First Breeding Record of the Lesser Black-backed Gull in the Macaronesic Archipelago, North Atlantic; a Large Spread in Its Breeding Range

Juan Manuel Grande; Cesar-Javier Palacios

doi:10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0388:FBROTL]2.0.CO;2

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Juan Manuel Grande,^1,2 Cesar-Javier Palacios¹

¹Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Pabellón del Perú, Avda. Mª Luisa s/n 41013, Seville, Spain
²Corresponding author, jmgrande@ebd.csic.es manuhola@yahoo.es

Abstract

We report for the first breeding attempt of the Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) in the Macaronesic Archipelago, in Alegranza Island (north of Lanzarote, Canary Islands). A nest with three eggs was found on June 2001, and at least one fledgling was seen in August with two adults. Additional observations suggest that 5-6 pairs may breed on Alegranza Island and nearby Montaña Clara Island. This is the southernmost breeding record for the species, increasing its known breeding range by 2,000 km.

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Juan Manuel Grande and Cesar-Javier Palacios "First Breeding Record of the Lesser Black-backed Gull in the Macaronesic Archipelago, North Atlantic; a Large Spread in Its Breeding Range," Waterbirds 25(3), 388-389, (1 September 2002). https://doi.org/10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0388:FBROTL]2.0.CO;2

Received: 1 May 2002; Accepted: 1 June 2002; Published: 1 September 2002

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