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September 23, 2025Journal of Avian BiologyOpen Access

Birds under pressure: associations of highly‐, moderately‐, and lowly‐abundant birds with landscape and local variables in a dense Neotropical city

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JGJaime A. Garizábal‐CarmonaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaNMNéstor Javier Mancera-Rodrı́guezUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIMIan MacGregor‐ForsUniversity of Helsinki

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals associations between biodiversity and urban factors in Colombia, suggesting species richness can be impacted by human activities and landscape features.

Key Points

  • Human-related factors significantly constrain urban bird diversity in Medellín, indicating the need for better management strategies.
  • Highly-abundant bird species showed positive relationships with human activities, while lowly-abundant species demonstrated strong negative relationships.
  • Moderately-abundant species richness increased at sites with greater green cover and lower fragmentation, emphasizing the role of vegetation.
  • Lowly-abundant species exhibited substantial spatial autocorrelation and vulnerability to urban infrastructure, particularly in more urbanized areas.

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Garizábal‐Carmona et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4724f31b076d99fa6abafhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03463
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