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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Check List
Main Authors: Juáres, Mariana, Libertelli, Marcela, Santos, M., Negrete, Javier, Gray, Martín, Baviera, Matías, Moreira, M., Donini, Giovanna, Carlini, Alejandro, Coria, Néstor
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Esperanza
25 de Mayo
Hope Bay
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/900255
https://doi.org/10.15560/6.4.559
Description
Summary: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.

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