Check List 19(2): 225-230, doi: 10.15560/19.2.225
Range extension of White-naped Jay, Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) (Passeriformes, Corvidae), to southeastern Brazil
Guilherme Sementili-Cardoso‡, Reginaldo José Donatelli§‡ Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru, Brazil§ Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Bauru, Brazil
Corresponding author: Guilherme Sementili-Cardoso ( guisemcar@yahoo.com.br ) Academic editor: Rodolpho Credo Rodrigues © Guilherme Sementili-Cardoso, Reginaldo José Donatelli. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Sementili-Cardoso G, Donatelli RJ (2023) Range extension of White-naped Jay, Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) (Passeriformes, Corvidae), to southeastern Brazil. Check List 19(2): 225-230. https://doi.org/10.15560/19.2.225 |  |
Abstract
Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-Neuwied, 1821), a bird endemic to Brazil, inhabits dry scrub and woodlands and the borders of tropical and riparian forests. Although C. cyanopogon is more common in central and northeastern Brazil, owing to increasing deforestation, its distribution has expanded to south. There are several records of this species outside its distribution as usually given. Here, we present the southernmost record of this species in Brazil, showing this species’ expansion to the Southeastern Region. Therefore, this new record shows the importance of surveys to fill gaps in biodiversity knowledge, especially in disturbed environments.
Keywords
Atlantic Forest, anthropic disturbance, biodiversity hotspot, conservation, São Paulo