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Led by Enrique Couve | Fantastico Sur Expeditions, Chile Penguins | Spheniscidae Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) 15 individuals Grebes | Podicipedidae Great Grebe (Podiceps major) 8 ind. Albatrosses | Diomedeidae Northem Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) 15 ind. Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) 2 ind. Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) 8 ind.; immature birds only Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) 6 ind. Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita) 1 possible individual Shearwaters & Petrels | Procellariidae Antarctic Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) 4 ind. Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) 50 ind. Cape Petrel (Daption capense) 100 ind. Stejneger's Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) 1 single bird White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) 25 ind. Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) 10 ind. Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) 50 ind. Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) 1,000 ind. Storm-Petrels | Hydrobatidae Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 10 ind. Diving-Petrels | Pelecanoididae Peruvian Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) 20 ind. Pelicans | Pelecanidae Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) 50 ind. Gannets & Boobies | Sulidae Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata) 30 ind. Cormorants | Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) 30 ind. Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) 10 ind. Sandpipers & Allies | Scolopacidae Red (Grey) Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) 500 ind. Skuas & Jaegers | Stercoraridae Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis) 3 ind. South Polar Skua (Stercorarius antarctica) 1 ind. Gulls | Laridae Gray Gull (Larus modestus) 500 ind. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) 50 ind. Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans) 1 ind. South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) 100 ind. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 10 ind. Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) 1,000 ind. Have a look on Enrique's pictures taken on this trip
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