Islotes de Puñihuil Natural Monument
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| Islotes de Puñihuil Natural Monument | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
| Location | Los Lagos Region, Chile |
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| Area | 0.0864 km² |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Islotes de Puñihuil Natural Monument is a Chilean Natural Monument located 28 km southwest of Ancud. It consists of three islets off the western coast of Chiloé Island. The monument is notable for being the only known shared breeding site for Humboldt and Magellanic penguins. Also is reproduction area of other species, as are the Red-legged Cormorant and Kelp Gull.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Simeone, Alejandro; Roberto P. Schlatter (1998). "Threats to a Mixed-Species Colony of Spheniscus Penguins in Southern Chile". Colonial Waterbirds 21 (3): 418-421. doi:.
- (Spanish) Monumento Natural Islotes de Puñihuil
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