Birds of the Botanical Garden of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract

Urban fragments have become true refuges for animals and plants that seek resource areas for their survival and, above all, are of great importance for conservation of birds that have minimal space to find shelter, food, breeding sites and others. In this sense, the present study aimed to draw up a list of bird species recorded in an urban fragment of Zona da Mata Mineira, as well as to evaluate the fluctuation of waterfowls during a period of construction on site. In six years of collection, which were divided between before, during and after the building, 160 species were recorded with six new species to the region. There was variation in bird species associated with aquatic environments during the study and in the disappearance of Coraciiformes. The results confirmed the potential of urban fragments to house endangered bird species that are facing difficulties in maintaining their populations.