Bird Island, Falkland Islands

Bird Island, Falkland Islands

Infobox Falkland island




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latitude= -52.15
longitude= -60.9
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english name= Bird Island
spanish name= Isla Pájaro
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Bird Island ( _es. Isla Pájaro) is one of the Falkland Islands. It lies due south of West Falkland, near Port StephensStrange, Ian (1983) "The Falkland Islands"] and Calm Head

According to Ian Strange:

:"Such offshore islands [as Bird Island] are the remaining strongholds of a large percentage of bird life"

Amongst the birds which breed here are rockhopper penguins, King Shags, petrels and Black-browed Albatrosses.

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