Field Guide to the Birds of Suriname

Spaans, Arie L.; Ottema, Otte H.; Ribot, Jan Hein J.M.

doi:10.1163/9789004352339

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“…Manx Shearwaters have yet to be observed off Guyana (Braun et al 2007, BirdLife International 2015. Our records are the first for Suriname (Spaans et al 2015), and it does not seem unlikely that these birds make regular stopovers for foraging in Suriname waters.…”

Section: Species Accountsmentioning

confidence: 66%

“…It is a more regular visitor, however, to North America (O'Brien et al 2006). Our record is the first for Suriname (Spaans et al 2015).…”

Section: Species Accountsmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Overview of the total number of days during which different seabird species were recorded during the absence/presence seabird census carried out in 2013 (total number of survey days n = 70) and 2015 (n = 140). Spaans et al 2015).…”

Section: General Survey Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1) and therefore does not constitute a new country record. Although Sooty Shearwater was recently recorded in French Guiana (Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Ile du Grand-Connétable 2016) its occurrence off Suriname (Spaans et al 2015) and Guyana (Braun et al 2007) remains unconfirmed.…”

Section: Species Accountsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Suriname is home to a great diversity of tropical flora and fauna (Latawiec et al 2014). Whereas the avifauna of Suriname's terrestrial and intertidal habitats is relatively well documented (Ottema & Spaans 2008, Ottema et al 2009, Spaans et al 2015, little is known of the birds inhabiting the country's coastal and offshore marine waters. A study between May and July 2012 (de Boer et al 2014) was the first dedicated bird survey conducted offshore Suriname within the last forty years, with previous knowledge relying only on sporadic observations (Ottema et al 2009, A.L.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Offshore surprises: new at-sea bird records for Suriname (2013–2015)

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2017

Rev. Bras. Ornitol.

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Bird observations were collected from various types of survey vessels in Suriname's territorial waters between 2013 and 2015. Dedicated, effort-related surveys were carried out from geophysical seismic survey vessels within an area located 80-110 km offshore (in 2013) and 165-290 km (in 2015). Opportunistic observations were recorded during fisheries surveys on a shrimp trawler operating along the 30 m depth contour, approximately 40-60 km offshore (in 2014). In total, 10 bird (sub-)species were observed during these surveys that previously were not recorded for Suriname, including Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus, Ruff Calidris pugnax, South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki, Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus, Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis (ssp. acuflavidus), Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii, Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus, Black Noddy Anous minutus, Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea and Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia. In addition, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were photographed for the first time in Suriname. A Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea was recorded just outside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and therefore does not count as a new country record. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the avifauna frequenting the waters off Suriname, which historically has been poorly studied. Most of the species reported here are migratory. The timing of our sightings therefore also helps in a better understanding of their at-sea distribution and migration patterns.

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Section: Species Accountsmentioning

confidence: 66%

“…It is a more regular visitor, however, to North America (O'Brien et al 2006). Our record is the first for Suriname (Spaans et al 2015).…”

Section: Species Accountsmentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: General Survey Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Species Accountsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%