First record of the Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) (Aves: Ardeidae) in Costa Rica

By

Alfaro-Rodríguez, Jesús
Venegas-Vargas, Marta

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-9-20

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1963--3

Subjects

Central America , Limon Province , Manzanillo , new avian record

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1963

 

Abstract

We present the first record of Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix,for Costa Rica, a species considered restricted to South America. An individual was observed foraging in a soccer field at Manzanillo, Limon province, Costa Rica. This sighting represents the northernmost record of its distribution range.