The Role of Birdwatching as a Sustainable Tourism Strategy: A Literature Review

Lina Marcela Padilla-Delgado; Marysol Castillo-Palacio; Alexander Zuñiga-Collazos

doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2025.23.053

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Lina Marcela Padilla-Delgado Universidad de San Buenaventura https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9999-097X
Marysol Castillo-Palacio Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Cali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-1190
Alexander Zuñiga-Collazos Universidad del Valle https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0337-6113

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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2025.23.053

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Turismo de naturaleza, Observación de aves, Aviturismo, Ecoturismo, Sostenibilidad

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El propósito de este artículo es examinar la conceptualización y evolución del avistamiento de aves como una actividad de turismo natural, basándose en la literatura existente. Se realizó un análisis bibliométrico utilizando la base de datos Scopus, lo que resultó en la selección de 47 estudios relevantes. Este estudio identifica los componentes clave (factores, impulsores e investigaciones futuras) necesarios para fomentar el desarrollo de la observación de aves como una estrategia sostenible. El estudio actual comienza con la literatura existente sobre el turismo basado en la naturaleza siguiendo la clasificación de la OMT (Organización Mundial del Turismo), comenzando con las propuestas teóricas. El análisis se centró en revistas reconocidas en el tema, según el Índice de Países y Revistas Scimago (SJR), desde 2020 hasta 2023. Los hallazgos muestran que los estudios sobre turismo basado en la naturaleza y observación de aves publicados en los últimos cuatro años están principalmente relacionados con la conservación, el ecoturismo y el ecosistema. Los resultados de la presente investigación muestran información variada sobre enfoques de observación de aves, oportunidades y desafíos analizados a lo largo del tiempo.

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