Cerros de Amotape National Park
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| Location: | Piura , Tumbes , Peru | ||
| Next city: | Tumbes | ||
| Surface: | 1515.61 km² | ||
| Founding: | July 22, 1975 | ||
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The Cerros de Amotape National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape ) is a national park founded on July 22, 1975 by decree Nº 0800-75-AG in the Sullana province in the Piura region and in the Tumbes and Contralmirante Villar provinces in the Tumbes region in Peru .
location
The park is a spectacular and fascinating oasis of life on the Peruvian coast, which extends into the foothills of the Amotapes massif. The nature reserve with its unique peculiarities depicts the physiogeography of the northwestern biosphere reserve of Peru. The park emerged from the Reserva Nacional de Tumbes and the El Angolo hunting reserve . A large part of the park is also taken by the Río Tumbes , which is dominated on the east side of the bank by the Pacific rainforest with lush jungle , on the west side of the river it is the equatorial dry forest with its enigmatic and breathtaking landscapes. Due to the influence of the Cordillera de los Amotapes , a unique flora and fauna has developed. That is why the area is also considered an important biodiversity zone for plants and birds.
Flora and fauna
The park has a remarkable biodiversity.
Mammals
In the park u. a. the coat howler monkey ( Alouatta palliata ), the South American otter ( Lontra longicaudis ), the jaguar ( Panthera onca ) and the ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ).
Birds
At least 272 species of birds are known in the park. So live here u. a. Brauentinamu ( Crypturellus transfasciatus ) Rotkopfguan ( Ortalis erythroptera ), slaty Bussard ( Pseudastur occidentalis ), Blasstäubchen ( Columbina buckleyi ), ocher abdominal Taube ( Leptotila ochraceiventris ) Gray-cheeked parakeet ( Brotogeris pyrrhoptera ), red-masked parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys ), sky Sperling parrot ( Forpus coelestis ) Brightwing parrot ( Pionus chalcopterus ) Baerkolibri ( Leucippus baeri ) Hummelelfe ( Chaetocercus bombus ), brown ear piculet ( Picumnus sclateri ) Guayaquilspecht ( Campephilus gayaquilensis ) Schieferbekarde ( Pachyramphus spodiurus ) Weißbrauen-Olivtyrann ( Myiopagis subplacens ), Pacific crown bully ( Onychorhynchus occidentalis ) Graubrust-Schnäppertyrann ( Lathrotriccus griseipectus ), Pacific mask bully ( Myiodynastes bairdii ) Rötelschopftyrann ( Myiarchus semirufus ) Rußkappen-Flycatcher ( Myiarchus phaeocephalus ), spot face Ameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus bernardi ) Pale edge Ameisenwürger ( Thamnophi lus zarumae ) Graukopf-Ameisenvogel ( Ampelornis griseiceps ), Kleiner Schmuckband bird ( Melanopareia elegans ), Buschlandameisenpitta ( Grallaria watkinsi ), Black face thicket panties ( Synallaxis tithys ), stain breast panties ( Synallaxis stictothorax ), rust neck tree Scout ( Syndactyla ruficollis ), Western Rötelbaumspäher ( Clibanornis erythrocephalus ) nude cheeks Blue Raven ( Cyanocorax mystacalis ), coast Wren ( Cantorchilus superciliaris ), mouse throttle ( Turdus reevei ) Safranzeisig ( spinus siemiradzkii ) Feenwaldsänger ( Myiothlypis fraseri ) Cayamarcawaldsänger ( Basileuterus trifasciatus ) Weißschwingentrupial ( icterus grace annae ) Stolzmann bunting ( Rhynchospiza proud Manni ), hood Buschammer ( Arremon abeillei ) Rotscheitel-Buschammer ( Atlapetes seebohmi ), bald Buschammer ( Atlapetes albiceps ) Purpurkronfink ( Rhodospingus cruentus ) and Spiegeltangare ( Conothraupis speculigera ). A 2012 survey of the area by Louisiana State University revealed ten species that were new to Peru. These were Guiratangare ( Hemithraupis guira ) Silberkehltangare ( Tangara icterocephala ) Feuerbürzeltangare ( Ramphocelus flammigerus ), ocher Attila tyrant ( Attila torridus ), Western Tropfenameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus atrinucha ) Olivrücken-piculet ( Picumnus olivaceus ), White Rein Faulvogel ( Malacoptila panamensis ), Pallid Dove ( Leptotila pallida ), brown- capped rail ( Aramides axillaris ),Rust-bellied guuan ( Penelope purpurascens aequatorialis ).
Reptiles
The IUCN endangered American crocodile ( Crocodylus acutus ) is one of the reptiles .
flora
Among the plants one can find the kapok tree Ceiba trichistandra , Prosopis pallida , Pithecellobium multiflorum , species of the genus Tabebuia and the Palo Santo ( Bursera graveolens ).
climate
The dry season is from May to November, the rainy season from December to April. Records show that precipitation decreases from north to south and east to west. The equatorial position, the influence of ocean currents and the low altitude of the Andes in the north of the country determine the climate of the area between the desert on the Peruvian coast and the tropical subhumid zone of Ecuador. The climate differs significantly between the desert and the subhumid zone. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 23 ° C and 26 ° C. The annual rainfall is 500 mm in the equatorial dry forest and 1450 mm in the tropical forest of the Pacific.
literature
- César Sánchez, Jacob R. Saucier, Phred M. Benham, Daniel F. Lane, Richard E. Gibbons, Thomas Valqui , Sheila A. Figueroa, C. Jonathan Schmitt, Cynthia Sánchez, Brian K. Schmidt, Chris M. Milenski, Antonio García Bravo, Diego García Olaechea: New and noteworthy Records from Northwestern. Peru, Department of Tumbes . In: Boletín Informativo de la Unión de Ornitólogos del Perú . tape 7 , no. 2 , 2012, p. 18–36 ( online [PDF; accessed February 26, 2016]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ DECRETO SUPREMO Nº 0800-75-AG - Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape (Spanish)
- ↑ a b c d Cerros de Amotape at Sernap
- ↑ BirdLife Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas - Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape
- ↑ César Sánchez et al. a., p. 29.
