Offshore hummingbird sightings in Chilean Patagonia

Paolo S. Segre; Alessandro Bocconcelli; Leigh S. Hickmott; Gloria Howes; Joseph D. Warren; Gustavo Chiang

doi:10.1676/17-066.1

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Paolo S. Segre,^*,** Alessandro Bocconcelli,^*** Leigh S. Hickmott,^****,***** Gloria Howes,^****** Joseph D. Warren,^******* Gustavo Chiang^******

^*Corresponding author: psegre@stanford.edu
^**Department of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
^***Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
^****Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
^*****Open Ocean Consulting, Petersfield, Hants, UK
^******Melimoyu Ecosystem Research Insitute, Santiago, Chile
^*******School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Southampton, NY, USA

Abstract

By many metrics hummingbirds are excellent fliers, but few species are known to undertake long flights over open water. Here we report 33 sightings of Green-backed Firecrowns (Sephanoides sephaniodes) crossing the Corcovado Gulf in Chilean Patagonia. Sightings ranged between 1.2 and 12.6 km from shore and occurred in a variety of weather conditions. The high frequency of offshore encounters suggests that either the Green-backed Firecrown performs a seasonal migration between Patagonian islands and fjords or a high level of connectivity exists between geographically separated metapopulations.

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Paolo S. Segre, Alessandro Bocconcelli, Leigh S. Hickmott, Gloria Howes, Joseph D. Warren, and Gustavo Chiang "Offshore hummingbird sightings in Chilean Patagonia," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 130(3), 796-799, (1 September 2018). https://doi.org/10.1676/17-066.1

Received: 27 April 2017; Accepted: 18 March 2018; Published: 1 September 2018

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