Abstract (en):
For the first time the occurrence of the Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) in the state of Antioquia is reported in two localities of the municipality of Sonsón (Cerro Las Palomas and Cerro La Vieja). These new records represent an expansion of 66 km of its northern range in the Central Andes Mountain Range in Colombia. This northern limit of the Great Sapphirewing coincides with distributional limit of several other species of birds along the mountain range. There is an altitudinal depression in the area associated with substantial changes in climatic conditions, an aspect that may explain such distributional limits. However, such causes are still uncertain, and alternative explanations such as historical factors related to the orogeny and habitat must be considered.
Abstract (es):
Se registra por primera vez al colibrí aliazul (Pterophanes cyanopterus) en el departamento de Antioquia, en
dos localidades del municipio de Sonsón (Cerro Las Palomas y Cerro La Vieja) ampliando la distribución de la
especie 66 km hacia el norte en la cordillera Central de Colombia. El límite norte de la distribución geográfica
de esta especie coincide con el límite de otras especies de aves, hecho que puede estar explicado por una leve
depresión en la altura promedio de la cordillera, asociado a cambios notables en las condiciones climáticas a lo
largo de ésta. Las causas que determinan este límite son aún inciertas y es necesario considerar otras posibles
alternativas como causas históricas relacionadas a la orogenia y hábitat.
Keywords:
Alta montaña, Biogeografía, Cordillera Central, Elevación, Sonsón (es)
Biogeography, Central Andes Mountain Range, Elevation, High Mountain, Sonsón (en)
Biogeography, Central Andes Mountain Range, Elevation, High Mountain, Sonsón (en)
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How to Cite
Chaparro-Herrera, S., Montoya, P., Herrera, H. F., & Parra, J. L. (2018). Firsts records of Great Sapphirewing, Pterophanes cyanopterus (Fraser, 1839), (Apodiformes, Trochilidae) in the state of Antioquia, Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 18(2), 262–266. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2017.v18n02a18
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