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Isla de las Gaviotas - panoramio
Isla de las Gaviotas as seen from the Rambla of 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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla de las Gaviotas (Uruguay) para niños

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