Open AccessFirst record of Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus (Aves: Charadriiformes: Stercorariidae) from inland freshwater Inle Lake, Myanmar
Author(s) -
Sai Sein Lin Oo,
Myint Kyaw,
Lck Yun,
Min Zaw Tun,
Yar Zar Lay Naung,
Soe Naing Aye,
Swen C. Renner
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.7048.14.1.20534-20536
Subject(s) - charadriiformes , plumage , geography , habitat , fishery , zoology , ecology , biology
In November 2018 and on 24 October 2019, we recorded an individual of a distinct looking bird with blackish-brown plumage at Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar. Based on its plumage characters, we identified it as a pale morph of Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus. This is the first record of the species from an inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and the first record in freshwater habitat in Myanmar. We discuss status and importance of the record for Myanmar.