Abstract (en):
Lake Tota is at 3015 m a.s.l in the eastern Andean cordillera of Colombia. It was declared an Important Bird area - IBA, because it is a strategic breeding area for endemic and threatened species and for its large concentration of resident and migratory waterfowl species. This publication provides a current list of birds, based on direct observations reported by authors from 2003 to 2016. These records were analyzed and compared with historical published data, we present an analysis of five conservation priority species and point out the citizen participation to create a civic movement calling attention to the importance of this aquatic ecosystem to the environmental government agencies about negative ecological impacts that have been afflicting this aquiatic ecosystem for more than 60 years ago, and to insist that it be designated as a RAMSAR site.
Abstract (es):
El lago de Tota ubicado a 3015 m s.n.m en la cordillera Oriental, fue declarado área importante para la conservación de las aves - Aica, por ser lugar estratégico de reproducción de especies endémicas, amenazadas y de concentración de aves acuáticas residentes y migratorias. En esta publicación se presenta un listado actual de las aves, basado en registros directos de las autoras entre los años 2003 a 2016, los cuales se analizan y comparan con información histórica publicada desde 1945, se hace un análisis de cinco especies con prioridad de conservación y adicionalmente, se destaca la participación ciudadana en la creación de un movimiento cívico para llamar la atención de las entidades ambientales gubernamentales sobre la importancia de este ecosistema acuático y los problemas ambientales que lo vienen aquejando desde hace más de 60 años, con el fin de que sea designado como sitio RAMSAR.
Keywords:
Aves amenazadas. Aves endémicas. Humedal altoandino. Listado de especies. Programa Aicas (es)
Andean highland wetland, Checklist species, Endemic birds, IBA´s Program, Threatened birds (en)
Andean highland wetland, Checklist species, Endemic birds, IBA´s Program, Threatened birds (en)
How to Cite
Zuluaga-Bonilla, J. E., & Macana-García, D. C. (2017). The current avifauna of Lake Tota, Boyacá, Colombia: an important area for bird conservation. Biota Colombiana, 17(2), 138–162. https://doi.org/10.21068/C2016.v17n02a10
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