Isla De Las Gaviotas, Montevideo
Seagulls Island (Spanish: Isla de las Gaviotas) is an islet in the Río de la Plata, on the shores of Montevideo, Uruguay (at a distance of 300 m from the coastline).
It is a birdwatching site, with the following species recorded:
- Ardeola ibis
- Casmerodius albus
- Columba livia
- Egretta thula
- Fregata magnificens
- Fulica armillata
- Haematopus palliatus
- Larus dominicanus
- Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- Nannopterum brasilianum
- Pitangus sulphuratus
- Tyrannus savana
- Macronectes giganteus
References
- ^ "Isla de las Gaviotas". EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ Good, bad and awful Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Coast islands in Uruguay Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
External links
34°54′S 56°06′W / 34.900°S 56.100°W
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