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North American Migrant Birds on Clipperton Atoll
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Howell, Steve N. G. Pyle, Peter Spear, Larry B. Pitman, Robert L. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Abstract | Clipperton Atoll lies in the eastern Pacific Ocean about 1000 km southwest of Guerrero, Mexico, at 10 o 18'N, 109 o 13'W, and, like many remote islands, is visited rarely by biologists. Although known mostly as a major breeding ground for seabirds, 29 species of northern migrant birds have been reported from the island (Beck 1907, Ehrhardt 1971. Gifford 1913, Haeze et al. 1967, Howell 1959, Niaussat et al. 1968. Stager 1964). We visited Clipperton on seven occasions: 19 August 1986 (Pitman), 6 May 1987 (Pitman). 1 November 1987 (Pyle and Spear). 24-25 October 1989 (Howell and Spear), 11 November 1990 (Pitman), 4 December 1990 (Howell, Spear, and S. Webb), and 23 October 1991 (Spear). During these visits we recorded a total of 80 species of North American migrants, 57 of them previously unreported from the atoll. Here we summarize records of |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.cabrillo.edu/~ncrane/Clipperton/migrant%20birds%20of%20Clipperton.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
