Black Noddy (melanogenys)
Anous minutus melanogenys
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
There are 71 known taxa of birds endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, of which 30 are extinct, 6 possibly extinct and 30 of the remaining 48 species and subspecies are listed as endangered or threatened by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. In the era following Western contact, habitat loss and avian disease are thought to have had the greatest effect on endemic bird species in Hawaii, although native peoples are implicated in the loss of dozens of species before the arrival of Captain Cook and others, in large part due to the arrival of the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) which came…
Le Noddi noir (Anous minutus), dit aussi Noddi à cape blanche, est une espèce d'oiseaux marins Charadriiformes de la famille des Laridae. Il est parfois appelé Petit Noddi. Description Cet oiseau mesure jusqu'à 39 cm.
Este artículo sobre aves endémicas de Hawái forma parte de una serie que informa sobre el endemismo en las aves en varias zonas zoogeográficas del Mundo. Para una visión sobre el tema y otras zonas vea Endemismo en las aves. Existen 71 taxones conocidos endémicos de aves hawaianas, de los cuales 23 están extintos, y 30 de las 48 especies y subespecies remanentes están amenazadas.
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