First nesting record of the Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae) in Ecuador

Autor: Gabriela S. Vinueza-Hidalgo, Francisco Sornoza, Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1390-5384
2528-7788
DOI: 10.18272/aci.v7i2.249
Popis: We present the first nesting record of the Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus in Ecuador, at Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuge, gulf of Guayaquil, province of El Oro. We provide descriptions of the nests and location. The Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuge is the first breeding colony of this species in Ecuador, highlighting the importance of the island conservation.
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