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Ascension Island | Ascensión |
Canary Islands chaffinch | pinzón del Teide (Fringilla teydea) |
Canary Islands stonechat | tarabilla canaria (Saxicola dacotiae) |
Christmas Island owl | mochuelo de las Molucas (Ninox squamipila natalis) |
Christmas Islands frigate bird | fragata de las islas Christmas (Fregata andrewsi) |
island ecosystem | ecosistemas insulares |
island ecosystem Unique but fragile and vulnerable ecosystems due to the fact that the evolution of their flora and fauna has taken place in relative isolation. Many remote islands have some of the most unique flora in the world; some have species of plants and animals that are not found anywhere else, which have evolved in a specialized way, sheltered from the fierce competition that species face on mainland | ecosistemas insulares |
island of natural genetic diversity | isla de diversidad genética natural |
Komodo Island monitor | dragón de Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) |
Leeward Islands | Islas de Sotavento |
Lord Howe Island wood hen | rascón de la isla de Lord Howe (Gallirallus sylvestris) |
Marianas Island duck | pato de Oustalet (Anas oustaleti) |
Norfolk Island boobook owl | mochuelo cucú (Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata) |
Round Island boa | boa de Round Island (Casarea dussumieri) |
Round Island boa | boa de Mauricio (Bolyeria multocarinata) |
Small Islands political geography | islas pequeñas geografía política UP islotes |
Small Islands political geography | islas pequeñas geografía política UP islotes |
Windward Islands | Islas de Barlovento |