Argentino Lake, the Glossary
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86 relations: Alsodes, Andean condor, Andean flamingo, Anseriformes, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, Austral parakeet, Austral pygmy owl, Batrachyla nibaldoi, Biodiversity, Bird, Black-headed duck, Black-necked swan, Brown trout, Calidris, Chaltenobatrachus, Chilean flamingo, Chinook salmon, Cinereous harrier, Cinnamon teal, Comandante Armando Tola International Airport, Common galaxias, Coot, Coscoroba swan, Crested caracara, Crested duck, Darwin's rhea, Desert climate, Diplolaemus, Drainage basin, El Calafate, Endemism, Fish migration, Fishing, Frog, Fungus, Glacier, Godwit, Grebe, Gull, INaturalist, Kelp goose, La Leona River, Lago Argentino Airport, Lago Argentino Department, Lake, Lake trout, Lapwing, Lesser horned owl, Lichen, ... Expand index (36 more) »
- Glacial lakes of Argentina
Alsodes
Alsodes is a genus of alsodid frogs found in Chile and Argentina.
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Andean condor
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur.
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Andean flamingo
The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America.
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Anseriformes
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.
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Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
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Austral parakeet
The austral parakeet, austral conure, cachaña, rawilma or emerald parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.
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Austral pygmy owl
The austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
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Batrachyla nibaldoi
Batrachyla nibaldoi is a species of frog in the family Batrachylidae.
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Black-headed duck
The black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae.
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Black-necked swan
The black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Cygnini of the subfamily Anserinae.
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Brown trout
The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus Salmo, endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally as a game fish, even becoming one of the world's worst invasive species outside of its native range.
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Calidris
Calidris is a genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds in the family Scolopacidae.
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Chaltenobatrachus
Chaltenobatrachus is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Batrachylidae.
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Chilean flamingo
The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a species of large flamingo at a height of closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific.
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Chinook salmon
The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon.
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Cinereous harrier
The cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family.
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Cinnamon teal
The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America.
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Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
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Common galaxias
The common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus) or inanga (from the Māori īnanga) is a very widespread Southern Hemisphere fish in the family Galaxiidae.
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Coot
Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae.
Coscoroba swan
The coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) is a species of waterfowl in the subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae.
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Crested caracara
The crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the Mexican eagle, is a bird of prey in the falcon family, Falconidae (formerly in the genus Polyborus).
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Crested duck
The crested duck or South American crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides) is a species of duck native to South America, belonging to the monotypic genus Lophonetta.
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Darwin's rhea
Darwin's rhea or the lesser rhea (Rhea pennata) is a large flightless bird, the smaller of the two extant species of rheas.
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Desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.
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Diplolaemus
Diplolaemus is a genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae.
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Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean.
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El Calafate
El Calafate, also called Calafate, is a city in Patagonia, Argentina, situated on the southern border of Lago Argentino, in the southwest part of Santa Cruz Province (about northwest of Río Gallegos).
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Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
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Fish migration
Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another.
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Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.
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Frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').
Fungus
A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.
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Godwit
The godwits are a group of four large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory waders of the bird genus Limosa.
Grebe
Grebes are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes.
Gull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari.
INaturalist
iNaturalist is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations of biodiversity across the globe.
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Kelp goose
The kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae.
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La Leona River
The La Leona River is a river of Patagonia, Argentina.
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Lago Argentino Airport
Lago Argentino Airport, was an airport in Lago Argentino, Argentina.
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Lago Argentino Department
Lago Argentino Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
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Lake
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface.
Lake trout
The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America.
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Lapwing
Lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are any of various ground-nesting birds (family Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels.
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Lesser horned owl
The lesser horned owl or Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to the central Andes.
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Lichen
A lichen is a symbiosis of algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species, along with a yeast embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship.
Liolaemus
Liolaemus is a genus of iguanian lizards, containing many species, all of which are endemic to South America.
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Lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
Los Glaciares National Park
Los Glaciares National Park (Parque Nacional Los Glaciares) is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
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Magellanic woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species of large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range.
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Meltwater
Meltwater (or melt water) is water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelves over oceans.
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Moorhen
Moorhens—sometimes called marsh hens—are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family (Rallidae).
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Nannophryne variegata
Nannophryne variegata, known also as the Eden Harbour toad or Patagonian toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Neotropic cormorant
The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America, where it is called by the indigenous name of biguá.
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New World vulture
Cathartidae, known commonly as New World vultures or condors, are a family of birds of prey consisting of seven extant species in five genera.
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O'Higgins/San Martín Lake
The lake known as O'Higgins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina is located around coordinates in Patagonia, between the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region and the Santa Cruz Province.
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Oystercatcher
The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus.
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Patagonia
Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
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Perch
Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus Perca, which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes.
Phalarope
A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae.
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Pleurodema bufoninum
Pleurodema bufoninum, the large four-eyed frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.
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Plover
Plovers are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of family Charadriidae.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is divided into twenty-three federated states called provinces (provincias, singular) and one called the autonomous city (ciudad autónoma) of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic (Capital Federal) as decided by the Argentine Congress.
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Puerto Bandera
Puerto Bandera is a settlement and municipality located on the shores of Lago Argentino lake, in Santa Cruz Province, southern Argentina.
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Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia.
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Rufous-chested dotterel
The rufous-chested dotterel (Zonibyx modestus) or rufous-chested plover, is a species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae.
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Sandpiper
Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews and snipes.
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Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Santa Cruz Province (Provincia de Santa Cruz,, "Holy Cross") is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia.
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Santa Cruz River (Argentina)
Santa Cruz River (Río Santa Cruz) is a river in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz.
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Short-eared owl
The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae.
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Silver teal
The silver teal or versicolor teal (Spatula versicolor) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula. It breeds in South America. Between April and June they prefer reed beds and will lay 6 to 10 creamy-pink eggs. The eggs will hatch after 25 to 27 days. As with swans and geese, both parents will rear the ducklings.
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Snipe
A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae.
Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
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Squamata
Squamata (Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes.
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Stilt
Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets.
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae, subfamily Sterninae, that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands.
Toad
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
Torrent duck
The torrent duck (Merganetta armata) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae.
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Tringa
Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers.
Viedma Lake
Viedma Lake (Lago Viedma) is a Patagonian lake in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, situated near its border with Chile. Argentino Lake and Viedma Lake are austral or Magallanes Basin and glacial lakes of Argentina.
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Wader
A flock of Dunlins and Red knots Waders or shorebirds are birds of the order Charadriiformes commonly found wading along shorelines and mudflats in order to forage for food crawling or burrowing in the mud and sand, usually small arthropods such as aquatic insects or crustaceans.
See also
Glacial lakes of Argentina
- Aluminé Lake
- Argentino Lake
- Epulafquén Lake
- Espejo Lake
- Fonck Lake
- Gutiérrez Lake
- Huechulafquen Lake
- Lácar Lake
- Lolog Lake
- Mascardi Lake
- Nahuel Huapi Lake
- Viedma Lake
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentino_Lake
Also known as Lago Argentino, Lake Argentino.
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