Produção Nacional
Capacidade de vôo de quatro espécies de Charadriiformes (Aves) capturadas em Pernambuco, Brasil
2002; Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia; Volume: 19; Issue: suppl 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0101-81752002000500013
ISSN1806-969X
AutoresSeverino Mendes de Azevedo‐Júnior, Manoel Martins Dias, Maria Eduarda Lacerda de Larrazábal, Clyton José Galamba Fernandes,
Tópico(s)Avian ecology and behavior
ResumoFlight range of Charadriidae and Scolopacidae trapped in Pernambuco State, Brazil.The northern coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil, is an wintering area for shorebirds originaUy from north America, especiaUy from the east.The first f10cks arrive in September, staying till April, when they molts , change plumage, and acquire enough biomass to migrate back to the northern hemisfere.ln order to calcu late f1ight range mass and length ofthe wing of Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825, Calidrisfuscicollis Vieillot, 1819, C. pusilla Linnaeus, 1766 and C. alba PalIas, 1764 was recorded .Traps were carried out in Coroa do Avião (7°40' S and 34°50'W) in the northern coast of the State of Pernambuco, between May 1992 and April 1995.The length of the wing was registered with the wing spread (from the insertion of the bone till the extrernity ofthe longest primary remige).Individuais which were changing the tenth primary were not included in this measuring.Mass was taken in grams, and f1ight range was calcu lated using the equations proposed for adult individuais.The individual with the highest f1ight range reached around 1831 ,87 km, and had been trapped and ringed in 14 th April 1994, when had 61,5 g and wing measuring 12,9 cm, with intermediate plumage.The highest f1ight range reached by C. fuscicollis was around 1906,43 km .It had been trapped and ringed in the 3 rd of May 1992, with weight of 50 g, and wing of 12,9 cm, and had reproduction plumage.The individual with the highest f1ight range reached 3545,77 km, had been trapped and ringed in 15 th April 1994, weighted 44 g, wing measured 10 cm, and presented intermediate plumage.The specimen of C. alba which presented the highest f1ight range, of 82 g, wing of 13,4 cm, and had intermediate plumage.
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