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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a small Indian Ocean archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka. There are two non- marine mammal species in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands , neither of which is believed to be threatened.
As a small and isolated group of islands in two atolls 24 km (15 mi) apart in the eastern Indian Ocean, the number of species of resident landbirds (as opposed to seabirds and waders) is very small. These comprise the endemic subspecies of buff-banded rail , the introduced green junglefowl and helmeted guineafowl , the white-breasted waterhen ...
Cocos Island is an oceanic island of both volcanic and tectonic origin. It is the only emergent island of the Cocos Plate , one of the minor tectonic plates . Potassium–argon dating established the age of the oldest rocks between 1.91 and 2.44 million years [ 19 ] and it is composed primarily of basalt , which is formed by cooling lava.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The avifauna of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands include a total of 154 species, of which 5 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (/ ˈ k oʊ k ə s /; [5] [6] Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Pages in category "Fauna of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Of those species, seven are endemic (three of which are found only on Cocos Island), 90 are rare or accidental, and four have been introduced by humans. Another 73 are near-endemic with ranges that include only Costa Rica and Panama. Twenty-seven species, including five of the seven endemics, are globally vulnerable or endangered. [2]
Due to the changes of all North American bird names including the names of people, the name for the species was pre-emptively changed from Brewster's booby to Cocos booby after Cocos Island of Costa Rica, where the species breeds. [2] Cocos booby currently has either two or three subspecies depending on the taxonomic authority.