Aramides saracura and Aramides cajaneus do not have a parapatric distribution, at least not in Paraguay: A reply to Marcondes and Silveira (Zookeys 500, 2015)

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Figure 1. Map showing the ecoregions in Paraguay. Atlantic Forest (Bright Green); Humid Chaco (Pale Green); Dry Chaco (Dark Green); Cerrado (Orange); Pantanal (Pale Blue). Localities where Aramides cajaneus and A. saracura occur in sympatry are represented with red circles

Table 1. Records of Aramides cajaneus and A. saracura occurring in sympatry in the Oriental region of Paraguay. *Both species are listed as part of the avifauna of San Rafael National Park [12], the specific localities within the park are documented in [13]

Department	Locality	Relative abundance	Co-ordinates	Source
Alto Paraná	Area Itakyry/Estancia Arakanguy	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−24 55 00 − 55 10 00	Unpublished field data
Alto Paraná	Estancia San Antonio	cajaneus: rare; saracura: uncommon	−25 18 00 − 55 20 00	Unpublished field data
Alto Paraná	Refugio Biológico Limoy	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−24 43 00 − 54 22 00	Unpublished field data
Alto Paraná	Refugio Biológico Itabó	cajaneus: rare; saracura: scarce	−25 02 00 − 54 42 00	Unpublished field data
Alto Paraná	Vivero Forestal Itaipú, Hernandarias	both species present, no abundance data	−25 20 00 − 54 40 00	Unpublished field data
Amambay	Reserva Natural Privada Arroyo Blanco	cajaneus: rare; saracura: rare	−22 27 30 − 56 09 02	Unpublished field data
Caaguazú	Estancia Mainumby	both species present, no abundance data	−25 13 26 − 56 10 38	Unpublished field data
Caaguazú	Estancia Santa Rosa	both species present, no abundance data	−25 16 02 − 56 09 22	Unpublished field data
Caazapá	Estancia Tapyta	both species present, no abundance data	−26 15 00 − 55 45 00	Unpublished field data
Caazapá	Estancia Quinto Potrero	both species present, no abundance data	−25 14 38 − 56 10 28	Unpublished field data
Caazapá	Reserva Ypetí	cajaneus: uncommon; saracura: uncommon	−25 38 00 − 55 29 00	[14]
Caaguazú	Arroyo Yhú	cajaneus: rare; saracura: uncommon	−25 15 00 −55 56 00	[12,13]*
Canindeyú	Reserva Natural Bosque Mbaracayú	cajaneus: extremely rare; saracura: common	−24 07 00 − 55 16 00	[15]
Canindeyú	Refugio Biológico Mbaracayú	both species present, no abundance data	−24 03 21 − 54 17 56	[16]
Canindeyú	Refugio Biológico Carapá	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−24 16 00 54 22 00	Unpublished field data
Canindeyú	Estancia Itabó	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−24 31 00 − 54 38 00	Unpublished field data
Guairá	Reserva de Recursos Manejados Yvytyrusu	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−25 50 00 − 56 10 00	Unpublished field data
Itapúa	Estancia Nueva Gambach	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−26 38 00 − 55 39 00	[12,13]*
Itapúa	San Pedro Mi	cajaneus: rare; saracura: uncommon	−26 31 39 − 55 47 31	[12,13]*
Itapúa	Kanguery	cajaneus: uncommon; saracura: frequent	−26 31 53 − 55 46 55	[12,13]*
Itapúa	Guyra Retá	cajaneus: rare; saracura: frequent	−26 26 33 − 55 47 47	[12,13]*
San Pedro	Rancho Adela	both species present, no abundance data	−24 47 00 − 56 10 00	Unpublished field data
San Pedro	Rancho Laguna Blanca	cajaneus: uncommon; saracura: uncommon	−23 47 56 − 56 17 32	[17,18]. A specimen of A. cajaneus from this locality is preserved in the Colección Zoológica Para La Tierra (28 July 2011; A. Oxley leg.; CZPLT 0003)
San Pedro	Yaguarete Forests	cajaneus: rare; saracura: rare	−23 45 00 − 56 14 00	Unpublished field data

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