Second and Third Records of Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus) in the Falkland Islands

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...

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Published in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2010-03, Vol.122 (1), p.190-193
Main Authors: Demongin, Laurent, Poisbleau, Maud, Strange, Georgina, Strange, Ian J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aviculture
Beak
Bird migration
Bird songs
Birds
Breeding
Breeding seasons
Colonies
Conservation biology
Dispersal
Eudyptes
Identification and classification
Islands
Marine
Natural history
Ornithology
Penguins
Short Communications
Stripes
Vagrants
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/09-043.1