Sentences with phrase «island frigatebirds»

Three of the five extant species of frigatebirds are widespread, (the magnificent, great and lesser frigatebirds) while two are endangered (the Christmas Island and Ascension Island frigatebirds) and restrict their breeding habitat to one small island each.

[42] In 2003, a survey of the four colonies of the critically endangered Christmas Island frigatebirds counted 1200 breeding pairs.

Christmas Island frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) This fork - tailed seabird, pictured, has just one breeding colony on cyclone - prone Christmas Island.

Not exact matches

Species: Great frigatebird, Fregata minor Habitat: Breeds on tropical islands in the southern Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans; feeds on fish and squid in the open ocean

Weimerskirch's team tracked the migrations of 49 frigatebirds native to Europa Island in the Mozambique Channel throughout the Indian Ocean using tiny data loggers.

Scientists built miniature devices to measure avian head movement, brain electrical activity and GPS location, and they attached them — almost like hats and backpacks — to great frigatebirds of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador.

Scenic Highlights: One night on Santa Cruz, three nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard the Xavier, visit to see the giant tortoises, watching three species of boobies and two species of frigatebirds nesting together at Punta Pitt, snorkelling with rays and sea turtles in the shadow of Kicker Rock, witnessing the towering volcanic cliffs and the dark - sand beaches of Santiago island.

Christopher Columbus encountered magnificent frigatebirds when passing the Cape Verde Islands on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.

Enjoy spotting all the iconic species of the Galapagos Islands, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue - footed boobies, frigatebirds, sea lions, pelicans, and Darwin's finches.

The next day, you will visit North Seymour Island where you can spot magnificent frigatebirds, sea lions and the famous blue - footed boobies.

Headed by neurophysiologist Niels Rattenborg, the international team of researchers that authored the study spent time in the Galápagos Islands monitoring the brain activity of great frigatebirds (Fregata minor).