First records of White-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler, and Blue-winged Warbler × Golden-winged Warbler hybrid for St. Martin
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Abstract: We observed a single White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), banded a Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus), and banded a Blue-winged Warbler × Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) hybrid on Pic Paradis, St. Martin, FWI, during January of 2005. These are the first records for these species on St. Martin and the White-eyed Vireo observation constitutes the first record for this species in the Lesser Antilles.
Keywords: Blue-winged Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, hybrid, Lesser Antilles, St. Martin, Vermivora chrysoptera, Vermivora pinus, Vireo griseus, White-eyed Vireo
Resumen: Primeros registros de Vireo griseus, Vermivora pinus, y Vermivora pinus × Vermivora chrysoptera en St. Martin- Observamos un individuo de Vireo griseus, un individuo anillado de Vermivora pinus y un híbrido anillado de Vermivora pinus × Vermivora chrysoptera en Pic Paradis, S. Martín, Antillas Francesas, durante enero del 2005. Estos son los primeros registros de estas especies en S. Martín y la observación del Vireo griseus es la primera de esta especie en las Antillas Menores.
Palabras claves: Antillas Menores, Cigüita Ala Azul, Cigüita Ala Oro, Julían Chiví Ojiblanco, St. Martin, Vermivora chrysoptera, Vermivora pinus, Vireo griseus
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