Galápagos WildlifeBradt, 1999 - 140 páginas This guide to the wildlife of these extraordinary islands has a lively text and is illustrated throughout Z99 superb full-color photographs of the flora and fauna Island walks are described in detail Z99 accompanying full-color maps while background |
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... pelicans put their pouches to practical rather than ornamental use . Indeed , some experts speculate that the pelican's pouch may have evolved as a defence against frigatebird piracy . Brown pelicans are the smallest of their family ...
... pelicans put their pouches to practical rather than ornamental use . Indeed , some experts speculate that the pelican's pouch may have evolved as a defence against frigatebird piracy . Brown pelicans are the smallest of their family ...
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... pelicans nest here in the warm season . Occasionally flamingos can be seen too . The sparse dunes behind the beach are protected by the endemic shrub Nolana galapagensis and the purple - flowered beach morning glory vine . On the rocky ...
... pelicans nest here in the warm season . Occasionally flamingos can be seen too . The sparse dunes behind the beach are protected by the endemic shrub Nolana galapagensis and the purple - flowered beach morning glory vine . On the rocky ...
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... pelicans sometimes nest there on the saltbush . Young brown pelicans can be seen plunge- diving in the sea , In the lagoon white - cheeked pintail ducks and black - necked stilts are found . Flamingos have been known to breed here too ...
... pelicans sometimes nest there on the saltbush . Young brown pelicans can be seen plunge- diving in the sea , In the lagoon white - cheeked pintail ducks and black - necked stilts are found . Flamingos have been known to breed here too ...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GALÁPAGOS | 1 |
HABITATS | 7 |
PLANTS | 15 |
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adult albatross archipelago Baltra Bartolomé beach blue-footed boobies breeding CDRS Cerro chick Chique cliff colony colour common cone crabs Darwin's finches dolphins Ecuador eggs endemic Española feed female feral Fernandina fish flamingos flightless cormorant Floreana flowers flycatchers frigatebirds galapagoensis Galápagos hawk Galápagos Islands Galápagos tortoises Genovesa giant tortoises green ground finch habitat highlands incubation insects Isabela lagoon land birds land iguanas lava cactus lava lizards males mammals mangrove marine iguanas masked boobies mockingbirds National Park nest Niño numbers Opuntia palo santo palo santo trees pelicans penguins pinzón plants predators Puerto Ayora Punta rats rays red-billed tropicbirds red-footed red-footed boobies reef reptiles rocks saltbush San Cristóbal sand Santa Cruz Santiago Scalesia sea-lions seabirds seen sharks shrub snorkelling South Plaza species spines spot storm petrel subspecies swim tourists trail turtles underwater vegetation visitors Volcán warbler waved albatross whales yellow young zone
Referencias a este libro
Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista previa limitada - 2005 |