El puercoespín colicorto (Coendou rufescens) es un roedor de la familia Erethizontidae, caracterizado por su cola corta y dorso marrón negruzco o marrón rojizo. Su distribución en Colombia se ha documentado en las tres cordilleras de los Andes, incluyendo departamentos como Caldas y Risaralda. En Quindío, los registros de esta especie son escasos y se restringen a los municipios de Armenia y Génova. En este trabajo, se reporta la presencia de C. rufescens en nuevas localidades del departamento del Quindío a partir de evidencia fotográfica, en los municipios de Calarcá, Filandia y Quimbaya, donde se observaron siete individuos en zonas de bosque secundario, carreteras y veredas aledañas a los cascos urbanos. Estos registros son claves para estudios sobre el estado poblacional y aspectos ecológicos de la especie.

Research on urban biodiversity has primarily addressed the effects of urbanization and human activity synergistically as it has been virtually impossible to dissociate their impact on city wildlife. However, the anthropause resulting from COVID–19 lockdowns provided an unprecedented scenario to study the relative role of human activity on avian communities. Here we provide evidence of the relationships between human activity and bird species richness in urban areas of Colombia during its strict and subsequent relaxed lockdowns. Once the strict lockdown was lifted and human activity increased, avian species richness decreased by 32 % in 46 % of our sampling sites. Although the strict lockdown lasted only six weeks, local assemblages (mainly from low–intensity urbanization peri–urban sites) swiftly became more diverse. Our findings highlight the importance of taking human activity into account when planning cities, with important focus on greenspaces, if our aim is to conserve and enhance urban biodiversity. Such plans will require not only the cooperation of local governments but also greater awareness among the local population regarding the importance of creating livable, healthy, biodiverse, and resilient cities.