Abstract

LYRA-NEVES, Rachel Maria de et al. Bird communities of the Gurjaú Reserve, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Rev. Bras. Zool. [online]. 2004, vol.21, n.3, pp. 581-592. ISSN 0101-8175.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752004000300021.

A qualitative and quantitative bird surveys were carried out in a forest fragment in Gurjau Reserve, Santo Agostinho Cape, Pernambuco State, Brazil. By qualitative census were registered 220 different bird species. Concerning the point counts, were identified 175 different species in 6.470 contacts (270 samples). A frequency of occurrence of 75% was registered for 43 species (19,6%); the most part of species had a frequency of occurrence below 25%.

Keywords : Atlantic Rain Forest; Neotropical birds; point counts.