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Wind-blown pelagic birds: First record of Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris, Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica, White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, and Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris for Goa, India.
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Pandit, R., Gaonkar, A. P. N., Kumar, A., Damle, O., & Dharwadkar, M. (2025). Wind-blown pelagic birds: First record of Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris, Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica, White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, and Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris for Goa, India.
Marine Ornithology 53(2),
373-377
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.53.2.1661
Received 17 January 2025, accepted 30 April 2025
Date Published: 2025/10/15
Date Online: 2025/10/07
Key words: Goa, New record, pelagic species, seabird wreck
Abstract
We report four new records of seabirds for the state of Goa, India: Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris, Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica, White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, and Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris. Due to storms with torrential rains during June and July 2024, these pelagic birds were wind-blown and found stranded along the coastline. They were subsequently rescued and taken to ReefWatch Marine Conservation, a rehabilitation centre in Benaulim, Goa. However, the majority of these birds did not survive due to various causes.
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