Publication Date
December 2020
Urbanization and its associated processes affect wildlife in a variety of ways. Understanding how this increasing land use type affects biological communities is important for conservation efforts. Hummingbirds (family Trochilidae) are one taxon that has showed positive responses to varying intensities of urban development. We surveyed for Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis), a species on its northern range-limits, in urban woodlands, residential, natural, and revegetated habitats. We examined how urbanization is affecting Buff-bellied Hummingbird populations in South Texas with point-count surveys and GIS analysis. We found that Buff-bellied Hummingbirds had greater relative abundances in urban settings when compared with peri-urban habitats, and were more likely to be found with increasing impervious cover. Our results support the growing literature showing how, in some species, urbanization can have positive impacts.
Recommended Citation
Brush, John S.; Brush, Timothy; and Racelis, Alexis
(2020)
"Effects of Urbanization on Buff-bellied Hummingbirds in Subtropical South Texas,"
Cities and the Environment (CATE):
Vol. 13:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.15365/cate.2020.130201
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol13/iss2/1
DOI
10.15365/cate.2020.130201
