MALFORMATION IN THE BILL OF A GREEN KINGFISHER (CHLOROCERYLEAMERICANA) IN PRE–DELTA NATIONAL PARK, DIAMANTE, ENTRE RIOS (ARGENTINA)

Authors

  • Virginia Mariela Quiroga CICyTTP–CONICET, Matteri y España s/n, 3105. Diamante, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
  • Martjan Lammertink Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/natura.v2i48.7612

Keywords:

malformations, upper mandible, Alcedinidae

Abstract

Malformations of bird bills have been reported for various bird families and may result from several factors. We document an individual of Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana in Pre–Delta National Park, province of Entre Ríos (Argentina), with important malformations along its upper mandible and at the bases of both mandibles. We discuss the low frequency worldwide of reports of bill malformations in kingfishers (Alcedinidae).

Author Biographies

Virginia Mariela Quiroga, CICyTTP–CONICET, Matteri y España s/n, 3105. Diamante, Entre Ríos, Argentina.

CICyTTP–CONICET, Matteri y España s/n, 3105. Diamante, Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Martjan Lammertink, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.

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Published

2018-08-27

How to Cite

Quiroga, V. M., & Lammertink, M. (2018). MALFORMATION IN THE BILL OF A GREEN KINGFISHER (CHLOROCERYLEAMERICANA) IN PRE–DELTA NATIONAL PARK, DIAMANTE, ENTRE RIOS (ARGENTINA). Natura Neotropicalis, 2(48), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.14409/natura.v2i48.7612

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 48 (2017): Natura Neotropicalis

Section

Scientific Notes