Presencia de la corocora (Eudocimus ruber) en el valle del Río Cauca, occidente de Colombia: Presence of the Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) in the Río Cauca valley, western Colombia

Luis Germán  Naranjo

Authors

Luis Germán Naranjo Programa Ecorregional Andes del Norte, WWF-Colombia.

Keywords:

Colombia, Eudocimus ruber, distribution, Río Cauca valley, Scarlet Ibis

Abstract

I report three recent observations of the Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) from the Laguna de Sonso reserve, Valle del Cauca Department, one of which suggests nesting, plus one long-overlooked citation of this species from the same region and two additional recent reports from Cauca Department. I suggest four hypotheses for its current occurrence there (wandering individuals, escapes from captivity, a natural recolonization or a small relictual population) and stress the need for further observations.

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