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894:
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855:
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832:
822:
813:
804:
794:
784:
775:
766:
757:
746:
744:
731:
721:
712:
703:
694:
685:
682:King penguin
664:
661:Spheniscidae
651:
641:
632:
623:
614:
605:Larus fuscus
604:
594:
584:
563:
550:
539:
530:
520:
507:
496:
487:
478:
468:
458:
448:
438:
435:Little stint
429:
419:
374:
371:Scolopacidae
361:
350:
340:
319:
316:Charadriidae
306:
296:
283:
270:
259:
256:Common swift
246:
233:
222:
197:
187:Cuculiformes
184:
174:
164:
144:
131:
120:
99:
89:Anseriformes
86:
78:
59:
52:
42:
28:in terms of
17:
15:
1225:Crozet shag
1141:White stork
1051:Gray petrel
1014:Fairy prion
1005:Blue petrel
960:Cape petrel
852:Oceanitidae
741:Diomedeidae
728:Albatrosses
620:Arctic tern
585:Xema sabini
280:Chionididae
267:Sheathbills
204:roadrunners
1567:Categories
1527:1 December
1509:References
1440:Passeridae
1199:Suliformes
1158:Suliformes
1131:Ciconiidae
862:planktonic
527:Brown skua
409:phalaropes
405:dowitchers
377:sandpipers
286:scavengers
141:Columbidae
121:Anas acuta
73:Introduced
66:Accidental
16:This is a
1523:. Avibase
611:Kelp gull
397:woodcocks
326:dotterels
260:Apus apus
194:Cuculidae
49:taxonomic
1492:See also
1471:Family:
1438:Family:
1409:Wallacea
1401:Family:
1368:Family:
1357:Swallows
1334:Family:
1302:Laniidae
1300:Family:
1254:bitterns
1248:Ardeidae
1246:Family:
1204:Family:
1163:Family:
1129:Family:
912:Family:
850:Family:
747:Diomedea
739:Family:
659:Family:
648:Penguins
574:skimmers
558:Family:
515:Family:
416:Whimbrel
393:tattlers
369:Family:
330:lapwings
314:Family:
278:Family:
243:Apodidae
241:Family:
192:Family:
139:Family:
96:Anatidae
94:Family:
1464:Order:
1431:Order:
1394:Order:
1361:Order:
1327:Order:
1293:Order:
1289:Shrikes
1239:Order:
1197:Order:
1175:boobies
1171:gannets
1165:Sulidae
1156:Order:
1122:Order:
905:Order:
868:-like.
858:petrels
843:Order:
732:Order:
652:Order:
560:Laridae
551:Order:
508:Order:
385:godwits
381:curlews
362:Order:
322:plovers
307:Order:
271:Order:
234:Order:
200:cuckoos
185:Order:
181:Cuckoos
146:Pigeons
132:Order:
87:Order:
1262:egrets
1258:herons
1118:Storks
572:, and
401:snipes
389:shanks
248:Swifts
230:Swifts
675:squid
667:krill
570:terns
566:gulls
150:doves
110:swans
106:geese
102:ducks
1529:2019
1260:and
1173:and
671:fish
407:and
328:and
208:anis
206:and
154:cere
148:and
108:and
71:(I)
64:(A)
1455:(I)
1422:(A)
1352:(A)
1318:(A)
1275:(A)
1188:(A)
1147:(A)
1094:(A)
1084:(A)
1047:(A)
866:bat
825:(A)
797:(A)
787:(A)
607:(A)
597:(A)
587:(A)
542:(A)
499:(A)
471:(A)
461:(A)
451:(A)
441:(A)
422:(A)
353:(A)
343:(A)
262:(A)
225:(A)
167:(A)
123:(A)
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