Guía de Aves en la zona urbana del cantón Saquisilí Provincia de Cotopaxi.

This avifaunal project focused on urban area birds from Saquisilí canton. Because there were birds species have disappeared over years, this could not be verified except by people knowledge, since there is no record of avifauna at this sector, hence the need to carry out an inventory to know the species that are still found and their state of conservation. To carry out the research, a diagnosis of the area was carried out, which allowed to establish site characteristics such as vegetation, altitude range, geographical position, determining two study areas (high and low). The lower zone is located at 3 432 meters above sea level, the vegetation is scattered and concentrated at city center in parks and markets, and the upper zone located at 3 845 meters above sea level, where there is a greater presence of vegetation and less presence of the human being. In each area registered species was carried out, defining strategic points in each one of them, using countingmethod by points and intensive search, the registration was of a photographic nature derived from direct observation, field trips were made In the morning and evening hours (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., respectively. A total of 24 species, five orders and 12 families were identified. In both areas the passerine order stands out, because these species feed on seeds, fruits and insects, which allows them to adapt more easily to any type of habitat. Of the total of all species, 99.9% are in a state of least concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). From the data obtained, the Margalef and Soresen biodiversity indices were calculated, which allowed determining that the sites very similar in terms of richness and diversity, where it can be concluded that the area with the highest presence of species is the upper area. However, there is no major difference between two zones (0.76, Sorensen), the degree of similarity obtained may be due to the fact that both zones have similar vegetation characteristics such as fruit trees, shrubs, bushes, which are important factors for birds presence. Finally, the information on the species was systematized, obtaining a descriptive photographic guide that includes a short introduction about birds, identified species with their respective description (taxonomy, order, common name, scientific name, English name, description, state of conservation and photographs). For guide designing, conditions that facilitate species recognition have been xii considered. It should be noted that this research and its bird guide should not be considered only as a tool for bird watching; if not as a first step towards the implementation of avitouristic routes that allow the development of this activity in the varied landscapes of the region; allowing that in the future tourism and avitourism in particular can be considered as a generator of possible economic growth and collective development for the community through avitourism practice.

• Egile nagusia: Casnazuela Jaque, María Belén (author)
• Formatua: bachelorThesis
• Hizkuntza: spa
• Argitaratua: 2020
• Gaiak: TURISMO COMUNITARIO; RECURSOS NATURALES; ECOSISTEMAS; ECOTURISMO
• Sarrera elektronikoa: http://repositorio.utc.edu.ec/handle/27000/6965