First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras
I present the first record for Honduras of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839, a species found on the Pacific coast of southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico. An adult was present for at least two weeks at an estuary in the Gulf of Fonseca in southern Honduras. This obser...
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| description | I present the first record for Honduras of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839, a species found on the Pacific coast of southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico. An adult was present for at least two weeks at an estuary in the Gulf of Fonseca in southern Honduras. This observation represents the third record of this species for Central America. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac80cb86e19a458a8d7543772d53d6602022-12-21T19:15:29ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2020-06-0116378178410.15560/16.3.78154143First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for HondurasJohn van Dort0Escuela Agricola Panamericana Zamorano, Centro Zamorano de BiodiversidadI present the first record for Honduras of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839, a species found on the Pacific coast of southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico. An adult was present for at least two weeks at an estuary in the Gulf of Fonseca in southern Honduras. This observation represents the third record of this species for Central America.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/54143/download/pdf/Central AmericaCholutecaGulf Fonsecanew avia |
| spellingShingle | John van Dort First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras Check List Central America Choluteca Gulf Fonseca new avia |
| title | First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras |
| title_full | First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras |
| title_fullStr | First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras |
| title_short | First record of Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 (Charadriiformes, Laridae), for Honduras |
| title_sort | first record of western gull larus occidentalis audubon 1839 charadriiformes laridae for honduras |
| topic | Central America Choluteca Gulf Fonseca new avia |
| url | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/54143/download/pdf/ |
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