Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758): first record from South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

• Published in: Check List
• Main Authors: Mariana Juáres, Marcela Libertelli, M. Santos, Javier Negrete, Martín Gray, Matías Baviera, M. Moreira, Giovanna Donini, Alejandro Carlini, Néstor Coria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010
• Subjects: Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Esperanza; 25 de Mayo; Hope Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15560/6.4.559; https://doaj.org/article/ac2b000cbd3849bb868c82730deb67f5

We report herein the southernmost record of the Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), at two localities in the Antarctic: Esperanza/Hope Bay (January 2005) and 25 de Mayo/King George Island (October 2008). On both occasions a pair of specimens with winter plumage was observed.