Islas Palomino
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 8 ′ S , 77 ° 14 ′ W | |
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| Total land area | 0.163 | |
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The Islas Palomino are a small group of islands off Callao . About 5000 maned seals and lots of sea birds live on them . They belong to 22 islands along the Peruvian coast. B. also the Islas Ballestas belong, which are specially protected as Reserva nacional Sistema de Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras .
These four small islands are about 10 kilometers from the port of Callao and are located east of Isla San Lorenzo . The area comprises 16.3 hectares of land and 5139 hectares of water. On the way to the islands you can also see the former prison island of El Frontón . The islands rise a maximum of 14.5 meters above sea level. Due to the large number of birds that live there, there is also plenty of guano here .
Among the seabirds on the islands include Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri Vigors , 1829), Kelp Gull ( Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein , 1823) Guano cormorant ( Leucocarbo bougainvillii ( Lesson , 1837)), Inca tern ( Larosterna inca ( Lesson & Garnot , 1827)), Peruvian Booby ( Sula variegata ( Tschudi , 1832)), Chile Pelikan ( Pelecanus thagus Molina , 1782), Neotropic Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax brasilianus ( Gmelin , 1789)), Buntscharbe ( Phalacrocorax gaimardi ( Lesson & Garnot , 1828)), night Heron ( Nycticorax nycticorax ( Linnaeus , 1758)), Raven Geier ( Coragyps atratus ( Bechstein , 1793)), Truthahngeier ( Cathartes aura ( Linnaeus , 1758)), Peruanertriel ( Burhinus superciliaris ( Tschudi , 1843)), Southern rock Uferwipper ( Cinclodes nigrofumosus ( d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye , 1838)), brown-coat oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus Temminck , 1820) and Humboldt penguin ( Spheniscus humboldti Meyen , 1834).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Todo lo que debes saber para nadar con lobos en el Callao in El Comercio on February 23, 2017
- ↑ Callao: Islas Palomino ahora están más protegidas Diario Ojo of October 2, 2016
- ↑ Isla Palomino at peruecologico.com.pe
- ↑ Birdwatching observacion de aves