First record of the sungrebe, Heliornis fulica (Boddaert, 1783) (Gruiformes, Heliornithidae), from Piauí, northeastern Brazil

Abstract

This study presents the first record of the Sungrebe Heliornis fulica for the state of Piauí in northeastern Brazil, a first sighting also in a Cerrado/Caatinga ecotone. On 19 December 2014, a female Sungrebe was collected by a local fisherman in the Corrente River located between the towns of Capitão de Campos and Piripiri in the northcentral part of the state of Piauí.