Species that live in a habitat similar to the Galapagos penguin Results 1 - 20
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
The oystercatcher is well known as a coastal species, and is easily recognised by virtue of its large size and combination of blac...  More  22 Images  8 Videos
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Saunder’s gull (Larus saundersi)
A small gull with a black hood and nape, but only during the breeding season, Saunder’s gull has a white body with pale grey wings...  More  14 Images  2 Videos
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Cliff tiger beetle (Cicindela germanica)
The cliff tiger beetle is the smallest tiger beetle in Britain. It is typically dull green in colour with a coppery sheen, but it ...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Nordmann’s greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
With white spots on the black upper side and black spots on the white underside, Nordmann’s greenshank is easily recognisable. The...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Sea lettuce (Ulva lactua)
Sea lettuce is a common green seaweed with a broad translucent frond that is just 2 cell layers thick. This seaweed has a rather ‘...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Bright wave moth (Idaea ochrata cantiata)
Adult Bright Wave moths are ochreous brown to orange in colour with fine waved cross-lines on both the fore- and hind-wings. The s...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini)
Previously thought to be possibly extinct, the Chinese crested tern was rediscovered in 2000 with a population of just four adult ...  More  19 Images  0 Videos
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Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow buntings are known locally as 'snowflakes', and the specific part of the scientific name nivalis means 'snowy'. They certainl...  More  16 Images  6 Videos
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Western reef-egret (Egretta gularis)
Western reef-egret is the name given to two former subspecies of the little egret (Egretta garzetta), now treated somewhat content...  More  14 Images  1 Video
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Great crested tern (Sterna bergii)
The great crested tern is a large tern with an extensive range. During the breeding season, the adult has a distinctive black cap ...  More  19 Images  3 Videos
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
The sea otter, the smallest marine mammal in the world, is well adapted for its predominately aquatic lifestyle, possessing a stro...  More  22 Images  15 Videos
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Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)
The maleo is a large, black and white bird with a prominent medium-length tail. As its alternative name, maleo megapode suggests, ...  More  9 Images  10 Videos
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Greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultia)
Information on the greater sand plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii)
With typical gull colouring of black, white and grey, Audouin’s gull’s most distinctive features are its scarlet red bill and dark...  More  16 Images  1 Video
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Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
The saltwater crocodile is the largest of all crocodilians, and the largest reptile in the world, with unconfirmed reports of indi...  More  36 Images  11 Videos
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Buller’s shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
Buller’s shearwater has been described as flying with a grace and economy like no other, characterised by longer gliding motions a...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus)
Named for its bronze, or sometimes greyish-bronze upperside, this is a large, fairly slender shark with a moderately long and slig...  More  12 Images  1 Video
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Spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
An attractive little bird with a distinctive spoon-shaped bill, this sandpiper has winter plumage as pretty as its breeding colour...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
This large water bird has a long neck, giving it something of a primitive, reptilian appearance. Adults are black with a bluish or...  More  18 Images  5 Videos
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