L. Forró szerk.: Miscellanea Zoologica Hungarica 9. 1994 (Budapest, 1994)

Bankovics, A.; Melián Hernández, L. O.: Bird migration data from a mangrove swamp near Santiago de Cuba

Jacanidae Jacana (Jacana spinosa) One family, 2 adult and 2 young birds were regularily seen in a small fresh-water pond covered by sedge. This habitat was separated from the mangrove swamp. Charadriidae Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) There were ca. 60 specimen partly in separated small groups, partly scattered among the 420 Calidris pusilla, which feeding and moving was driven by the coming high tide in the salty lagoon on 14 Nov. Wilson Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) There were 6+2+8 specimens in loose flocks separated from the other waders in the salty lagoon on dry sandy soil on 14 Nov. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Single birds or small troops of 2-7 birds regularly occured in the lagoons, covered by shallow water (0-5 cm). They preferred the open areas. In the area of about 2 hectare there were 6+2 on 12 Nov., and 7+3+1+1 on 13 Nov. Gray Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 1+1 feeding and 16 roosting in flock at 11.30 a.m. in the lagoon covered with shallow water on 14 Nov. Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) It is a common and numerous wader of the area. They prefer any type of open or semi-open parts of lagoons or mangrove clearings to feed, but they are more numerous in the large, open salty lake, where 88+2+2+122 concentrated on 14 Nov. This species captured by mistnets, altogether 6 specimens (Table 2). There was a recaptured male individual among them, which was also banded in the same site on 29 Oct. 1992. Scolopacidae Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 3 specimens were captured by mistnets (Table 2). Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) 1+1 specimens were recorded flying above mangroves on 13 Nov. and 2 were seen along the small river Rio Parada on 14 Nov. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1 specimen was feeding at the edge of a small pond with 20 by 15 m water surface in the semi-open part of the mangrove forest. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Single specimens or a small troops of 2-4 birds regularily fed in small lagoons among mangroves. 2 specimens were feeding on the beach of the sea-gulf, and 4 in the lagoon under scattered mangrove trees on 15 Nov. One specimen was caught by mistnet on 13 Nov.