Environment, ecology and biology of the Marianas archipelago
The brown treesnake was accidentally introduced most likely by the US military to Guam in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) is a native of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
Yellow bittern live in a variety of habitats including savanna, forest, offshore islands, tangantangan, weedy tall grass and mowed fields. They feed on snails, geckos, insects, and fish.
This dove lives in limestone forests and is secretive. It feeds on fruit, seeds and flowers. It nests high in trees, and both parents tend the nest. Males are more often seen then females and are very territorial.
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Limestone forest understory is their home. Pairs of fantails produce two nests of young a year. The nests, composed of grass and leaves glued together with spider webs, are found in trees about 10 feet off the ground.
It lives in many habitats from seacoast limestone cliff faces to forested mountain tops and on atolls. Generally the Såli lives in groups. It is a cavity nester.
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The megapode lives in limestone forests and coconut groves. Eggs are not tended by the parents but incubated in mounds of decaying vegetation or in volcanic ash which generate heat.
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The Micronesian Kingfishers are somewhat secretive. They are known to inhabit limestone and ravine forests, coconut groves, and strand vegetation.
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The Micronesian Honeyeater can be found in most forests edges and flowering trees in urban areas near homes and commercial buildings. It feeds on flower nectar and insects.
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These birds live in limestone caves and sink holes in limestone and ravine forests. Their nests are constructed of moss are fastened to the roofs of caves with saliva.
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The totot lives in the limestone forest and in secondary growth canopies. They feed on fruit, largely papaya, figs and inkberry.
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