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Tomás Alberto Altamirano Oyarzún

Investigador Asociado

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

I focus my research questions on applied ecology and biodiversity conservation, aiming to understand life distribution and the processes that influence its persistence and resilience in environmental and anthropological gradients.

Natural Resources, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2014
Forestry Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2008
Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2006

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Full Time

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Forest Sciences

Vancouver, Canada

2016 - 2019
Research Fellow Part Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

School of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Santiago, Chile

2014 - 2016
Adjunct Profesor Part Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

School of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Chile

2014 - 2014
Phd Candidate Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

School of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Chile

2009 - 2014
Adjunct Profesor Part Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

School of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Chile

2009 - 2009

External Wildlife Consultant Part Time

Ministry of Environment

Santiago, Chile

2020 - 2021
Forest and wildlife consultant Part Time

Independent

Chile

2006 - At present
Bird Conservation Strategy Coordinator Full Time

Audubon National Society

Chile

2021 - At present

Postdoctoral Training.
PhD Training.

Tomás Altamirano

CONICYT

Chile, 2015

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tomás Altamirano

CONICYT

Chile, 2009

PhD Award
Tomás Altamirano

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile, 2006

Undergraduate. Academic Excellence Award


Avian ecology and community structure across elevation gradients: the importance of high latitude temperate mountain habitats for conserving biodiversity in the Americas Vanderpas, A. Article GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (2021)
Latitude does not influence cavity entrance orientation of South American avian excavators Ippi, Silvina; Montellano, Maria Gabriela Nunez Article ISI ORNITHOLOGY (2021)
Nidificación de aves en barrancos en bordes de caminos en el bosque templado del sur de Chile Article ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL (2021)
Treeline ecotones shape the distribution of avian species richness and functional diversity in south temperate mountains de Zwaan, Devin R.; Wilson, Scott Article ISI SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2020)
Breeding strategies of open-cup-nesting birds in Sub-Antartic forests of Navarino Island, Chile Crego, RD; Arellano, FJ; Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT Article REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL (2019)
Elevation has contrasting effects on avian and mammalian nest traits in temperate mountains Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT; de la Maza, M; de Zwaan, DR; Martin, K Article AUSTRAL ECOLOGY (2019)
Elevation has contrasting effects on avian and mammalian nest traits in the Andean temperate mountains Article ISI SCOPUS AUSTRAL ECOLOGY (2019)
Interspecific networks of cavity-nesting vertebrates reveal a critical role of broadleaf trees in endangered Araucaria mixed forests of South America Cockle, K; Ibarra, JT; Altamirano, TA; Martin, K Article BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (2019)
Nest-box use by the snake Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann 1835) (Squamata, Dipsadidae) and the lizard Liolaemus tenuis (Duméril and Bibron 1837) (Squamata, Liolaemidae) in vineyards of central Chile Altamirano, TA Article Boletín Chileno de Herpetología (2019)
Uso de cavidades en árboles como refugios por lagartijas del género Liolaemus en bosques templados secundarios del sur de Chile Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT Article Herpethological Reviews (2019)
Roosting records in tree cavities by a forest-dwelling bat species (Histiotus magellanicus) in Andean temperate ecosystems of southern Chile Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT; Martin, K Article ISI BOSQUE (2017)
Seasonal dynamics of avian guilds inside and outside core protected areas in an Andean Biosphere Reserve of southern Chile Rojas, IM Article ISI SCOPUS BIRD STUDY (2017)
The conservation value of tree decay processes as a key driver structuring tree cavity nest webs in South American temperate rainforests Article ISI SCOPUS BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (2017)
Composition and preferences regarding nest materials by cavity-nesting vertebrates in the Andean temperate forest of Chile Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT; Martin, K Article BOSQUE (2016)
Consumption of Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) by Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus) in Andean temperate forest of the La Araucanía Region: depredation or scavenging? Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT Article SCIELO Revista Chilena de Ornitología (2016)
Reproductive life-history variation in a secondary cavity-nester across an elevational gradient in Andean temperate ecosystems Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT; de la Maza, M; Bonacic, C Article ISI SCOPUS Auk (2015)
Factors Associated with the Detectability of Owls in South American Temperate Forests: Implications for Nocturnal Raptor Monitoring Ibarra, JT; Martin, K; Altamirano, TA; Vargas, FH; Bonacic, C Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT (2014)
TREE-CAVITY NESTING OF AUSTRAL PYGMY-OWLS (GLAUCIDIUM NANA) IN ANDEAN TEMPERATE FORESTS OF SOUTHERN CHILE Ibarra, Jose T.; Vargas, F. Hernan; Bonacic, Cristian Article ISI JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH (2014)
On feathers and folklore: presence of birds in popular proverbs of Chile Ibarra, JT; Altamirano, TA Article SCIELO Boletín Chileno de Ornitología (2013)
Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) and Austral Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nanum) stand use in a gradient of disrupted and old growth Andean temperate forests, Chile Gálvez, N; Gimona A.; Rojas, I; Hester A.; Laker, J; Bonacic, C Article ISI SCOPUS STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT (2012)
Avifauna of Araucaria araucana temperate forests of southern Chile Avifauna de los bosques templados de Araucaria araucana del sur de Chile Altamirano, T; Gálvez, N; Rojas, I; Laker, J; Bonacic, C Article SCOPUS Ecologia Austral (2010)
Diversity and singularity of the avifauna in the austral peat bogs of the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile Ibarra, JT; Altamirano, TA Article ISI Revista Ciencia e Investigación Agraria (2010)


Comesebo grande Altamirano, TA; Norambuena, HV BookSection (2018)
Técnicas de monitoreo de fauna Beltrami, E; Guarda, N.; Altamirano, TA BookSection (2013)
Patrimonio Faunístico de la Araucanía: origen, singularidades y aspectos culturales relacionados Altamirano, TA; Gedda, MO BookSection (2011)
Aves: historia natural Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT BookSection (2010)
Las consecuencias de plantar un árbol: el alcance de nuestro esfuerzo Altamirano, TA; Petitpas, R BookSection (2010)


Hábitos de Nidificación de las aves del bosque templado andino de Chile Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT; Laker, J; Altamirano, TA BookWhole (2012)


Adaptation to climatic differences and the role of avian yolk thyroid hormones Birker, M; Ruuskanen, S; Ibarra, JT; Altamirano, TA; Komdeur, J; Groothuis, T ConferencePaper (2019)
Avian ecology and community diversity across mountain elevational gradients in British Columbia Hick, K; Altamirano, TA; Martin, K ConferencePaper (2019)
Vinculando biodiversidad, cultura y procesos ecosistémicos: diversidad taxonómica y funcional de coleópteros en huertas familiares del sur de los Andes Ibarra, JT; Caviedes, J; Altamirano, TA; Urra, R ConferencePaper (2019)
Breeding strategies of passerines in the world’s southernmost forests Crego, RD; Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT ConferencePaper (2018)
Complex dynamics of tree cavities and nest webs in the Americas. In Symoposium Birds in the web of life: ecology and conservation of nest webs worldwide Cockle, K; Ibarra, JT; Trzcinski, K; Wiebe, KL; Altamirano, TA; Edworthy, A; Martin, K ConferencePaper (2018)
The conservation value of mountain habitats for birds in the Americas and predicted impacts of climate change Martin, K; Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT ConferencePaper (2018)
Tree-line as a break-line: habitat specialist birds increase with elevation in the temperate Andes Altamirano, TA; Ibarra, JT; Martin, K ConferencePaper (2018)


Güiña (Leopardus guigna) preys on cavity-nesting nestlings Altamirano, Tomas A.; Hernández, Felipe; De la Maza, Mariano; Bonacic, Cristian EditorialMaterial ISI SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL (2013)


OBSERVATIONS OF A TREE-CAVITY NEST OF THE RUFOUS-LEGGED OWL AND PREDATION OF AN OWL NESTLING BY A CHIMANGO CARACARA IN ANDEAN TEMPERATE FORESTS Letter ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH (2017)