First Records of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) in the Bahama Archipelago
1995; Oxford University Press; Volume: 112; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/4089036
ISSN1938-4254
Autores Tópico(s)Species Distribution and Climate Change
ResumoThe spread of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) northward through the Caribbean during the past 93 years has been well documented (Post and Wiley 1977, Cruz et al. 1985). The species reached mainland Puerto Rico in 1955 (Grayce 1957), the Dominican Republic in 1973 (Bond 1973), and Cuba in 1982 (Garrido 1984). It first appeared in North America in 1985 (Paul 1985) and since then has been recorded in several states, including Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Maine (Post et al. 1993). Although the islands of the Bahama Archipelago would appear to have been ideal stepping stones for the Shiny Cowbird from the Caribbean to North America, the species was not detected during extensive surveys of the region (Connor and Loftin 1985, Buden 1987a, b, c, 1990, 1992a, b, Dewey 1989, Norton and Clarke 1989, Baltz 1993; R. L. Norton, reports of Christmas Bird Counts in the Bahamas 1985-1993 in American Birds). I describe observations of Shiny Cowbirds on North Andros Island that are the first records of the species in the Bahama Archipelago.
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