Bird activity patterns in the understorey of an evergreen forest in Oaxaca, Mexico

Activity patterns of species are related to their physiology, behaviour and the environment can change in response different factors, such as interactions between species. Bird species, typical understorey, show morphological ecological similarities must thus have some mechanism separation, temporal niche partitioning. The objective this study was provide information about activity overlap bird understorey. We expected partitioning ecologically-similar placed camera traps 29 sampling points a high evergreen forest southeast Mexico 2011 2013. All were mainly diurnal and, contrary what we expected, there tinamids, but not galliforms columbiforms. degree might reflect solitary or group lifestyle three sets well shared behavioural preferences similar adaptations. These results contribute our knowledge basic biology ecology birds