1.
Noemi Cayo-velasquez
– Universidad Nacional Del Altiplano, Puno - Puno, Peru.
2.
Gladys Auquitias-condori
– Universidad Nacional Del Altiplano, Puno - Puno, Peru.
3.
Alejandro Apaza-tarqui
– Universidad Nacional Del Altiplano, Puno - Puno, Peru.
4.
John Huanca-suaquita
– Universidad Nacional Del Altiplano, Puno - Puno, Peru.
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to analyze bird’s diversity and abundance in the Titicaca National Reserve - Yanico sector. This involved monitoring birds in two microhabitats carried out in September 2022, using designated routes within each microhabitat. To assess bird diversity and abundance, the Margalef index (Dmg), Shannon-Wiener index (H’), and Simpson index (?) were applied. To determine differences, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis (H) test (p = 0.05) and the Mann Whitney U test were employed. In the research, 15 bird species were recorded , categorized into 11 families. In the Wintitus island microhabitat, 9 species were recorded and in the Huilli River featured 14 species, with the highest abundance being recorded in the latter. These findings suggest that the Yanico sector has significant diversity and abundance of birds, to promote ecotourism and the participation of local communities in sustainable ecotourism activities related to bird watching.
Keywords Birds, Abundance, Diversity, Microhabitat, Yanico
