My OperaPhoenicopterus minor in Castro Marim
Monday, February 18, 2008 10:31:47 AM
On February 16th, I and Luís Campina found an adult Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) in the Cerro do Bufo saltpans (Castro Marim). It was initially found at 10:30 a.m. on the South-eastern side of the saltpans and later on it was relocated in the West side at 13:30 p.m.
There are at the present date, four accepted records by the Portuguese Rarities Committee (Comité Português de Raridades – Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves):
- 1 adult, Vasa-Sacos, Tejo Estuary (Santarém), May 13th, 2000 (C. C. Moore in Costa et al. 2003);
- 1 adult, Samouco, Tejo Estuary (Setúbal), January 21st, 2001 (L. Gordinho and L. Reino in Costa et al. 2003);
- 1 adult, Ilha da Murraceira, Figueira da Foz (Coimbra), June 15th, 2005 (D. Rodrigues in Jara et al. 2007);
- 1 adult, Samouco saltpans, Tejo Estuary (Setúbal), December 2nd-13th, 2005 (A. Rocha in Jara et al. 2007).
Up to 2004 there were 12 accepted records for Spain, 11 for Continental Spain and 1 for the Canary Islands (De Juana 2006).
References
Costa, H., M. Bolton, R. Matias, C. C. Moore & R. Tomé. 2003. Aves de Ocorrência Rara ou Acidental em Portugal – Relatório do Comité Português de Raridades Referente aos Anos de 1999. 2000 e 2001. Anuário Ornitológico 1: 3-35
De Juana, E. 2006. Aves Raras de España – Un Catálogo de las Especies de Presentación Ocasional. Lynx. SEO/BirdLife. Barcelona
Jara, J., H. Costa, G. Elias, R. Matias, C. C. Moore & R. Tomé. 2007. Aves de Ocorrência Rara ou Acidental em Portugal – Relatório do Comité Português de Raridades Referente ao Ano de 2005. Anuário Ornitológico 5: 1-34
There are at the present date, four accepted records by the Portuguese Rarities Committee (Comité Português de Raridades – Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves):
- 1 adult, Vasa-Sacos, Tejo Estuary (Santarém), May 13th, 2000 (C. C. Moore in Costa et al. 2003);
- 1 adult, Samouco, Tejo Estuary (Setúbal), January 21st, 2001 (L. Gordinho and L. Reino in Costa et al. 2003);
- 1 adult, Ilha da Murraceira, Figueira da Foz (Coimbra), June 15th, 2005 (D. Rodrigues in Jara et al. 2007);
- 1 adult, Samouco saltpans, Tejo Estuary (Setúbal), December 2nd-13th, 2005 (A. Rocha in Jara et al. 2007).
Up to 2004 there were 12 accepted records for Spain, 11 for Continental Spain and 1 for the Canary Islands (De Juana 2006).
References
Costa, H., M. Bolton, R. Matias, C. C. Moore & R. Tomé. 2003. Aves de Ocorrência Rara ou Acidental em Portugal – Relatório do Comité Português de Raridades Referente aos Anos de 1999. 2000 e 2001. Anuário Ornitológico 1: 3-35
De Juana, E. 2006. Aves Raras de España – Un Catálogo de las Especies de Presentación Ocasional. Lynx. SEO/BirdLife. Barcelona
Jara, J., H. Costa, G. Elias, R. Matias, C. C. Moore & R. Tomé. 2007. Aves de Ocorrência Rara ou Acidental em Portugal – Relatório do Comité Português de Raridades Referente ao Ano de 2005. Anuário Ornitológico 5: 1-34
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