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TROPICS BUILDING CLOSED

To keep our birds safe from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the Tropics building will be closed to the public until further notice. Please check SCZ's social media accounts and other communication for updates.

Grey gull

Cessna Penguin Cove·Bird

Between the months of November and January, grey gulls fly as many as 60 miles inland to the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. There, they breed and nest. Gull parents take turns flying back and forth to the rich feeding grounds of the coast to bring food and water to their chicks.

  • Conservation StatusLeast Concern
  • Body size18 in.
  • Native habitat Coastal marine areas of western South America
  • DietCrabs, fish, invertebrates
Inca tern Humboldt penguin

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