coscoroba

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coscoroba - large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans

genus Coscoroba - a genus of Anatidae

swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

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Coscoroba Ediciones, Biblioteca Latinoamericana de Ecologia Politica.

LAS GRANDES PRESAS EN EL RIO YAQUI (SONORA, MEXICO) Y SUS EFECTOS SOCIO-AMBIENTALES

coscoroba, A.macularius showed less than ten records for each species in the salines; as well as M.

Distribution, composition and seasonality of aquatic birds in the Nhecolandia sub-region of South Pantanal, Brazil/Distribuicao, composicao e sazonalidade das aves aquaticas na sub-regiao da Nhecolandia, Pantanal Sul, Brasil

(2) Joachim Becker, comp., Golpe del capital: las crisis financieras en el Cono Sur y sus salidas (Montevideo: Coscoroba, 2007), 9 y ss.; Ahamed Liaqua, Los senores de las finanzas.

Prosperos no tan prosperos, Barranquilla, 1914-1922

Travelling to Patagonian ice caps, the tour takes travellers to meet the Chilean flamingo, coscoroba swan, upland goose and king penguins.

Following a whirlwind romance, WWT Washington Wetland Centre's female coscoroba swan - or Mrs Coscoroba, as she is affectionately known by staff - has been paired up with a new mate, following the death of her first partner in 2008.

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Se registraron nueve especies con cantos o vocalizaciones muy reconocibles y de alta intensidad (huala, bandurria, cisne coscoroba, piden, queltehue, zarapito, perrito y trabajador).

Assessment of wildlife use for ecotourism in the Rio Cruces wetlands, ramsar site of Chile/Evaluacion de fauna silvestre para uso ecoturistico en humedales del Rio Cruces, sitio ramsar de Chile/Avaliacao da fauna silvestre para uso eco-turistico em humedais do rio cruces, sitio ramsar do Chile

The coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) is an unusual member of the Anatidae found in South America, from the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego through Chile and Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay as far north as Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.

J Wildl Dis.: Blood chemistry of wild Brazilian coscoroba swans during molt

The Coscoroba swan makes a sound like its name, while the Whistling ducks do just that to the surprise and enjoyment of visiting youngsters.