Modelo de hábitat y distribución de la alondra (Eremophila alpestris peregrina) en el Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia: Habitat and distribution model of the Horned Lark  (Eremophila alpestris peregrina) in the Altiplano of Cundinamarca and Boyacá, Colombia

Iván Darío  Valencia; Dolors  Armenteras

doi:10.59517/oc.e30

Authors

Iván Darío Valencia Departamento de Geografía Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Dolors Armenteras Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica Instituto Alexander von Humboldt.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59517/oc.e30

Keywords:

Colombia, Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris, habitat models, species distributions, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing

Abstract

The Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris peregrina is an endemic and threatened subspecies of the Altiplanos of Cundinamarca and Boyacá in Colombia. Based on literature and field data, a habitat model with Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems was generated in order to predict areas with suitable habitat for the species. The model predicted the Horned Lark’s habitat with a precision estimated as 64%, and 34 additional localities were found. Habitat variables were measured and described and the main threatening factors for the species were identified. Various recommendations are given for the conservation of the species.

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