First record of White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) at Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Silvestro, Anahí Mariel, Santos, Maria Mercedes, Juares, Mariana Alejandra, Libertelli, Marcela Mónica, Hidalgo, Keila E., Kass, Nicolás Ariel, Casaux, Ricardo Jorge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; CHARADRIIFORMES; MIGRANT BIRDS; SCOLOPACIDAE; VAGRANCY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Patagonia; San Juan; Drake Passage; South Shetland Islands; Canada; Argentino; Argentina; Esperanza; Hope Bay; Esperanza Station; Passage Peak; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/166460

The White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) (Vieillot 1819) is one of the longest migrating birds that breeds in the high Arctic in Alaska and Canada and spends the post-breeding period in South America. This bird is a frequent vagrant visitor of Islas Georgias del Sur/South Georgia and the So...