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Objective: To contribute to the knowledge of the avifauna of the Botanical Garden of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla through a sustainable bird observation project.
Methodology: A survey was applied to 94 people, randomly, who visited the JB-BUAP, to evaluate the interest and perception of the interviewees. A weekly monitoring was carried out over a period of one year, with 47 field trips to identify and account for the number of bird species that visit the study site.
Results: The visitors interviewed were mostly young people with a medium upper-level education, workers who highly value the biodiversity present in the JB-BUAP. Forty-seven departures were made. We identified 101 species of birds, distributed in 12 orders and 36 families. Of these species, there are 10 that are endemic, six semi-endemic, and two quasi-endemic. On the other hand, as regards their protection status, it could be observed that there is a threatened species, which was the Mexican duck (Anas diazi) and three species that are subject to special protection, which were the minor diver (Tachybaptus dominicus), the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), and the black lores chipe or tolmie's chip (Geothlypis tolmiei).
Conclusions: By maintaining habitats for these birds in agro-ecosystems, the need to use chemical pesticides can be reduced, thus promoting natural pest control.