Description of the wader community from El Médano (Tenerife, Canary Islands) during an annual cycle

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Published:

Volume 40(1), June 1993. Pages 13-19.

Language:

Spanish

Original title:

Descripción de la comunidad de aves limícolas de El Médano (Tenerife, islas Canarias) durante un ciclo anual

Keywords:

Canary Islands, community, diversity, dominance, structure, Tenerife, waders.

Abstract:

The coastal wader community of El Médano (Tenerife, Canary Islands) has been studied during 1990. The community has been analysed using typical descriptive parameters (abundance, diversity, dominance, I.K.A., etc.). Global census results produced a total of 19 species with a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 176 individual birds. Members of the Scolopacidae and Charadriidae dominated throughout the year, while Recurvirostridae were poorly represented. The dominant species in order of importance were Calidris alba, Calidris alpina and Charadrius alexandrinus. Maximum community richness was observed during the winter months and migration periods. The community was very similar to those studied in the North African Mediterranean area.