Patagonia birds group 2 (1 Viewer)

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cheerful

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• Jan 20, 2020

• #1

Hi,

Please help me identifying these birds. Thanks

1. Magdalena Island, Chile. Guess: Kelp gull

2. Agostini Fjord, Chile. Guess: ?

3. Agostini Fjord, Chile. Guess: Great Skua

4. Agostini Fjord, Chile. Guess: Kelp gull

5. Magdalena Island, Chile. Guess: Skua

 

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Last edited: Jan 21, 2020

RafaelMatias

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• Jan 20, 2020

• #2

1 and 4. yes, Kelp Gull
2. Imperial Shag, nominate subspecies (atriceps)
3. Brown Skua, also of the nominate subspecies, antarcticus (they are indeed very similar to Great Skua, but that species does not occur in the Southern Oceans)

 

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cheerful

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• Jan 21, 2020

• #3

Added the 5th one. Another Skua

 

njlarsen

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• Jan 21, 2020

• #4

cheerful said:

Added the 5th one. Another Skua

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Sorry, not visible

Niels

 

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cheerful

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• Jan 21, 2020

• #5

Resize the 5th to smaller image

 

Nutcracker

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• Jan 21, 2020

• #6

#5 - never seen one myself so this is a bit of a book guess: but from the very orangey tones (very unlike #3!), this one should be Chilean Skua

 

RafaelMatias

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• Jan 21, 2020

• #7

#5 is indeed a Chilean Skua, very nice.

 

RafaelMatias

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• Jan 21, 2020

• #8

Nutcracker said:

but from the very orangey tones (very unlike #3!), this one should be Chilean Skua

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Agreed, but note Brown Skuas (Falklands) are not all as uniform "brown" as book illustrations usually show them; they are more variable. Some have surprisingly extensive patches of rufous colour, and a few have a notable projection of the central tail feathers (to 1/3 of total tail length).