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Caballero-Gini, A.; Bueno-Villafane, D.; Laino, R.; Musalem, K.
Diversity of mammals and birds recorded with camera-traps in the Paraguayan Humid Chaco
2020 Bolet¡n del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay (24): 5-14
Despite its vast extension and the rich fauna that it hosts, the Paraguayan Humid Chaco is one of the least studied ecoregions in the country. In this study, we provide a list of birds and medium-sized and large mammals recorded with camera traps in Estancia Playada, a private property located south of Occidental region in the Humid Chaco ecoregion of Paraguay. The survey was carried out from November 2016 to April 2017 with a total effort of 485 camera-days. We recorded 15 mammal and 20 bird species, among them the bare-faced curassow (_Crax fasciolata_), the giant anteater (_Myrmecophaga tridactyla_), and the neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis); species that are globally threatened in different dregrees. Our results suggest that Estancia Playada is a site with the potential for the conservation of birds and mammals in the Humid Chaco of Paraguay.
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