Identificación de la Fauna Silvestre - Aves Y Mamíferos, en las Cuencas Hidrográficas de Anchicayá, Dagua, Bajo San Juan, Microcuenca Pericos y Bahía Málaga, en el Pacifico Vallecaucano, por Medio de Fototrampeo

Abstract

The investigative work was carried out around the identification of the existing fauna in the hydrographic basins of Anchicayá, Corregimiento No.8, Sabaletas sector, in Dagua the Pericos micro-basin, Bajo San Juan: communities of Cabeceras and Puerto Pizario, Bahía Málaga in Chucheros, the Monos estuary and Playa Dorada, through the installation of camera traps, for the work prior meetings with the Community Councils and the community in general were taken into account, who authorized entry to the sector, this in the case of territories Afro-Colombians and indigenous councils, who determined the people who would carry out the accompaniment on the tours, knowledgeable about the area. The cameras installed were Cuddeback models 1347 and 1231, using a format for field data collection, number of cameras installed was 73, for an approximate time of a year and a half, in each area approximately 10 were left, installed around one to two months, the installation distance between cameras was 600 to 800 meters. 20 species are identified, five of birds and fifteen of mammals, 10 orders and 15 families were found, according to the IUCN classification of the species found, three are in the Vulnerable category (VU), five almost threatened (NT), twelve are in Least Concern (LC), the greatest quantity and diversity is identified in the Pericos micro-basin and the Bogotá path of corregimiento No. 8. With the results obtained, it was possible to identify a greater presence in the Guatín species followed by the Guagua, both are categorized as Least Concern (LC). In addition to the animals, the cameras recorded images of hunters and hunting dogs. In some communities they have records of the presence of the Jaguar such as footprints and videos, but this was only captured by cameras in Bahía Málaga - Playa Dorada. For the hydrographic basins under study there is little information on wildlife.