On November 19 at 7PM please join us to hear from Alvaro Jaramillo, about the discovery of new species of seabirds.

Seabirds are some of the most common and widespread species of birds in the world. On the other hand, many of them breed on distant islands, visiting their colonies at night, often in treacherous waters. This is why many seabirds are so little known even today. While we learn more and more about all sorts of isolated tropical birds, seabirds reveal their mysteries more slowly and painstakingly.

One of the most abundant seabirds, one that is found on all oceans, is the Wilson’s Storm-Petrel. Yet it is not what it seems. We may have underestimated what the old sailors called “Mother Carey’s Chickens.” A bird so well known to mariners that their walking-on-water behavior gave the name to all petrels (after St. Peter!), might not be so well known at all.

Alvaro has been lucky to be involved in amazing discoveries of new nesting grounds, and populations, as well as some seemingly crazy goings on with Wilson’s Storm Petrels. Multiple publications scientists have described the new Pincoya Storm-Petrel and the Andean Storm-Petrel. Nesting grounds of some of these birds are now being located, and this might be just the start.

Come to hear stories about unraveling the multiple mysteries of New World storm-petrels.

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