Aves, Cardinalidae, Piranga flava (Vieillot, 1822): filling gaps by means of historical and recent records in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

By

Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson
Jacobs, Fernando Pereira

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011-12-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

7

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

865--867

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/7.6.865

 

Abstract

The Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava (Vieillot, 1822) is considered rare in southern Brazil and its occurrence in southeastern Rio Grande do Sul is controversial. Here, our aims were to investigate and compile the historical and recent evidences of the species in this region by consulting museums, literature and providing documented recent records. We confirmed the origins of two old specimens and provided nineteen recent records obtained in five sites between 2008 and 2010. Our results show that Piranga flava occurs in southeastern of Rio Grande do Sul since the late 1800s and currently may be found all year long in this region.