Distribution patterns of aquatic birds in a high-Andean wetland in southeastern Peru: An approach based on environmental factors

Carlos Lazo; Renny Daniel Diaz; Alexis Díaz; Victor Bustinza; Wilfredo Chavez; Aracely Dayana Machaca; Yoana Yarasca; Edwin Calderon; Maria Masias

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0320987

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Distribution patterns of aquatic birds in a high-Andean wetland in southeastern Peru: An approach based on environmental factors

Carlos Lazo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

* E-mail: carloslazooscanoa@gmail.com

Affiliations Oficina Desconcentrada Macro Región Sur, Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña, Cusco, Perú, Círculo de Investigación de Ornitología, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú, Centro de Investigación Vertebrate, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-0953

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Renny Daniel Diaz ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Oficina Desconcentrada Macro Región Sur, Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña, Cusco, Perú
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Alexis Díaz ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation División de Ornitología, Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad, Lima, Perú
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Victor Bustinza ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Oficina Desconcentrada Macro Región Sur, Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña, Cusco, Perú
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Wilfredo Chavez ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software

Affiliation Oficina Desconcentrada Macro Región Sur, Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña, Cusco, Perú
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Aracely Dayana Machaca ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Oficina Desconcentrada Macro Región Sur, Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña, Cusco, Perú
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Yoana Yarasca ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Círculo de Investigación de Ornitología, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú
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Edwin Calderon ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Centro de Investigación Vertebrate, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7346-3370

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Maria Masias

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Centro de Investigación Vertebrate, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1148-2362

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Distribution patterns of aquatic birds in a high-Andean wetland in southeastern Peru: An approach based on environmental factors

Carlos Lazo,
Renny Daniel Diaz,
Alexis Díaz,
Victor Bustinza,
Wilfredo Chavez,
Aracely Dayana Machaca,
Yoana Yarasca,
Edwin Calderon,
Maria Masias

Published: March 26, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320987

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