An outing of the field for the study of tarantulas in the department of Artigas ended up generating an unexpected finding. This is the first documented record in Uruguay of the scaded torcacita (Columbina squammata), a bird whose known distribution did not include the country. This was reported by the Institute of Biological Research Clemente (Iibce) Stable highlighting that the discovery was recently published in the magazine Ornithology Resear…
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An outing of the field for the study of tarantulas in the department of Artigas ended up generating an unexpected finding. This is the first documented record in Uruguay of the scaded torcacita (Columbina squammata), a bird whose known distribution did not include the country. This was reported by the Institute of Biological Research Clemente (Iibce) Stable highlighting that the discovery was recently published in the magazine Ornithology Resear…