Second and third records of Snares penguins (Eudyptes robustus) in the Falkland Islands
Demongin, L.; Poisbleau, M.; Strange, G.; Strange, I. (2010). Second and third records of Snares penguins (Eudyptes robustus) in the Falkland Islands. Wilson J. Ornithol. 122(1): 190-193. https://dx.doi.org/10.1676/09-043.1
In: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. Wilson Ornithological Society: Lawrence. ISSN 1559-4491; e-ISSN 1938-5447, more
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- Demongin, L., more
- Poisbleau, M., more
- Strange, G.
- Strange, I.
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Abstract |
The Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) breeds only on the Snares Islands, New Zealand, and is vagrant throughout the New Zealand region and southeast Australia. The only previous record outside this area was one in the Falkland Islands in 1988. We report the unusual occurrence of two Snares Penguins in the same colony in the Falkland Islands in 2008, and discuss identification issues. Vagrant penguins demonstrate the incredible dispersal ability of these flightless birds. |
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