Abstract

MURILLO-PACHECO, Johanna I; BONILLA-ROJAS, Wilian F  and  LOPEZ-IBORRA, Germán. El Flamenco Americano (Phoenicopterus ruber) en la Orinoquia Colombiana: ¿Ampliación de Rango o introducción de Especie?The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Colombian Orinoco region: extending its range or the introduction of the species?O Flamingo-americano (Phoenicopterus ruber) na Orinoquía colombiana: ampliação da sua distribuição geográfica ou introdução da espécie?. Orinoquia [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.1, pp.105-112. ISSN 0121-3709.

The first sightings of the American or Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the foothills of the Meta department in the Colombian Orinoco region are presented here. Three observations of the species were made in the wild in the flooded areas of an irrigated rice (Oryza sativa) paddy from 2008 to 2010. These records could show how the species' range is becoming extended, the presence of individual vagrants or the specie's transplant-type introduction into this region of Colombia. The circunstances regarding P. ruber 's presence in the Colombian Orinoco region is analysed, possible arrival routes for the species to this region of Colombia are proposed (if one is dealing with an expansion of geographical range) and captive wildlife occupancy are discussed.

Keywords : Colombian Eastern plains; introduction; illegal wildlife trade; rice paddy; Oryza sativa.

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