BIRD DIVERSITY IN THE CENTRAL CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO, MÉXICO

Abstract

From October to December of 2013, the bird life diversity in the venue of Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACh) was studied, using the method of belt transect to monitor birds. Of the species expected, 50 species were recorded and 63.8 % are known until today. The most represented Order was Passeriforme with 64 %. The wealth of species was analyzed according to the soil use of the university campus, such as urban, agricultural, livestock and forest conditions; no significant differences are shown (p-value=.0153). The distribution of abundance was adjusted to a log-normal (X2=16.1<18.3; gl=10), the Shannon diversity index was H’=3.1. The diversity of species estimated with the Shannon index did not show significant differences (p-value=0.0024) between conditions. The university campus offers the bird life various ecological niches that allow their coexistence under this type of conditions.