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Image by Jan Bisschop
Beagle Channel, Argentina, Feb. 2004
Pelecanoides magellani

Identification

20cm. Black above and white below. Sexes are similar, but juveniles lack the white upperpart fringes.

Distribution

South America.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Islands

Behaviour

These birds nest in colonies on islands. 1 white egg is laid in a burrow in turf or soft soil.

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