Download This Paper
Zoologia Caboverdiana 1 (1): 3-44 ISSN 2074-5737 © 2010 Sociedade Caboverdiana de Zoologia Sixth report on birds from the Cape Verde Islands, including records of 25 taxa new to the archipelago 1 Cornelis J. Hazevoet Keywords: Aves, Cape Verde Islands, distribution, new data ABSTRACT Recent data on status and distribution of resident and migrant birds in the Cape Verde Islands are presented, including records of 25 taxa new to the archipelago, viz. Mareca penelope, M. americana, Anas carolinensis, A. clypeata, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Sula dactylatra, Egretta thula, Ardea melanocephala, Hieraaetus pennatus, Porzana porzana, Crecopsis egregia, Porphyrula martinica, Pluvialis apricaria, Calidris fuscicollis, C. bairdii, Gallinago delicata, Larus audouinii, L. atricilla, Streptopelia decaocto, Ceryle rudis, Ptyonoprogne rupestris, Motacilla citreola, Erithacus rubecula, Oenanthe leucopyga and Lanius senator. The current situation of some endemic taxa is discussed, some of which (e.g. Ardea bournei) are critically endangered, while others (e.g. Acrocephalus brevipennis) have been shown to be more widespread than previously known. RESUMO São apresentados os dados recentes sobre o estado e a distribuição de aves residentes e migratórias nas ilhas de Cabo Verde, incluindo 25 novos registos para o archipélago, nomeadamente Mareca penelope, M. americana, Anas carolinensis, A. clypeata, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Sula dactylatra, Egretta thula, Ardea melanocephala, Hieraaetus pennatus, Porzana porzana, Crecopsis egregia, Porphyrula martinica, Pluvialis apricaria, Calidris fuscicollis, C. bairdii, Gallinago delicata, Larus audouinii, L. atricilla, Streptopelia decaocto, Ceryle rudis, Ptyonoprogne rupestris, Motacilla citreola, Erithacus rubecula, Oenanthe leucopyga e Lanius senator. Discute-se a situação actual de taxa endémicas, nomeadamente algumas em grande perigo (e.g. Ardea bournei) enquanto outras provaram ser mais abundantes do que anteriormente se pensava (e.g.
[Show full text]