First record of Charadrius melodus Ord (Aves Charadriiformes) in Brazil



Document title: First record of Charadrius melodus Ord (Aves Charadriiformes) in Brazil
Journal: Revista brasileira de zoologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000281029
ISSN: 0101-8175
Authors: 1
2
3
Institutions: 1Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Biologia, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Programa de pos-Graduacao em Biologia, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
3Salina Diamante Branco, Gerencia de Meio Ambiente, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Brasil
Year:
Season: Sep
Volumen: 20
Number: 3
Pages: 559-560
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental
English abstract Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824 were captured at Diamante Branco saline, at Galinhos municipal district in Rio Grande do Norte, at the Northeast coast of Brazil. Four individuals were captured in October and two in December. All of them were in adult phase, showing the intermediary plumage with moults of the outline feathers. One individual captured in October showed moult for the first primary pinion and other captured also in October showed moult in the second pair of rectrices. The captures of C. melodus in Rio Grande do Norte consist in the first record of the species for Brazil
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Aves,
Taxonomía y sistemática,
Aves costeras,
Nuevos registros,
Distribución geográfica,
Charadrius melodus,
Charadriiformes,
Brasil
Keyword: Biology,
Birds,
Taxonomy and systematics,
Shore birds,
New records,
Geographical distribution,
Charadrius melodus,
Charadriiformes,
Brazil
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