Avian biogeography of Amazonian flooded forests in the Rio Branco Basin, Brazil.

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | September 1, 2007| | Copyright

The Amazon Basin contains the most spectacular river system on earth. Not only is the Amazon River the longest and largest river in the world, but some of its tributaries also rate among the 10 largest (Goulding et al. 2003). These rivers create the Amazonian flood plains, a mosaic of habitats which remain flooded for as much as 8 months every year (Junk 1989). These seasonally flooded habitats, known in Brazil as varzeas and igapos, include floating meadows, sandbar scrub, river-edge forest, and tall flooded forest each hosting a diverse and highly specialized avifauna that ...

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