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

• 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: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica; King George Island; South Shetland Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15560/6.4.559

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.