Isla de las Gaviotas, Montevideo
Isla de las Gaviotas as seen from the Rambla of Montevideo.
The Seagulls Island (Spanish: Isla de las Gaviotas) is a small islet in the Río de la Plata, on the shores of Montevideo, Uruguay[1] (at a distance of 300 m from the coastline).[2]
It is a relevant birdwatching site, with the following species:[3]
- Ardeola ibis
- Casmerodius albus
- Columba livia
- Egretta thula
- Fregata magnificens
- Fulica armillata
- Haematopus palliatus
- Larus dominicanus
- Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- Phalacrocorax olivaceus
- Pitangus sulphuratus
- Tyrannus savana
- Macronectes giganteus
References
- ↑ "Isla de las Gaviotas". EL PAIS. Retrieved 11 August 2013. (Spanish)
- ↑ Good, bad and awful (Spanish)
- ↑ Coast islands in Uruguay (Spanish)