Expansion of the distribution of Nyctanassa violacea (Ardeidae: Aves) in Peru

Authors

  • L. Mauricio Ugarte Área de Ornitología, Colección Científica, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional San Agustín de Arequipa (MUSA). *Luna Pizarro 925, Los Pinos, Vallecito - Cercado, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Alejandro Tabini Área de Ornitología, Colección Científica, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional San Agustín de Arequipa (MUSA). *Luna Pizarro 925, Los Pinos, Vallecito - Cercado, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Daniel Cáceres Área de Ornitología, Colección Científica, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional San Agustín de Arequipa (MUSA). *Luna Pizarro 925, Los Pinos, Vallecito - Cercado, Arequipa, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v17i2.36

Keywords:

Expansion, Yellow-crowned Night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea, coastal wetlands, Peru.

Abstract

The present work reports the expansion of the distribution of the Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea in Peru, in three coastal departments, between 2002 and 2010, as well the new nesting records. We analyze the possible causes of dispersion of the species in Peru.

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Published

08/16/2010

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2010)

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Copyright (c) 2010 L. Mauricio Ugarte, Alejandro Tabini, Daniel Cáceres

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How to Cite

Ugarte, L. Mauricio, Alejandro Tabini, and Daniel Cáceres. 2010. “Expansion of the Distribution of Nyctanassa Violacea (Ardeidae: Aves) in Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 17 (2): 249-51. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v17i2.36.