Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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Double-banded plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
Information on the double-banded plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Blackthorn is a deciduous shrub that has long been popular in hedgerows because of its thorns. The beautiful white blossom tends to appear…
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Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
Hawaiian monk seals are the only true seals to be found year-round in tropical waters. After the annual moult, this monk seal is a silvery…
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Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Meaning “white stomach”, the Latin name of the brown booby is a reference to its striking white lower breast and belly, which are sharply…
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Maltese salt tree (Darniella melitensis)
Information on the Maltese salt tree is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Crested murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
A small, plump bird, the crested murrelet has black and bluish-grey upperparts, fading to greyish flanks and a white throat and underparts…
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Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
A relatively small albatross, the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross is named after the yellow streak ending in a pink tip along the top of the…
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Australian yellow white-eye (Zosterops luteus)
A relatively small bird found only in Australia, the Australian yellow white-eye (Zosterops luteus) has largely yellow to greenish-yellow…
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Silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae)
A small- to medium-sized gull species, the silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae) has a slim body, narrow wings and a sloping forehead. The…
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Acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)
Barnacles are well-known intertidal organisms. They were not firmly accepted to be crustaceans until the 1830s; before this time, the…
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Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Cory’s shearwater is a large, brown and white seabird with a strong, distinctive flight, gliding above the ocean with only occasional deep…
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White-eyed gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
This gull species can be identified by its black head and upper breast, dark back and dark grey wings. The brown eyes are surrounded by a…
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Anthemis (Anthemis filicaulis)
This small herb has very slender, appressed-hairy stems with alternating leaves and, like all Composit plants, possesses distinctive…
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Scottish scurvygrass (Cochlearia officinalis subsp. scotica)
There is currently disagreement as to the taxonomic status of Scottish scurvygrass. It was, at one point, held to be a species its own…
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Greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Although it has a relatively dull appearance for most of the year, the greater sand plover’s plumage changes during the breeding season. At…
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Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
Information on the Eurasian curlew is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
Named after the sooty brown colour of its feathers, this albatross is medium-sized with a diamond-shaped tail. The sides of the head are…
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Burrowing parakeet (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
The burrowing parakeet is remarkable for the fact that it forms the largest breeding colonies known amongst the Psittacidae (parrot family)…
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Sea slater (Ligia oceanica)
The common sea slater is a sea-shore relative of woodlice that can grow up to 3 cm in length. It has a flattened, oval-shaped body that is…
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Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. The description of this species by Aristotle was the first…
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Galapagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
A medium-sized seabird with long wings, the Galapagos petrel is greyish-black across the upperparts, and white on the forehead and underside…
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Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
The red-legged kittiwake is a smallish gull, easily identified by its scarlet coloured legs. Adults are largely white in colour but the back…
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Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
Information on the Monterey cypress is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
The aptly-named snow bunting ((Plectrophenax nivalis) is a hardy, medium-sized songbird of the high Arctic and snowy winter fields…
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Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Galapagos marine iguanas are the world’s only marine lizards. They inhabit the Galapagos Islands and, in the absence of mammalian predators…
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Common limpet (Patella vulgata)
The common limpet is a well-known seashore species. It has a conical shell, the outer surface of which is greyish-white. Shells situated…
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Nazca booby (Sula granti)
With its bright orange coloured beak and eyes, contrasting plumage tones, and black, bare facial skin, the Nazca booby is one of the…
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Jewel anemone (Corynactis viridis)
The jewel anemone (Corynactis viridis) is so-called because of its spectacular colouration. Individuals may be bright green, orange, red…
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King shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus)
Information on the king shag is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
Instantly recognisable by the large, inflatable proboscis, the male southern elephant seal is the biggest seal in its family. Males can…
