Birds new to Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil

Abstract

Ornithological knowledge in Santa Catarina has improved considerably in recent decades, and new records and rediscoveries of bird species known only by historical data have been made. As a result of field research, we present herein the first records and locations of the Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus, Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster, Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer, Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea and White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus in Santa Catarina State.

Keywords

• Phimosus infuscatus
• Accipiter poliogaster
• Porzana flaviventer
• Picumnus cirratus
• Polioptila lactea
• Santa Catarina state