Neotropical records of Nearctic Raptors: observational data from Veracruz, Mexico

• Published in: The Wilson journal of ornithology Vol. 128; no. 3; pp. 631 - 637
• Main Authors: Monroy-Ojeda, Alan, Wolf, Kashmir, Martínez-Leyva, Eduardo, Goodrich, Laurie J., Mesa, Rafael Rodríguez, Domínguez, Irving Chávez, Lara, Gustavo Ramón, Hoffman, Stephen W., Rojas, Elisa Peresbarbosa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Collins The Wilson Ornithological Society 01.09.2016; Wilson Ornithological Society
• Subjects: Aerial locomotion; Age; Animal migration behavior; Bald Eagle; Biogeography; Bird migration; Birds; Birds of prey; Coastal plains; Coasts; Company distribution practices; Data collection; Distribution; Ferruginous Hawk; Golden Eagle; Gulfs; Hawks; Minors; Nature conservation; Neotropical; Northern Goshawk; Ornithology; Raptors (Birds); records; Rough-legged Hawk; Seasonal migration; Short Communications; Wildlife conservation; Mexico; Gulf of Mexico
• ISSN: 1559-4491; 1938-5447
• DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.631

Extralimital records of birds, including diurnal raptors, are frequently set in localities along migration flyways. Normally, these records pertain to a few individuals that are away from their usual flight routes and found in areas that range from tens to a few hundred km from their usual distribution. Here, we report 77 migration records of Nearctic hawks and eagles from a site in the Neotropical region. These records belong to five well-known Nearctic species: Golden Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Bald Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, and Rough-legged Hawk. The Veracruz River of Raptors Project's (VRR) observational data represent the most reliable and abundant data source of raptor migration along the region and country, including the southernmost cluster of records of these Nearctic species in the continent.