Breeding Eggs Peru 
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Penguins are flightless, but some species locomote over long distances on antarctic ice to travel between breeding grounds and the sea. They have special adaptations to stay warm and to keep their eggs and chicks warm. Fossils of a giant extinct penguin, Inkayacu paracasensis were found a while back in Peru. Salas-Gismondi, R.,
10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2019
So, it just might be that pisco – the beloved South American grape brandy contentiously claimed by both Peru and Chile – is the only spirit named after birds. The name of the liquor is likely borrowed from the city of Pisco on Peru’s central coast, an important port for the pisco trade in the early days of the Spanish viceroyalty.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2011
She also monitors Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach by bicycle and on foot. Speaking of pregnant snakes, do sea snakes lay their eggs ashore like sea turtles or do they keep them internally until the young are ready to hatch/ be born, like some sharks? It seems like there is great diversity in this continent.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. Sondra Mar 22nd, 2011 at 6:29 pm AN excellent series and how COOL to see the egg–chicks will soon be in the picture!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2022
While I write this, the vessel is on a trip from Shekou, China to Callao, Peru, presumably to pick up some ore, most likely copper ore. When breeding, the female finds a cavity in a tree and seals the entrance. I knew you would be excited to learn about this. Probably Wikipedia is more specialized on birds than the HBW.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Brown Pelicans in non-breeding plumage. The Peruvian Pelican is restricted to the cold water of the Humboldt Current along the coast of Peru and Chile. The two overlap in the northern coast of Peru, which constitutes the Brown Pelican’s southern most point in its regular wintering ground along the Pacific.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2011
Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. The clifftop habitats along rocky shores of the North Atlantic (on both sides of the pond) abound in bird biomass during breeding bouts, for instance. The data here are from the site of Manaus: All animals: 200 Mammals: 8.4
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