First record of the Grey-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) for the Caribbean Region and Colombia
First record of the Grey-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) for the Caribbean Region and Colombia
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Caribbean region, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus, ColombiaAbstract
We present the first observation of Grey-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) in Colombia and the Caribbean Basin. The paper documents the observation of an adult bird at the salines of Tasajera, Ciénaga, Department of Magdalena.
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