Hummingbirds in high alpine habitats of the tropical Mexican mountains: new elevational records and ecological considerations

Hummingbirds in high alpine habitats of the tropical Mexican mountains: new elevational records and ecological considerations

Most hummingbird species are distributed in tropical lowlands and mountains with few species reaching the alpine environments of high mountain peaks. Field surveys were conducted in nine alpine sites across four of the highest volcanoes in central Mexico for three years to document hummingbird occur...

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Main Authors: Libertad Arredondo-Amezcua, Silvana Martén-Rodríguez, Martha Lopezaraiza-Mikel, Carlos A. Gutiérrez-Chávez, Erandi Ramírez-Aguirre, Roberto Sáyago-Lorenzana, María del Coro-Arizmendi, Mauricio Quesada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2018-06-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Iztaccíhuatl
La Malinche
Mexican alpine region
Nevado de Toluca
Popocatépetl
White-eared Hummingbird
Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol13/iss1/art14/

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http://www.ace-eco.org/vol13/iss1/art14/

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