Open AccessFirst records of occurrence and nesting of three bird species at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Alejandro AcevedoGutiérrez
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista de biología tropical
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-2075
pISSN - 0034-7744
DOI - 10.15517/rbt.v42i3.30741
Subject(s) - coco , seabird , nesting (process) , geography , ecology , biology , predation , materials science , artificial intelligence , computer science , metallurgy
From February to August 1993 and from November 1993 to February 1994 seabird occurrence around Isla del Coco (OS030'N, 87°03'W), Costa Rica, was recorded as part of a larger field study on dolphin ecology. This note reports the first known records of Diomedea irrorata and Creagrus frcatus, and nesting of Sula dactylatra at Isla del Coco.