New at-sea records of pelagic seabirds in the South Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica

In austral summer 1994-95, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 during a ship-based seabird survey in the south Atlantic and Antarctica we documented at-sea distributions of Buller´s albatross (Thalassarche bulleri), Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta), Softplumaged petrel (P. mollis), Kerguelen petrel (Lugen...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Orgeira, Tomás José Luis, Scioscia, Gabriela, Torres, Monica Analia, Dellabianca, Natalia Andrea
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-blackwell Publishing, Inc
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/690
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Summary:In austral summer 1994-95, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 during a ship-based seabird survey in the south Atlantic and Antarctica we documented at-sea distributions of Buller´s albatross (Thalassarche bulleri), Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta), Softplumaged petrel (P. mollis), Kerguelen petrel (Lugensa brevirostris), and Great-winged petrel (P. macroptera). In some cases, sightings were considered as extralimital but for other species, their distributions need updating. Atlantic Petrel, for example, has been regularly observed in the Drake Passage and north of the Antarctic Peninsula for about 30 years, but the species distribution has not been updated in the literature. Our results will contribute to update the at sea species` distributions and their changes. Fil: Orgeira, Tomás José Luis. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto. Direccion Nacional del Antártico; Argetnina; Fil: Scioscia, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina; Fil: Torres, Monica Analia. Museo Acatushún de Aves y Mamíferos Marinos Australes; Argentina; Fil: Dellabianca, Natalia Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina;