The Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) in the Nahuel Huapi Lake (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina) : distribution, abundance, and potential threats from scavenging birds

• Main Author: Frixione, Martín G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Aves Argentinas. Asociación Ornitológica del Plata 2010
• Subjects: BREEDING DISRUPTION; CORAGYPS ATRATUS; BASURA; LARUS DOMINICANUS; NAHUEL HUAPI; PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS; GARBAGE; INTERRUPCION DE LA NIDIFICACION; Patagonia; Argentina; Vio; Imperial Shag; Phalacrocorax atriceps
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/hornero_v025_n02_p061

We describe the distribution and breeding abundance of the Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) in the northern portion of the Nahuel Huapi Lake (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina) during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 reproductive seasons. We recorded low population numbers and null breeding success...