The avifauna of an area in the borough of Ribeirão da Ilha, Florianópolis, Santa catarina: survey and implications for the environmental education

Abstract

This article presents the results of a survey of the avifauna visiting a residential area of 403m2 in the borough of Ribeirão da Ilha, Florianópolis (Santa catarina, Brazil), where the presence of 28 birds species was confirmed. Twenty-seven other types of birds were also sighted and/or heard from this area, totaling 55 species distributed 28 families of 17 taxonomic orders. This survey is put into context by discussing the phenomenon of urban expansion of the city, the inhabitants' destructive pratices, and measures connected with the conservation and recuperation of the floristic environments.

Keywords

• avifauna
• conservation
• urban expansion
• environmental education