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

  • Mariana Juáres,
  • Marcela Libertelli,
  • M. Santos,
  • Javier Negrete,
  • Martín Gray,
  • Matías Baviera,
  • M. Moreira,
  • Giovanna Donini,
  • Alejandro Carlini,
  • Néstor Coria

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15560/6.4.559
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 559 – 560

Abstract

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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.