First records of the Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789) (Aves: Sternidae), from Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil | Zendy

Roberta De Moura Guido | Zendy; Rodrigo Guerra Carvalheira | Zendy; Maurício B. Vecchi | Zendy; Maria Alice S. Alves | Zendy

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First records of the Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789) (Aves: Sternidae), from Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Author(s) -

Roberta De Moura Guido,

Rodrigo Guerra Carvalheira,

Maurício B. Vecchi,

Maria Alice S. Alves

Publication year - 2016

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/12.2.1878

Subject(s) - tern , plumage , bay , geography , ornithology , southern hemisphere , fishery , sterna , ecology , biology , archaeology

Here we report the first documented records of the Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789), from Rio de Janeiro state, on the coast of southeastern Brazil. The species was recorded in Sepetiba Bay, in Rio de Janeiro municipality, in August and September 2014 and September 2015. In all cases, the birds had full nuptial plumage, which suggests breeding in the austral spring and summer. This is inconsistent with the possibility of a migrant from the Northern Hemisphere. The regular monitoring of the coastal environments of this region should provide more conclusive insights into seasonal patterns and the migration routes of this species.

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