Rapa nui bird checklist (What's left, what's been introduced)

[urbpan]

(English name, Scientific name, rapanui name; My checklist has the Chilean name as well, but it didn't paste right into the journal)



Sooty Tern -- Sterna fuscata -- manutara
Great Frigate Bird -- Fregata minor -- makohe
Chimango Caracara -- Milvago chimango -- manu toketoke
Chilean Tinamou -- Nothoprocta perdicaria -- vivi
Common Diuca-Finch -- Diuca diuca -- manu puhi
House Sparrow -- Passer domesticus -- manu riki-riki
Christmas Shearwater -- Puffinus navitatus -- kuma
Petrel Pterodroma sp. -- Pterodroma sp.
Giant Petrel -- Macronectes giganteus -- ruru
Fairy Tern -- Gygis alba -- kiakia
Red-tailed Tropicbird -- Phaeton rubicaudata -- tavake
Brown Noddy -- Anous stolidus -- tuao
Blue Noddy -- Procelsterna cerulea -- tavi

Comments

[agelena.livejournal.com]

I hope you have a great time on your trip. I'm very envious.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm a little worried that it's going to be sad.

Do you have any requests of what I should photograph?

[agelena.livejournal.com]

I'm worried that it'll be sad, too. You can tell me how much I should brace myself, when I get to go.

I'd love to see some photos of the statues that didn't get completely carved out of the quarry--the ones that are still "attached" to the rocks.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'll definitely take pictures at the quarry. I really want to see the biggest one, that's still attached.

[artemii.livejournal.com]

do you know which bird's eggs were brought in to shore as part of the virgin festival?

how soon are you leaving? have fun! :)

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

The Birdman was the first one to bring back a sooty tern's egg intact.

10 1/2 hours and counting!

What would you like me to take a picture of?

[artemii.livejournal.com]

i think maybe i'm too late? regardless, anything would be interesting to me! i love travel photos in general and just a couple weeks ago i read a novel set in rapa nui in particular, talking about both the present and the history.