Check List 6(4): 559-560, doi: 10.15560/6.4.559
Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758): first record from South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
expand article infoMariana A. Juáres, Marcela M. Libertelli, M. Mercedes Santos, Javier Negrete, Martín Gray, Matías Baviera, M. Eugenia Moreira, Giovanna Donini, Alejandro Carlini, Néstor R. Coria
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Abstract
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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