Noteworthy records of Sunbittern Eurypyga helias (Pallas, 1781) (Eurypygiformes, Eurypygidae) and Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus (Statius Müller, 1776) (Charadriiformes, Recurvirostridae) from the southern Andes of Ecuador

By

Cadena-Ortiz, Héctor
Escobar, Juan
Cordero, Juan
Moreno, Edison
Ríos-Alvear, Gorki

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-10-5

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

801--804

Subjects

Distribution , Eurypyga helias , Himantopus mexicanus , Podocarpus National Park , range extension , Yacuri National Park

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.5.801

 

Abstract

We report the highest and southernmost documented records of 2 species of Ecuadorian birds: Sunbittern Eurypyga helias (Pallas, 1781) in the southern end of Podocarpus National Park and Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus (Statius Müller, 1776) in Yacuri National Park. Considering these and other records, both species might be expanding their ranges into the highlands, but the necessity to fill geographical, morphological, and taxonomic gaps on Ecuadorian birds remains.