Copyright by Björn Anderson
These photos were taken during a trip to southern Argentina in november/december 2001
A very successful trip that gave good views of most of possible specialities.
Good birds recorded were King Penguin, the second Chinstrap Penguin for continental South America,
60 Hooded Grebes near the Strobel Plateau, Spectacled Duck, Austral Rail, American Painted-Snipe, Magellanic Plover,
"Magellanic" Snipe, Snowy Sheathbill, Olrog´s Gull, Rufous-legged Owl, Magellanic Woodpecker,
White-throated Cachalote, Sandy Gallito, Magellanic Tapaculo, White-tipped & Rufous-tailed Plantcutter,
Hudson´s Black-Tyrant, Canary-winged and Yellow-bridled Finch and Yellow Cardinal.
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Magellanic Penguin |
Gentoo Penguin |
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Chinstrap Penguin at Valdez Peninsula |
King Penguin at Punta Tombo |
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Greater Rhea |
Lesser Rhea |
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Black-browed Albatross |
Hooded Grebes |
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Ruddy-headed Goose |
Upland Geese |
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Kelp Geese |
Chubut Steamerduck |
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Flightless Steamerduck |
Spectacled Duck |
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Rock Shag |
Dolphin Gull |
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Grey-breasted Seed-snipe |
Least Seed-snipe |
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Magellanic Oystercatcher |
Magellanic Plover |
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Rufous-chested Dotterel |
Two-banded Plover |
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Tawny-throated Dotterel |
Magellanic form of South American Snipe |
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Snowy Sheathbill |
Southern Screamer |
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Magellanic Woodpecker |
Band-tailed Earthcreeper |
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Sandy Gallito |
White-throated Treerunner |
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Yellow-bridled Finch |
Yellow Cardinal |
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Great Pampa-Finch |
Vermilion Flycatcher |