First evidence of plastic ingestion by Red-billed Tropicbirds Phaethon aethereus from St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands.
Madden, H.; Eggermont, E. (2020). First evidence of plastic ingestion by Red-billed Tropicbirds Phaethon aethereus from St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands. Mar. Ornithol. 48: 157-160
In: Marine Ornithology. African Seabird Group: Rondebosch. ISSN 1018-3337; e-ISSN 2074-1235, more
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Caribbean; marine plastic pollution; Phaethontidae; seabird |
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We present the first confirmed evidence of plastic ingestion by a Red-billed Tropicbird on the Caribbean Netherlands island of St. Eustatius, which supports a regionally important nesting population. With our observations, all species of tropicbird have now been documented ingesting marine plastic pollution. |
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