Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr. 48(3): 667-672

Nota Científica

Estado del conocimiento de los piqueros pantropicales (Sulidae) en las islas oceánicas chilenas y primer registro de piquero café Sula leucogaster en Isla de Pascua

Marcelo Flores¹, Pedro Lazo² y Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete³

¹Departamento de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, República 470, Piso 3, Santiago, Chile

²Corporación Nacional Forestal, CONAF, Mataveri s/n, Isla de Pascua, Chile

³Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile

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We present a review of the current state of knowledge of the Pantropical Boobies, namely: the Red-footed Booby (Sula sula), the Brown Booby (S. leucogaster) and the Masked Booby (S. dactylatra) throughout the Chilean oceanic islands.The lack of information on this group means that it is not possible to accurately determine the current status of these species in Chilean waters. It is thus imperative to increase monitoring effort and develop research projects in order to fillthe knowledge gaps for these species in particular and insular avifauna in general. Finally, the first documented record of Brown Booby in Chile is reported.

Key words:  

Pantropical Boobies, Sula leucogaster, Easter Island, Chile