This work aims to provide information regarding the behavioral ecology of the least studied of the two sheathbill species, the Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus), wintering in northern Argentina in a male South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) haul-out. Data about bird abundances and time allocated to behaviors was gathered during the final stage of three consecutive non-breeding seasons. Significant differences were found in the abundance between and within seasons. Overall, sheathbills allocated most of their time to foraging, followed by resting and self-maintaining, with the least of the time allocated to agonistic behaviors. The results obtained by the authors demonstrated that the Snowy Sheathbill recurrently used the local sea-lion haul-out as a foraging ground, with steady numbers throughout the non-breeding seasons.
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1 September 2021
Time-Activity Budget of the Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) Wintering at a Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) Haul-Out in Argentina
Maximiliano Manuel Hernandez,
María Paula Berón,
Francisco Zumpano,
Gisela Giardino,
Juan Pablo Seco Pon
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Waterbirds
Vol. 44 • No. 3
September 2021
Vol. 44 • No. 3
September 2021
Argentina
behavior
Chionis albus
haul-out
Non-breeding season
Otaria flavescens
Patagonia