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Seabirds of
Chile:
Arica and the
Humboldt Current
all photos © B. Knapton
Alto Andino Nature Tours
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Digiscoping Birds:
Peruvian Boobies
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Hornby's Storm-petrel
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Markham's Storm-petrel
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Elliot's Storm-petrel,
there were >500 this day.
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Above, Macronectes halli and M. giganteus,
juvenile birds together on Sept. 1, 2002.
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Common Tern at 4,400 masl in Lauca National Park, possibly
the highest record for this species
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Known for its contribution of guano, the Guanay Cormorant is found
in much reduced numbers than in the past.
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SAVE
THE ALBATROSS:
the race is on
© Chris Harbard
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Nature
Photos of
Martin
Zwick
penguins and albatross from S. Georgia
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Sterna elegans, mostly gone north
by 1 April
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Humboldt Penguins, adults and
juveniles/ immatures.
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Southern Fulmar and Pintado Petrel
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March seabirds
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Salvin's Albatross
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Phoebastria irrorata, not often registered in Chile
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Buller's Shearwater
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White-chinned Petrel
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Pink-footed Shearwater
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Chilean
Skua, Catharacta chilensis,
usually around
Arica.
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Sooty Shearwater
Longestr
Recorded Animal Track
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Sooty Shearwaters
Marathon
Migrations
"The flights of sooty shearwaters documented in this
new study represent the longest animal migration routes ever
recorded using electronic tracking technology: around 65,000
kilometers (39,000 miles). "
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Captain
said hail of creatures hit his boat for 30 minutes |
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