Check List 8(3): 560-562, doi: 10.15560/8.3.560
Aves, Stercorariidae, Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis Bonaparte, 1857: First documented record for the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil
expand article infoDavi Castro Tavares‡, Jailson Fulgencio de Moura‡, Carlos Eduardo Amorim‡, Marcillo Altoé Boldrini‡, Salvatore Siciliano‡
‡ Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Brazil

Corresponding author: Davi Tavares ( wetlandbirdsbrazil@gmail.com )

© 2017 Davi Tavares, Jailson Moura, Carlos Amorim, Marcillo Boldrini, Salvatore Siciliano.
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Citation: Tavares D, Boldrini M, Moura J, Amorim C, Siciliano S (2012) Aves, Stercorariidae, Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis Bonaparte, 1857: First documented record for the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Check List 8(3): 560-562. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.560
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Abstract
This study presents the first documented record of the Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis for the state of Espírito Santo in southeast Brazil. A debilitated bird was found during regular beach monitoring in July 2011 on Ubu Beach, Anchieta municipality. It received veterinary treatment and was successfully rehabilitated and released at Guanabara Beach, in the same municipality.
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