Rose Atoll Seabird PhotosSee also: Rose Atoll |
| Phillip Colla was photographer of record for a United States Fish and Wildlife Service damage assessment study at Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary . The study was carried out to assess damage caused by the wreck of the Taiwanese fishing vessel Jin Shiang Fa. Rose Island is an important nesting site for the seabirds of the Samoan archipelago. At least 20 species of birds, including terns, noddies, boobies, frigates and tropic birds are commonly seen here. The Polynesian rat may still exist on the island (some eradication efforts have been done in the past) and would pose a threat to seabird nesting activities. | ||
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| Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Brown boobies, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00908 | Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Brown booby (juvenile), Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00884 | Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00880 |
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| Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Brown booby flying over Rose Atoll at sunset, with dark colorful storm clouds and other birds in the background, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00914 | Brown Noddy, Anous Stolidus, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00896 | Sooty tern, Sterna fuscata, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00926 |
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| White tern or Fairy tern, Gygis alba, White (or fairy) tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00865 | White tern or Fairy tern, Gygis alba, White (or fairy) tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00872 | Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda, Red tailed tropic bird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00849 |
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| Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda, Red tailed tropic bird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00852 | ||
| Keywords: Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, White tern or Fairy tern, Gygis alba, Brown Noddy, Anous Stolidus, Sooty tern, Sterna fuscata, Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda, Rose, Atoll, Rose Atoll, Samoa, American Samoa, photography, photograph, underwater, wildlife, ocean, marine | ||
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