Open AccessA Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel (Hydrobates monorhis) in French Guiana: the first record for South America
Author(s) -
Robert L. Flood,
Jonathon Simon,
Jéréme Tribot,
Kévin Pineau
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista brasileira de ornitologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2178-7875
pISSN - 2178-7867
DOI - 10.1007/bf03544400
Subject(s) - geography , petrel , storm , fishery , ecology , biology , seabird , meteorology , predation
A Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel ( Hydrobates monorhis ) captured in French Guiana in May 2017 is the first documented record for the South Atlantic Ocean and South America. The circumstances of the capture are presented and the process of identification is summarized. The origin of this bird and the recently discovered small population in the North Atlantic are discussed.
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