Resumen

UGARTE, L. Mauricio; TABINI, Alejandro  y  CACERES, Daniel. Expansion of the distribution of Nyctanassa violacea (Ardeidae: Aves) in Peru. Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.2, pp.249-251. ISSN 1727-9933.

The present work reports the expansion of the distribution of the Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea in Peru, in three coastal departments, between 2002 and 2010, as well the new nesting records. We analyze the possible causes of dispersion of the species in Peru.

Palabras clave : Expansion; Yellow-crowned Night-heron; Nyctanassa violacea; coastal wetlands; Peru.

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