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Differing sex-related arrival of Red Phalaropes Phalaropus fulicarius at wintering grounds in Chile.


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YERKO A. VILINA1, VALERIA SABAJ2, PAOLA SÁEZ3, DANIELA LEIVA-CALDERÓN1*, & FRANCO CRUZ-JOFRÉ4
1Biolog Chile, Group for Studies and Consulting on Wildlife Conservation, Santiago, Chile *(daniela.lc@biologch.com)
2Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
3Centro de Ecología Aplicada, Santiago, Chile
4Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás, Viña del Mar, Chile

Citation

Vilina, Y. A., Sabaj, V., Saéz, P., Leiva-Calderón, D., & Cruz-Jofré, F. (2025). Differing sex-related arrival of Red Phalaropes Phalaropus fulicarius at wintering grounds in Chile. Marine Ornithology 53(2), 281-284
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.53.2.1664

Received 27 March 2025, accepted 18 April 2025

Date Published: 2025/10/15
Date Online: 2025/10/08
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Key words: Chile, differential migration, Humboldt Current, Phalaropus fulicarius, Red Phalarope, wintering grounds

Abstract

Information is often sparse about whether sex affects arrival of long-distance migratory species at wintering grounds. In this paper we analyze the Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius, a species exhibiting sex-role reversal in its nesting patterns. Between September and December 2005, 166 individuals were found dead along the northern Chile coast, which borders the Humboldt Current. Each individual was tagged, and the date of finding was recorded. Nuclear DNA samples were obtained from 46 individuals and analyzed using a molecular sexing method. Results indicate that females arrived between September and early October, with males appearing in late October. On average, females arrived 26.8 d before males. Results confirm the differential migration according to sex for this species, with females being the first to arrive at the wintering grounds in Chile.

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