Birds associated with a marabuzal in Sancti Sp��ritus Cuba

The thickets of the plant known as marabú are monodominant plant formations made up of this invasive species introduced from Africa. Cubans have always identified it as a threat and since its introduction to the island have tried to eradicate it. Recent studies show that this plant is very important because of its socioeconomic importance and the environmental services it provides to ecosystems including its role in the conservation of biodiversity in general and in particular in the survival of Cuban wild birds that find shelter food and nesting sites in its fronds.