First record of the Austral Negrito (Aves: Passeriformes) from the South Shetlands, Antarctica

The order Passeriformes is the most successful group of birds on Earth, however, its representatives are rare visitors beyond the Polar Front zone. Here we report a photo-documented record of an Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa), first known occurrence of this species in the South Shetland Islands and...

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Main Authors: Gryz Piotr, Korczak−Abshire Małgorzata, Gerlée Alina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2015-09-01
Series:Polish Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2015.36.issue-3/popore-2015-0018/popore-2015-0018.xml?format=INT