accipitridae (2.8%), Ramphastidae (2.4%), Falconidae (1.2%), Ardeidae (1.2%), Cardinalidae (0.8%), Rallidae (0.8%) and Columbidae (0.4%). The Emberizidae family was the most representative, with 7 species (63.7%), followed by family Psitacidae with five species (8.8%) and Tytonidae with 1 species (9.9%). The number of releases was 156 birds (62.2%), registered only 24 deaths (9.6%). The species most captured were Sporophila angolensis (N=99), Sporophila lineola (N=39) and Tyto alba (N=25). It has registered one threatened specie, Sporophila maximiliani. KEY WORDS. Birds, Apprehension, Emberezidae.