First documented record of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the Antarctic

First documented record of barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) in the Antarctic Here we report a photo-documented record of a barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) from the South Shetland Islands. We also review previous records of passerine vagrants in the Antarctic (south of the Antarctic Convergence Zone...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Korczak-Abshire, Małgorzata, Lees, Alexander, Jojczyk, Agata
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2011
Subjects:
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Austral
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarc*
Polar Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10183-011-0021-9
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https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2011.32.issue-4/v10183-011-0021-9/v10183-011-0021-9.pdf
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Summary:First documented record of barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) in the Antarctic Here we report a photo-documented record of a barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) from the South Shetland Islands. We also review previous records of passerine vagrants in the Antarctic (south of the Antarctic Convergence Zone). This barn swallow is the first recorded member of the Hirundinidae family on King George Island and is only the second passerine recorded in the South Shetland Islands. This sighting, along with previous records of austral negrito and austral trush represent the southernmost sightings of any passerine bird anywhere in the world.

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