Second Growth Scrub

second growth scrub
Young second-growth scrub in the evergreen tropical forest in southeast Peru.

Second Growth Scrub

The second growth scrub habitat is composed of shrubs, grasses, and short stature scrub that grows in areas where the primary habitat has been cut down or eliminated. Second growth scrub is also found in abandoned agricultural land, pastures, empty lots, and along roads.

second growth scrub
Second growth scrub.

second growth scrub
Second growth scrub in the Andes at approximately 2400 meters above sea level.

 

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Reference:


  • Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation. Stotz Douglas F., Fitzpatrick John W., Parker Theodore A. III, and Moskovits Debra K. University of Chicago Press, 1996.