Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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Common redshank (Tringa totanus)
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Rufous night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
Also known as the nankeen night heron, the rufous night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) is a stocky, medium-sized heron with a short neck and…
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Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
The southern giant petrel is, as the name suggests, a very large bird, with impressive long, pointed wings and a huge bill. Like all species…
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Chilean skua (Stercorarius chilensis)
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Double-banded plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
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Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
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Sundri (Heritiera fomes)
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Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
Erect-crested penguins are perhaps some of the most mysterious of all penguin species. This species is one of the largest of the crested…
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Information on the killdeer is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
The waved albatross is unique in being the largest bird in the Galapagos Islands, and the only albatross species found entirely within the…
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Brown-winged kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera)
Information on the brown-winged kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Southern skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
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Solanum (Solanum ovum-fringillae)
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Kerch wheatgrass (Agropyron cimmericum)
Information on Kerch wheatgrass (Agropyron cimmericum) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Pacific reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
The Pacific reef-egret (Egretta sacra) is a medium-sized egret species with quite variable plumage. It occurs in two main colour morphs, one…
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Azorina (Azorina vidalii)
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Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini)
Previously thought to be possibly extinct, the Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini) was rediscovered in 2000 with a population of just…
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Black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata)
The highly venomous black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata) can be identified by the distinctive black or dark brown bands running…
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South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
Although unremarkable in appearance, the South Georgia pipit is unique in being the only bird species endemic to the remote island of South…
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Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
The Guadalupe fur seal was once considered extinct, after being decimated by poaching for its dense, luxurious underfur. Remarkably, the…
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Christmas shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
A medium-sized, slender-bodied shearwater of the Procellidae family, the Christmas shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) has a uniformly sooty…
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Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
The largest of the gulls, the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is a dominating predator that has been described as a “merciless…
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Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for…
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South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
A widespread and prominent bird of the Antarctic, the south polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) has a rather notorious reputation as a…
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Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)
There are less than 800 lava gulls alive, making this the rarest gull in the world. The name comes from its dark sooty-grey plumage, which…
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Brown skua (Stercorarius lonnbergi)
Information on the brown skua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Wilson's phalarope (Steganopus tricolor)
Information on Wilson's phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
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Cape cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
The most distinctive feature of this southern African seabird is the bright orange-yellow patch of bare skin at the base of its bill, which…
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Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata)
The Tuamotu sandpiper is a small, short-winged wader with a variably mottled brown and buff plumage, a bold creamy-white stripe above the…
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