New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil
We report new records of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 for the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil. Birds were in first alternate plumage, apparently overwintering in the region. A literature and museum review revealed the existence of 21 localities with records of...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:900943 2023-05-15T14:47:55+02:00 New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil Dias, Rafael Agne, Carlos Barcelos-Silveira, André Bugoni, Leandro 2012-06-01 https://zenodo.org/record/900943 https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.563 unknown Pensoft Publishers https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://zenodo.org/record/900943 https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.563 oai:zenodo.org:900943 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Check List 8((3)) 563-567 info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article 2012 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.563 2023-03-10T23:45:16Z We report new records of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 for the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil. Birds were in first alternate plumage, apparently overwintering in the region. A literature and museum review revealed the existence of 21 localities with records of this species in Brazil. Ten specimens were obtained in the country, attributable to eight localities. Records from five other localities were documented with band recoveries or photographs. We were able to clarify information from one of the undocumented records, while the remaining requires further investigation and/or documentation. Our review and new information on migration routes confirm that the Arctic Tern in Brazil is a regular, seasonal visitor from the northern hemisphere. We also suggest that waters off south Brazil may be used by overwintering individuals, especially during the austral winter. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Zenodo Arctic Austral Check List 8 3 563 |
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We report new records of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 for the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil. Birds were in first alternate plumage, apparently overwintering in the region. A literature and museum review revealed the existence of 21 localities with records of this species in Brazil. Ten specimens were obtained in the country, attributable to eight localities. Records from five other localities were documented with band recoveries or photographs. We were able to clarify information from one of the undocumented records, while the remaining requires further investigation and/or documentation. Our review and new information on migration routes confirm that the Arctic Tern in Brazil is a regular, seasonal visitor from the northern hemisphere. We also suggest that waters off south Brazil may be used by overwintering individuals, especially during the austral winter. |
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Dias, Rafael Agne, Carlos Barcelos-Silveira, André Bugoni, Leandro New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil |
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New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil |
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New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil |
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New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil |
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New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil |
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New records and a review of the distribution of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 (Aves: Sternidae) in Brazil |
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new records and a review of the distribution of the arctic tern sterna paradisaea pontoppidan, 1763 (aves: sternidae) in brazil |
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