TY - JOUR

T1 - The Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) in the mountains of central Argentina and a climatic envelope model for its distribution

AU - Von Wehrden, H.

PY - 2008/9

Y1 - 2008/9

N2 - I present the first published observations of the Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) in the mountains of central Argentina. This species was recorded in early and late summer 2006 and 2007. This new range resembles other summer habitats of the species, which are in the Andes >500 km distant. A climatic envelope model configured with known locations obtained from the literature predicts a high probability of occurrence in its "new" range.

AB - I present the first published observations of the Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) in the mountains of central Argentina. This species was recorded in early and late summer 2006 and 2007. This new range resembles other summer habitats of the species, which are in the Andes >500 km distant. A climatic envelope model configured with known locations obtained from the literature predicts a high probability of occurrence in its "new" range.

KW - Biology

KW - bird

KW - climate conditions

KW - climate modeling

KW - geographical distribution

KW - habitat type

KW - mountain environment

KW - new record

KW - population distribution

KW - population modeling

KW - probability

KW - species occurrence

KW - Argentina

KW - South America

KW - Patagona gigas

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=52749088736&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1676/07-111.1

DO - 10.1676/07-111.1

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 120

SP - 648

EP - 651

JO - Wilson Journal of Ornithology

JF - Wilson Journal of Ornithology

SN - 1559-4491

IS - 3

ER -