Avifaunal surveys along the lower Huallaga River, Region of Loreto, Peru: New distributional records, collection of topotypes, and taxonomic implications

The lower Huallaga River in Peru was the focal region of 2 important ornithological collections in the mid-19th century and a third in the early 20th century. Many new taxa were described from these collections, yet the lower Huallaga region has since been largely unexplored by ornithologists. There...

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Published in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2019-09, Vol.131 (3), p.486-501
Main Authors: Moncrieff, Andre E., Johnson, Oscar, Lane, Daniel F., Alonso, José Álvarez, Balta, Katya, Eckhardt, Karen, Armenta, Jessica, Valqui, Thomas, Hernández, Flor, Huaira, Mayori Soto, Mur, Cristian, Harvey, Michael G., Verde-Guerra, Karen, Ramírez, Sheila Figueroa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amazonia
Amazonía
Avifauna
Biogeography
Birds
Collection
Collections
Collectors
Data collection
Expeditions
extensiones de rango
Field study
Huallaga River
isla de río
MAJOR ARTICLES
Multiship expeditions
Museums
Natural history
New records
New taxa
Ornithologists
Ornithology
Phylogenetics
Range extension
Records
river island
Rivers
río Huallaga
Surveys
Taxa
Taxonomy
taxonomía
topotipo
topotype
Type localities
Zoology
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Summary:The lower Huallaga River in Peru was the focal region of 2 important ornithological collections in the mid-19th century and a third in the early 20th century. Many new taxa were described from these collections, yet the lower Huallaga region has since been largely unexplored by ornithologists. There is a need for modern sampling, including collection of genetic and vocal data, near type localities in order to anchor taxonomic units and better inform conservation decisions. We undertook 2 ornithological expeditions to the lower Huallaga region (Jeberos on the left bank of the Huallaga River in 2001 and Santa Cruz on the right bank in 2016) that collected topotypes or near-topotypes for 18 taxa previously described from the area. We report large range extensions for several species and discuss notable records, taxonomic implications, and biogeographic patterns.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/18-108