PAROLE IN INGLESE ASSOCIATE CON «WOODHEN»
woodhen
woodpecker
bird
weka
flightless
species
rail
family
endemic
zealand
where
four
subspecies
recognized
sturdy
brown
birds
about
size
chicken
omnivores
they
feed
mainly
invertebrates
fruit
usually
eggs
lord
howe
island
environment
heritage
what
look
like
woodhens
bantam
woodhen
only
surviving
member
paradise
lost
genus
tricholimnas
special
features
videos
photos
facts
gallirallus
gets
name
from
home
southwest
pacific
this
olive
colour
with
bright
sylvestris
large
male
female
body
chestnut
wings
narrow
dark
foundation
national
parks
extinction
considered
most
endangered
world
department
conservation
northland
conservancy
published
christchurch
native
found
currently
secure
flightiess
that
became
human
over
exploitation
predation
clifford
frith
csiro
publishing
june
isbn
publisher
land
once
rarest
almost
made
extinct
wild
pigs
lucky
birdlife
international
justification
listed
10 LIBRI IN INGLESE ASSOCIATI CON «WOODHEN»
Scopri l'uso di
woodhen nella seguente selezione bibliografica. Libri associati con
woodhen e piccoli estratti per contestualizzare il loro uso nella letteratura.
1
The
Woodhen: A Flightless Island Bird Defying Extinction
The text is accompanied by numerous photographs and drawings. This is a story of survival, yet the bird remains highly endangered as it is under constant potential threat, which could tip it over the brink and to extinction.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Columba Sara Evelyn, 2011
3
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute
Mr. Morgan Carkeek, who has recently returned from a two months' surveying
expedition through the mountainous country in the interior of the Marlborough
District, found, to his astonishment, that the South Island Woodhen had vanished
...
4
Australian Natural History
Only three healthy breeding pairs survived and the Woodhen seemed destined
for oblivion. Thanks, however, to an amazingly successful captive breeding and
wild release program (not to mention $300,000 worth of funding from the National
...
5
Pacific Conservation Biology: A Journal Devoted to ...
A population viability analysis using VORTEX BARRY W. BROOK1, LEONG LIM1
2, ROBERT HARDEN3 and RICHARD FRANKHAM1 The Lord Howe Island
Woodhen is a flightless rail endemic to Lord Howe Island that became
endangered ...
6
Threatened and extinct birds of Australia
The owls are known to take Woodhens and are thought to be responsible for a
major decline in the Woodhen population of Little Slope in 198 9 (R. Harden).
The owls were introduced to the island in the 1920s in an attempt to control the
Black ...
7
Oceania: A Journal Devoted to the Study of the Native ...
Wajro ama-jk-in-aamere. great did-say-she. Cassowary did-apart-go-off-he.
Woodhen did-apart-go-ofi-she. ArjS. Finished. Translation.13 There were a
cassowary and a woodhen. The cassowary laid an egg and the woodhen laid an
egg.
Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown, Raymond Firth, Adolphus Peter Elkin, 1948
8
Birds of Lord Howe Island, Past and Present
The Woodhen has always captured the attention of visitors to Lord Howe Island.
The earliest reports by visiting sailors all mention its abundance — and how tame
and good to eat it was! The description by Thomas Gilbert of the H.M.S. ...
9
Threatened birds of Australia: an annotated list
LORD HOWE WOODHEN Tricholimnas sylvestris (Sclater 1 869) Order
GRUIFORMES RARE Family RALLIDAE Summary Confined to forest on Lord
Howe Island, this rail almost became extinct as a result of predation and habitat
degradation.
Joost Brouwer, Stephen Garnett, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1990
10
Practical Conservation Biology
The Lord Howe Island Woodhen is a flightless species of rail that almost became
extinct in the late 1970s (Hutton, 1986; 1990) and recovered only after the
eradication of feral Pigs (Miller and Mullette, 1985). The Lord Howe Island
Woodhen is ...
David Lindenmayer, Mark Burgman, 2005
10 NOTIZIE DOVE SI INCLUDE IL TERMINE «WOODHEN»
Vedi di che si parla nei media nazionali e internazionali e come viene utilizzato il termine ino
woodhen nel contesto delle seguenti notizie.
Pictures, memories from long ago finally come to life
According to the dictionary, a cock is a male bird and a hen is a female bird, so by simple reasoning the female should be called “woodhen” because you cannot ... «The Coloradoan, feb 15»
World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island is a birdwatcher's delight
If you're lucky you'll see the endemic Lord Howe Island woodhen, whose numbers are small, but whether you're a seasoned birdwatcher or just want to ... «Australian Geographic, dic 14»
8 Hidden Paradises Around the World (PHOTOS)
... of 15mph — also feature road signs for two specific types of bird – the flesh-footed shearwater, or muttonbird, and the very rare Lord Howe rail, or woodhen. «The Weather Channel, mag 14»
Lording it up in paradise
Even the Lord Howe Island woodhen is now a common sight, brought back from the brink of extinction by local conservation efforts. These flightless birds are ... «Stuff.co.nz, mar 14»
Stories of extinction
The woodhen – a bantam-sized bird whose charming naivety made it vulnerable to exploitation – was common in all habitats on the island. According to the First ... «The Monthly, feb 14»
Family competes for Lord Howe Island record in new mountain race
... relatively untouched rainforest at Mount Gower's summit, where in 1980 conservationists found just seven breeding pairs of the almost extinct native woodhen. «ABC Online, dic 13»
Het perfecte eiland bestaat
Aan ons tafeltje trippelt er een 'woodhen' voorbij. Hét symbool van het eiland is een vogel die niet kan vliegen. Dat kan geen toeval zijn want ook de bewoners ... «AD.nl, apr 13»
Jann's convinced 'Baby' is worth fighting for
The island is a World Heritage site and the native bird, woodhen, has been listed as an endangered species. Baby will need to meet strict criteria before being ... «Gympie Times, ott 12»
Lord Howe Island stick insects are going home
... the endemic Lord Howe Island woodhen and native Lord Howe Island currawong. Around the same time of the phasmid releases (probably of eggs) we would ... «Scientific American, ago 12»
Bombs to fight the killer rats
The rats pose an ongoing threat to at least 13 bird species, including the endangered Lord Howe woodhen and Lord Howe pied currawong. "The NSW ... «Courier Mail, lug 12»
