Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Seychelles - Habitats and the Animals

Seychelles consist of an archipelago of about 100 islands in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar. Seychelles is famous as the beautiful nature and a tourist destination. One of typical endemics is Giant tortoise.
Seychelles
Seychelles
extinct species
BatSeychelles Sheath-tailed Bat
TurtleArnold's Giant Tortoise, Seychelles giant tortoise, Daudin's giant tortoise, Seychelles mud turtle
birdAldabra Brush-warbler, Seychelles Parakeet
Mahé Islandresident birdSeychelles Swiftlet, Seychelles Blue Pigeon, Seychelles Kestrel, Seychelles Bulbul, Seychelles White-eye, Seychelles Sunbird, Seychelles Scops-owl
Valle de Mai Nature Reserve
[World Heritage]
resident birdSeychelles Swiftlet, Seychelles Blue Pigeon, Seychelles Kestrel, Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher, Seychelles Bulbul, Seychelles Sunbird
Aride islandresident birdSeychelles Warbler, Seychelles Magpie Robin, Seychelles Fody
bird breedingBrown Noddy, Lesser Noddy, White Tern, Sooty Tern, Roseate Tern, White-tailed Tropicbird, Audubon's Shearwater, Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Bird Islandbird breedingBrown Noddy, Sooty Tern
Aldabra atoll
[World Heritage]
TurtleAldabra Giant Tortoise
resident birdComoro Blue-pigeon, Aldabra Drongo, Aldabra Brush-warbler, Red-headed Fody
bird breedingBlack-naped Tern, Madagascar Pond Heron, Dimorphic Egret, Great Frigatebird, Lesser Frigatebird, Red-footed Booby, Red-tailed Tropicbird, White-tailed Tropicbird
winter birdRuddy Turnstone, Crab Plover
Cosmoledo atollbird breedingSooty Tern, Greater Crested Tern, Black-naped Tern, Red-footed Booby, Masked Booby, Red-tailed Tropicbird
winter birdRuddy Turnstone, Crab Plover

Redlist Categories & Criteria
Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, others
The italic shows endemic species.

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