Tom Merigan
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Resident breeding non-endemic species:
American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber - Flamant des Caraïbes
Dark-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus melacoryphus - Coulicou de Vieillot
Great Blue Heron – Ardea Herodias – Grand Héron
Great Egret - Egretta alba - Grande aigrette
Great Frigatebird - Fregata minor - Frégate du Pacifique
Red-tailed Tropicbird - Phaethon rubricauda - Phaéton à brins rouges
Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel - Oceanodroma tethys - Océanite téthys
Endemic subspecies (They may evolve into a distinct species):
American Oystercatcher – Haematopus palliates – Huîtrier d’Amérique
Barn Owl – Tyto alba – Effraie des clochers
Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii - Fou à pieds bleus
Brown Noddy - Anous stolidus - Noddi brun
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis - Pélican brun
Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens – Frégate superbe
Nazca Booby - Sula granti - Fou de Grant
Red-footed Booby – Sula sula – Fou à pieds rouges
Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus - Hibou des marais
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Nyctanassa violacea – Bihoreau violacé
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia - Paruline jaune
Frequent non-breeding visitors:
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon - Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla - Bécasseau minuscule
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca - Chevalier criard
Osprey – Pandion Haliaetus – Balbuzard pêcheur
Sources :
Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia
BirdLife International (BirdLife International)
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
ENDEMIC BIRD SPECIES
The Galápagos Islands are constituted by several volcanic islands off the West Coast of South America, distributed on either sides of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. There are 18 main islands, some smaller ones and numerous rocks and islets.
The weather is regularly influenced by El Niño, involving warm temperatures at sea surface and lack of food for numerous species. The Humboldt Current along the coasts brings cold water and bad weather to these islands.
The Galapagos were proclaimed a National Park in 1959. The wildlife has arrived by flying, swimming and floating.
With few plants on these rocks, all species have adapted to survive, and are today endemic to these stark rocky islands.
Numerous endemic bird species were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. The Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was born!
Galapagos endemic bird species:
Common Cactus Finch – Geospiza scandens – Géospize des cactus
Flightless Cormorant - Phalacrocorax harrisi - Cormoran Aptère
Floreana Mockingbird - Mimus trifasciatus - Moqueur de Floreana
Galapagos Dove - Zenaida galapagoensis - Tourterelle des Galápagos
Galapagos Flycatcher - Myiarchus magnirostris - Tyran des Galápagos
Galapagos Hawk – Buteo galapagoensis - Buse des Galápagos
Galapagos Mockingbird - Mimus parvulus - Moqueur des Galápagos
Galapagos Penguin - Spheniscus mendiculus - Manchot des Galápagos
Galapagos Petrel - Pterodroma phaeopygia - Pétrel des Galápagos (endemic breeder)
Galapagos Rail - Laterallus spilonotus - Râle des Galápagos
Genovesa Cactus-Finch - Geospiza propinqua - Géospize voisin
Genovesa Ground Finch - Geospiza acutirostris - Géospize de Genovesa
Green Warbler-Finch – Certhidea olivacea – Géospize olive
Grey Warbler-Finch – Certhidea fusca – Géospize gris
Hood Mockingbird - Mimus macdonaldi - Moqueur d’Espanola
Large Cactus Finch – Geospiza conirostris – Géospize à bec conique
Large Ground Finch – Geospiza magnirostris – Géospize à gros bec
Large Tree Finch – Camarhynchus psittacula – Géospize psittacin
Lava Gull - Leucophaeus fuliginosus - Mouette obscure
Lava Heron – Butorides sundevalli – Héron des Galápagos
Mangrove Finch – Camarhynchus heliobates – Géospize des mangroves
Medium Ground Finch – Geospiza fortis – Géospize à bec moyen
Medium Tree Finch – Camarhynchus pauper – Géospize modeste
San Cristobal Mockingbird - Mimus melanotis - Moqueur de San Cristobal
Sharp-beaked Ground Finch – Geospiza difficilis – Géospize à bec pointu
Small Ground Finch – Geospiza fuliginosa – Géospize fuligineux
Small Tree Finch – Camarhyncus parvulus – Géospize minuscule
Vampire Ground Finch - Geospiza septentrionalis - Géospize vampire
Vegetarian Finch – Platyspiza crassirostris – Géospize crassirostre
Woodpecker Finch – Camarhynchus pallidus – Géospize pique-bois
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