Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México
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RBT55332022-07-06T15:58:26Z Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México Mellink, Eric E. Riojas López, Mónica Laguna costera tropical anidación conservación manglares Phalacrocoracidae Ciconiiformes Charadriiformes Tropical coastal lagoon breeding conservation mangrove Laguna de Cuyutlán, in the state of Colima, Mexico, is the only large coastal wetland in a span of roughly 1150 km. Despite this, the study of its birds has been largely neglected. Between 2003 and 2006 we assessed the waterbirds nesting in the middle portion of Laguna Cuyutlán, a large tropical coastal lagoon, through field visits. We documented the nesting of 15 species of non-Laridae waterbirds: Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), Tricolored Egret (Egretta tricolor), Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Great Egret (Ardea alba), Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Black-crowned Nightheron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris), Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), and Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus). These add to six species of Laridae known to nest in that area: Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla), Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus), Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica), Forster's Terns (S. forsteri), Least Terns (Sternula antillarum), and Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), and to at least 57 species using it during the non-breeding season. With such bird assemblages, Laguna Cuyutlán is an important site for waterbirds, which should be given conservation status. Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-03-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5533 10.15517/rbt.v56i1.5533 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 No. 1 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 1 – March 2008; 391–397 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 Núm. 1 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 1 – Marzo 2008; 391–397 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 N.º 1 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 1 – March 2008; 391–397 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v56i1 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5533/5279 Copyright (c) 2008 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Mellink, Eric E. Riojas López, Mónica |
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Mellink, Eric E. Riojas López, Mónica Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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Mellink, Eric E. Riojas López, Mónica |
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Mellink, Eric |
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Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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waterbirds (other than laridae) nesting in the middle section of laguna cuyutlán, colima, méxico |
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Waterbirds (other than Laridae) nesting in the middle section of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2008 |
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