Conservation of the Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird
at Pauxi pauxi Reserve, Colombia
Introduction: The
Pauxi pauxi Bird Reserve was named after the after the Helmeted
Curassow (Pauxi pauxi), a Vulnerable species. The reserve
is also home to the Critically Endangered Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird
(Amazilia castaneiventris). The reserve is located
15 km (9 miles) northwest of the present Cerulean Warbler Bird
Reserve on Cerro de la Paz in an area with a high concentration
of wintering Cerulean
Warbler and similar range of threatened Neotropical resident
species.
Deforestation for pasturelands and conversion
of shade coffee to sun varieties threaten the forest and agroforestry
landscapes for resident and migratory birds.
In addition, it has been discovered that
shade coffee plantations (coffee grown underneath a canopy
of other, taller trees to protect it from the sun) also harbor
large numbers of wintering birds such as the WatchList
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea). Because the
Cerulean Warbler Bird Reserve is close, one objective is to
connect the Pauxi pauxi Reserve to it through a matrix of
forest, coffee, cacao and other agricultural landscapes, by
using conservation easements, environmentally-friendly agriculture
practices (e.g. shade coffee and cacao), reforestation and
silvopasture. These plantations will then serve not only for
coffee production, but also as habitat for wintering migrants
and resident species.
Objective:
Protect lands to protect the Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird,
Helmeted Curassow and other resident threatened species, the
Cerulean Warbler, and to connect the Reserve with the Cerulean
Warbler Bird Reserve through coffee and cacao plantation areas.
Actions:
1. Acquire an additional 102 hectares (252 acres) to consolidate
Pauxi pauxi Bird Reserve.
2. Develop the “Cerulean Warbler Conservation Corridor”
to connect the Pauxi pauxi Reserve with the Cerulean Warbler
Bird Reserve.
3. Obtain permanent ecological easements on four properties
in the new corridor.
4. Hire and train staff to manage the Reserve and Corridor.
5. Develop conservation plan for the Reserve and Corridor.
Accomplishments:
1. Eight properties have been purchased, protecting 1,426
hectares (3,531 acres).
2. Forest guard has been hired
3. Reforestation efforts have begun.
Birds at the Pauxi
pauxi Reserve.
Other ABC projects
on Cerulean Warbler conservation:
• Cerulean Warbler
Wintering Conservation Plan
• Protecting Cerulean Warbler in eastern Ecuador
• Creation of the Cerulean Warbler Reserve for the protection
of wintering Cerulean Warblers and Gorgeted Wood-Quail
For more information on this project or
other ABC projects on the Cerulean Warbler, please contact
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