Birds from the Azores: An updated list with some comments on species distribution

By

Barcelos, Luís M. D.
Rodrigues, Pedro
Bried, Joël, 1965-
Mendonça, Enésima
Gabriel, Rosalina
Borges, Paulo A. Vieira, 1965-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-11-20

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

3

Pages

1--86

Subjects

Azores , birds checklist , species distribution

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e6604

 

Abstract

An updated checklist of the Birds of the Azores is presented based on information compiled from Rodrigues et al. (2010) and from the websites, Azores Bird Club. (2014), Aves dos Açores (2014), Azores Bird Sightings (2014) and Vittery (2014), since 2010.<br> The checklist has a total of 414 species, including 38 new species.<br> Almost half of the species and subspecies that occur in the Azores have a Palearctic origin, the remaining ones being essentialy Nearctic and Holarctic species. São Miguel is the island with the highest number of bird species, followed by Terceira, Corvo and Flores islands.