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TROPICAL CHALLENGES: PRIORITIES IN MEXICAN ORNITHOLOGY
Symposium Organizers :
Dra. Katherine Renton, President, Sociedad para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves en
México A.C. (CIPAMEX), Estación de Biología Chamela, Instituto de Biología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 21, San Patricio-Melaque, Jalisco CP 48980,
México; Email: krenton@ibunam2.ibiologia.unam.mx
Dr. Adolfo Gerardo Navarro-Sigüenza, Museo de Zoología
Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, cultad de Ciencias
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, artado Postal 70-399, México D. F. 04510, México;
Email: fcvg01@servidor.unam.mx
This symposium aims to highlight key issues in avian research and conservation in Mexico, many
of which have wider relevance within the tropics. Mexico is of vital importance for the
conservation of bird populations in continental North America, and a majority of avian species
considered threatened or at risk of extinction are endemic to Mexico. The symposium begins
with a brief history of the development of ornithology in Mexico, indicating the main fields of
research, most-studied avian groups, and the regions where most work has been conducted.
This serves to highlight the research areas, avian groups (resident and migratory) and regions
that require greater attention in tropical ornithology.