First Evidence of Plastic Ingestion by Red-billed Tropicbirds Phaethon aethereus from St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands

Authors

Hannah Madden
Eline Eggermont

Abstract

We present the first confirmed evidence of plastic ingestion by a Red-billed Tropicbird on the Caribbean Netherlands island of St. Eustatius, which supports a regionally important nesting population. With our observations, all species of tropicbird have now been documented ingesting marine plastic pollution.

DOI

http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.48.2.1366

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Recommended Citation

Madden, Hannah and Eggermont, Eline (2020) "First Evidence of Plastic Ingestion by Red-billed Tropicbirds Phaethon aethereus from St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands," Marine Ornithology: Vol. 48 : Iss. 2 , Article 6.
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.48.2.1366
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/marine_ornithology/vol48/iss2/6