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Objective: to contribute to the knowledge of the birdlife of the Botanical Garden of the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (JB-BUAP) through a sustainable birdwatching project.
Design/ Methodology/ Approach: a survey was administered to 94 randomly selected visitors to the JB-BUAP to assess their interest and perceptions. Weekly monitoring was conducted over a one-year period, with 47 field trips to identify and count the number of bird species visiting the study site.
Results: with the trips conducted, 101 bird species were identified, distributed taxonomically among 12 orders and 36 families. Of these species, 10 are endemic, 6 are semi-endemic, and 2 are quasi-endemic. Regarding their conservation status, one species was identified as threatened, the Mexican duck (Anas diazi). Three species are subject to special protection, the Least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), the Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), and the MacGillivray´s warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei).
Limitations/ implications of the study: the visitors interviewed were mostly young people with a high school diploma; others were workers, that highly valued the biodiversity present in the JB-BUAP. Therefore, this study could be extended to a more general and varied population that has not yet visited the JB-BUAP.
Findings/ Conclusions: there is a general interest in wildlife within urban environments, and in this particular case towards birds in a space intended for the public. It is advisable to promote the promotion of habitats to maintain the populations of these birds; that in this and other places, such as agroecosystems, could function as a natural pest control.