Vol. 26 No. 2 (2011), Short Communications
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2011)

Occurrence of the Common Barn-Owl (Tyto alba) in the South Atlantic Ocean

Short Communications
Published 01-12-2011
Miguel Ángel Santillán
Centro de Investigaciones de Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. CC 238, Av. Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina | Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en la Argentina (CECARA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Av. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Juan De La Cruz Martínez
Centro de Investigaciones de Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. CC 238, Av. Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina | Av. Juan Carlos I, N° 8, 4° C, 30800 Lorca, Murcia, España
Alejandro Travaini
Centro de Investigaciones de Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. CC 238, Av. Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Patricia A. Gandini
Centro de Investigaciones de Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. CC 238, Av. Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) | Wildlife Conservation Society
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Common Barn-Owl
Patagonia
San Jorge Gulf
Tyto alba
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Abstract

Here we report the occurrence of the Common Barn-Owl (Tyto alba) in San Jorge Gulf, Argentine Sea. Although this species is widely distributed over Argentina, there is no evidence for its presence at sea. We discuss the possible causes of its presence there and their consequences.

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