Abstract:
A Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus was mistnetted in Alnus acuminata forest at Catamarca province, northwestem Argentina. The previous record for this hummingbird was Olrog (1963) for Tucumán province. The individual captured was an adult, with neither molt nor brood patch.

Resumen:
Evaluamos el efecto de una ruta como inhibidora del desplazamiento de las aves, dentro de La Reserva Provincial La Florida (Tucumán, Argentina). Esta ruta divide la reserva, separando un fragmento del resto del bosque. Durante 12 meses realizamos muestreos mensuales de aves con redes de niebla instaladas a ambos lados de la ruta, y censamos las aves que atraviesan la ruta. Los individuos capturados fueron clasificados en sedentarios (capturados más de una vez) y transeúntes (1 captura). Si la ruta inhibe la llegada de nuevos individuos al fragmento (FG), el porcentaje de aves sedentarias en este sitio debería ser mayor que en el bosque continuo (BC). En las redes capturamos 1742 aves (34 especies); la riqueza fue similar para ambos sitios (27 vs. 28). El número de sedentarios no mostró diferencias entre sitios (BC=234, FG=194), al igual que el porcentaje mensual de aves sedentarias capturadas. Los transeúntes fueron más abundantes en el BC (809 vs. 505); la abundancia de Turdus rufiventris fue responsable de esta diferencia. En los censos en la ruta observamos 622 aves (28 especies). La cantidad de registros de T. rufiventris cruzando la ruta (33.8% del total de aves censadas) indicaría que esta barrera no afecta sus desplazamientos. Algunas especies frecuentes en las redes, fueron poco o no fueron detectadas cruzando la ruta, sugiriendo que sus desplazamientos podrían estar inhibidos por la ruta. Sin embargó, ninguna de estas especies mostró diferencias entre sitios en el porcentaje de aves sedentarias capturadas mensualmente. Los resultados de este trabajo sugieren que las aves estudiadas no están significativamente afectadas por la discontinuidad producida por la ruta. Estos resultados podrían no ser extrapolables a otras áreas de bosque, que requirirían estudios propios.

Abstract:
We studied the effect of a road on bird movements at La Florida Provincial Reserve (Tucumán, Argentina). A road cuts the reserve leaving a forest fragment detached from the continuous forest. Understory birds were captured monthly for 12 months using 12-15 mist nets located in forest sites on both sides of the road, and birds crossing the road were censused to estimate movement between the fragment (FG) and the continuous forest (CF). The captured birds were classified as site-attached (captured more than once) and transient individuals (one capture). If the road reduced the arrival of new individuals into the FG, the proportion of site-attached captures would be expected to be larger here than in the CF. We captured 1742 birds (34 species). Richness was similar for both sites (CF=27, FG=28). Site-attached abundance showed no differences between sites (CF=234, FG= 194), as well as the percentage of site-attached birds captured monthly. Transient individuals were significantly more abundant in continuous forest (809 vs. 505); Turdus rujiventris abundance was responsible for this difference. In censuses we observed 622 individuals (28 species). The high frequency of T. rujiventris individuals crossing the road (33.8% from total birds censused) suggests that this barrier should not affect their movements. Some species commonly captured in the nets were not detected crossing the road, suggesting that they may be affected by the road. However, none of these species showed differences between sites in the percentage of site-attached captured monthly. Finally, our results suggest that understory birds are not significantly affected by the discontinuity produced by the road. These results could not always be extrapolated to other forests, that would require particular studies.