Recent records of the Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) for the Atlantic region of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica

New records of the Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) at-sea for the Atlantic region of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica were reported during summer 2009 and 2010. Most of these observations occurred outside the accepted range for this species and improve the available information on its distribu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Orgeira, José Luis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Aves Argentinas. Asociación Ornitológica del Plata 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/hornero_v026_n02_p167
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Summary:New records of the Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) at-sea for the Atlantic region of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica were reported during summer 2009 and 2010. Most of these observations occurred outside the accepted range for this species and improve the available information on its distribution. The Atlantic Petrel has been regularly recorded north and south of the Antarctic Convergence for more than 30 years, although these records are still considered casual and not part of their usual pelagic range. Se reportan nuevos registros obtenidos en el mar del Petrel Cabeza Parda (Pterodroma incerta) en el Océano Atlántico Sur y la Antártida durante los veranos de 2009 y 2010. La mayoría de estas observaciones ocurrieron fuera de las áreas de distribución aceptadas para la especie y mejoran la información disponible acerca de su distribución. El Petrel Cabeza Parda ha sido registrado regularmente al norte y al sur de la Convergencia Antártica por más de 30 años, aunque estos registros aún son considerados ocasionales y no como parte de su distribución pelágica habitual.