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From the Australian deserts to the high Andean valleys, from the tropical rainforests to the backyard of a hostel... birds are everywhere! This conspicuous group of animals managed to conquer the space around us and share it with us, deploying an astonishing array of shapes, sizes and colours. During this trip, we have observed and identified around 480 species of birds of the whole World. We have put here a selection of the best shots, organized according to the different Orders.
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| RATITES ("PRIMITIVE BIRDS") | ||
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Lesser rhea  (Pterocnemia pennata) Punta Arenas (Chile) |
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) Tower Hill (Australia) |
Emu hatchling (Dromaius novaehollandiae) Tower Hill (Australia) |
| ORDER TINAMIFORMES | ||
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| Elegant crested tinamou (Eudromia elegans) Península Valdés (Argentina) |
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| "MODERN BIRDS" | ||
| ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES | ||
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| Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Punta Arenas (Chile) |
Peruvian penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) Paracas (Perú) |
Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) Oamaru (New Zealand) |
| ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES | ||
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| Great grebe (Podiceps major) Pucón (Chile) |
Australasian grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) Darwin (Australia) |
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| ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES | ||
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| Black-browed albatross (Diomedea melanophrys) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
Royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) Península Otago (New Zealand) |
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| ORDER PELECANIFORMES | ||
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| Peruvian booby (Sula variegata) Paracas (Perú) |
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) Paracas (Perú) |
Australasian gannet (Morus serrator) Auckland (New Zealand) |
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| Australasian gannet (Morus serrator) Auckland (New Zealand) |
Peruvian pelican (breeding) (Pelecanus thagus) Valdivia (Chile) |
Peruvian pelican (non-breeding) (Pelecanus thagus) Paracas (Perú) |
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| Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) Darwin (Australia) |
Olivaceous cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) Valdivia (Chile) |
Olivaceous cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) Lago titicaca (Perú) |
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| Rock cormorant (Phalacrocorax magellanicus) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
Red-legged cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) Paracas (Perú) |
Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) Paracas (Perú) |
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| Little shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) Rotorua (New Zealand) |
Spotted shag (Stictocarbo punctatus) Península Otago (New Zealand) |
Little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) Darwin (Australia) |
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| Stewart island shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) Península Otago (New Zealand) |
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Yangshuo (China) |
Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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| Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
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| ORDER CICONIIFORMES | ||
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| White-faced heron (Ardea novaehollandiae) Kaikorua (New Zealand) |
White-necked heron (Ardea pacifica) Mcdonnell Range NP (Australia) |
Pied heron (Ardea picata) Darwin (Australia) |
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| Eastern reef egret (Egretta sacra) Koh Lanta (Thailand) |
Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) Esteros del Iberá (Argentina) |
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Ushuaia (Argentina) |
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| Striated heron (Butorides striatus) Amazonia (Brazil) |
Nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) Darwin (Australia) |
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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| Great egret (Egretta alba) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis) Chiloé (Chile) |
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| White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) Pucón (Chile) |
Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) Lago Titicaca (Perú) |
Royalk spoonbill (Platalea regia) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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| Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) Sydney (Australia) |
Straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) Darwin (Australia) |
Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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| Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) Pantanal (Brazil) |
Wood stork (Mycteria americana) Esteros del Iberá (Argentina) |
Wood stork (Mycteria americana) Esteros del Iberá (Argentina) |
| ORDER PHOENICOPTERIFORMES | ||
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| Puna flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) Uyuni (Bolivia) |
Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) Uyuni (Bolivia) |
Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) Uyuni (Bolivia) |
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| Southern screamer (Chauna torquata) Esteros del Iberá (Argentina) |
Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
Black-bellied tree-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Pantanal (Brazil) |
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| Plumed whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
Wandering whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
Black-necked swan (Cygnus melanocoryphus) Punta Arenas (Chile) |
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| Black swan (Cygnus atratus) Rotorua (New Zealand) |
Kelp goose (female) (Chloephaga hybrida) Chiloé (Chile) |
Kelp goose (male) (Chloephaga hybrida) Ushuaia (Argentina) |
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| Upland goose (Chloephaga picta) Chaitén (Argentina) |
Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
Andean goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) Apolobamba (Bolivia) |
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| Flightless steamer-duck (Tachyeres pteneres) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
Flying steamer-duck (male) (Tachyeres patachonicus) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
Flying steamer-duck (female, duckling) (Tachyeres patachonicus) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
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| Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) Wilson Prom. NP (Australia) |
Paradise shelduck (female) (Tadorna variegata) Mt Cook (New Zealand) |
Paradise shelduck (male) (Tadorna variegata) Mt Cook (New Zealand) |
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| Red shoveler (Anas platalea) Calafate (Argentina) |
Australian shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) Australia |
Brown pintail (Anas georgica) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
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| Spectacled duck (Anas specularis) PN Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) |
Crested duck (Anas specularoides) Uyuni (Bolivia) |
Puna teal (Anas puna) Apolobamba (Bolivia) |
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| Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) Sydney (Australia) |
Chestnut teal (Anas castanea) Wilson Prom NP (Australia) |
Grey teal (Anas gracilis) West Mcdonnell Range (Australia) |
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| New Zealand scaulp (Aythya novaeseelandiae) Christchurch (New Zealand) |
Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata) Adelaide (Australia) |
Green pigmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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| Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) Pantanal (Brazil) |
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Calafate (Argentina) |
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