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This category contains fauna (animal life) that are native to, or naturalised on, the Chatham Islands. Taxa that are introduced but not naturalised are excluded. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
This is a list of birds of the Chatham Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 650 kilometres (400 mi) east of mainland New Zealand.In 1995, Chatham Islands County was dissolved and reconstituted by a New Zealand act of Parliament as the "Chatham Islands Territory", with powers similar to those of territorial authorities and some functions similar to those of a regional council. [1]
The Chatham Islands comprise 40 islands and rocks. Although over 650 km (400 mi) from the main islands, the flora of the Chatham Islands is largely similar to the rest of New Zealand . About 400 of the 875 taxa (including hybrids ) attested in the Chatham Islands are indigenous to them; of these, only 47 are endemic to the islands.
The Chatham Islands make up the Chatham floristic province of the Neozeylandic Region of the Antarctic Kingdom. The flora of the Chatham Islands include: Phormium chathams (Chatham Island flax) Myosotidium hortensia (Chatham Islands forget-me-not) Aciphylla dieffenbachii (soft speargrass) Astelia chathamica (Chatham Islands kakaha)
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia) Tcharako (Moriori) On the LHS South East Island (Rangatira) and in the distance in the middle of photograph "The Pyramid"(Tarakoikoia) Map showing location of The Pyramid Geography Archipelago Chatham Islands Administration New Zealand Demographics Population 0 The Pyramid (Māori: Te Tara Koi Koia ; officially The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)) is a small island south of ...
A Chatham County employee found a tiny fawn just outside their office building in Pittsboro on Friday, May 31, 2024, and called the Chatham Sheriff’s Animal Resource Center for help.
Xylotoles costatus, the Pitt Island longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is endemic to the Chatham Islands . Once thought to be extinct, it is now known to survive on South East Island/Rangatira ; being therefore an example of a so-called " Lazarus taxon ".
The Chatham Islands form one of Birdlife International's Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs), with a high proportion of endangered species. External links.