The Avifauna of the Sierra del Carmen of Coahuila, Mexico
Miller AH. 1955. The Avifauna of the Sierra del Carmen of Coahuila, Mexico. The Condor. 57(3):154-178
The avifauna of the Sierra Del Carmen shows, in consideration of spatial separation from source areas and general geographic location, a higher element of western derivation than would be expected and no conspicuously large southern element. The southern forms with few exceptions extend on north to the Chisos Mountains. The avifauna of the Sierra Madre Oriental as a whole does not reach the Sierra Del Carmen and there is in the upper parts of these mountains no distinctively eastern element as there is in the flora (basswood, elm, and others). The dominant vegetation and the environment for birds is much like that to the north and west, favoring maintenance of transfers to this insular area from these directions. Despite evident isolation, either this has not been rigorous enough or the environmental peculiarities have not been forceful enough to result in differentiation of high-zone endemics in this one mountain range. Status and collection data on 113 bird species is included.
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- Journal Article
- Authors
- Miller, Alden
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- BIBE
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Birds, Checklist, Sierra Del Carmen Mountains (Mexico)