| Preface |
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| Location map |
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| Introduction |
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| Conservation: positive actions for wildlife |
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Birds of the Falkland Islands |
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20 | (3) |
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Checklist of Falkland Islands birds |
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23 | (5) |
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28 | (17) |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (78) |
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48 | (2) |
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King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
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50 | (2) |
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Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua papua |
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52 | (2) |
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Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome |
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Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
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54 | (2) |
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Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus |
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56 | (2) |
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Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans |
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Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora epomophora |
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Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi |
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58 | (2) |
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Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys |
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Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
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Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata |
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60 | (2) |
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Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus |
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Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli |
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62 | (2) |
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Southern/Silver-grey Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides |
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Cape/Pintado Petrel Daption capense |
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64 | (2) |
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Dove/Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata |
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Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur |
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Thin-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri |
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Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea |
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66 | (2) |
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Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis |
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Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus |
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68 | (2) |
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White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis |
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Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix |
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Magellanic Diving Petrel Pelecanoides magellani |
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70 | (2) |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus |
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Grey-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis |
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72 | (2) |
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Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus |
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Imperial/King Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer |
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74 | (2) |
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Chilean Skua Catharacta chilensis |
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Falkland Skua Catharacta antarcticus antarcticus |
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Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus |
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76 | (2) |
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Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii |
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Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis |
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78 | (2) |
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South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea |
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Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea |
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Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata |
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80 | (2) |
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White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland rolland |
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Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis |
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White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera |
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Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
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Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus |
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84 | (2) |
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Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus |
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Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba |
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Feral Domestic Goose Anser anser |
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86 | (2) |
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Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida malvinarum |
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Upland Goose Chloephaga picta leucoptera |
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88 | (2) |
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Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps |
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Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala |
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Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix |
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90 | (2) |
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Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus |
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Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus |
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92 | (2) |
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Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides |
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Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris |
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Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica spinicauda |
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94 | (2) |
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Silver Teal Anas versicolor |
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Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera |
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Red Shoveler Anas platalea |
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96 | (2) |
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Pale-faced Sheathbill Chionis albus |
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Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus |
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Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater |
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98 | (2) |
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Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus |
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Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus |
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100 | (2) |
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White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fusciollis |
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Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii |
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102 | (2) |
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Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus |
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Magellanic Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae magellanica |
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104 | (2) |
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Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus cassini |
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Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura jota |
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106 | (2) |
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Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma |
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108 | (2) |
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Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis |
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Southern Caracara Caracara plancus |
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110 | (2) |
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Barn Owl Tyto alba tuidara |
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Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus sanfordi |
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112 | (2) |
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Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni |
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica |
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114 | (2) |
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Falkland Thrush Turdus falcklandii falcklandii |
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Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca falklandica |
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116 | (2) |
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Tussacbird Cinclodes antarcticus antarcticus |
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Dark-faced Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus maclovianus |
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118 | (2) |
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Falkland Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis falklandicus |
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Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi |
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120 | (2) |
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus |
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Falkland Pipit Anthus correndera grayi |
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122 | (2) |
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Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata |
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Black-throated (Canary-winged Finch) Melanodera melanodera melanodera |
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124 | (1) |
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Identifying Marine Mammals |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (11) |
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128 | (2) |
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Killer Whale Orcinus orca |
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Peale's Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis |
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Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii |
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130 | (2) |
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Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger |
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Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus |
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Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons |
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Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus |
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Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
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Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis |
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Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus |
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Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis |
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Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae |
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132 | (2) |
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Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina |
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Southern Sea Lion Otaria flavescens |
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South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis |
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Non-domesticated Terrestrial Mammals |
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134 | (2) |
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Patagonian Fox Dusicyon griseus |
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Brown (Norway) Rattus norvegicus |
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Black (Ship) Rat Rattus rattus |
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136 | (2) |
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European Hare Lepus capensis |
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Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus |
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| Further reading |
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138 | (2) |
| Useful addresses |
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140 | (2) |
| Photographic credits |
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142 | (1) |
| Acknowledgements |
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142 | (1) |
| Index |
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