First records of Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii in South America
Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii migrates from its breeding areas in western and Central Asia to the coasts of Australasia and the Indian Ocean. It is a vagrant in various parts of the world, including two records in North America. The species was photographed in December 2015 and September 2023 in south and south-east Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo), providing the first records for South America.
Authors
- Fábio Schunck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-2655)
- Marcelo Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-5323)
- André Luíz Fraga Briso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-1760)
- Felipe Israel da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3395-6477)
Institutions
- Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (VE)
- Centro Universitario Toledo (BR)
- Hospital Santa Marcelina (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v144i4.2024.a9
- Primary Topic
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00