First record of the Austral Negrito (Aves: Passeriformes) from the South Shetlands, Antarctica

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Gryz Piotr, Korczak−Abshire Małgorzata, Gerlée Alina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2015
• Subjects: Antarctica; King George Island; avifauna monitoring; Lessonia rufa; vagrant birds; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; South Shetland Islands; Lions Rump; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2015-0018; https://doaj.org/article/770da5ffc4fb41899788e2196f984f9d

The order Passeriformes is the most successful group of birds on Earth, however, its representatives are rare visitors beyond the Polar Front zone. Here we report a photo-documented record of an Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa), first known occurrence of this species in the South Shetland Islands and...