First records of occurrence and nesting of three bird species at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica

Abstract

From February to August 1993 and from November 1993 to February 1994 seabird occurrence around Isla del Coco (OS030'N, 87°03'W), Costa Rica, was recorded as part of a larger field study on dolphin ecology. This note reports the first known records of Diomedea irrorata and Creagrus frcatus, and nesting of Sula dactylatra at Isla del Coco.