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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... storm petrel colony where it hunts , on foot , by waiting at a storm petrel burrow entrance , and suddenly lunging its legs and claws into the hole when it hears a bird within reach . Although it does eat mammals , it takes many more ...
... storm petrel colony where it hunts , on foot , by waiting at a storm petrel burrow entrance , and suddenly lunging its legs and claws into the hole when it hears a bird within reach . Although it does eat mammals , it takes many more ...
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... petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia ) Related to the albatrosses , shearwaters and storm petrels , the Hawaiian petrel holds the dubious honour of being the only threatened marine species in the Galápagos . It is also the only true petrel to ...
... petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia ) Related to the albatrosses , shearwaters and storm petrels , the Hawaiian petrel holds the dubious honour of being the only threatened marine species in the Galápagos . It is also the only true petrel to ...
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... Storm petrels have an incredible olfactory sense and , despite their huge numbers , are able to detect their burrow entrance by smell . The white - vented storm - petrel , although a common resident of the islands and often seen inshore ...
... Storm petrels have an incredible olfactory sense and , despite their huge numbers , are able to detect their burrow entrance by smell . The white - vented storm - petrel , although a common resident of the islands and often seen inshore ...
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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
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Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista previa limitada - 2005 |