The Gå’ga’ Karisu’s name means dweller among the reeds. It lives in tangantangan thickets, limestone forest edges, marshes and freshwater wetlands, especially in tall reeds.
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It lives in a variety of habitats preferring limestone forest but also strand and ravine forests and agricultural areas. It is omnivorous, feeding on a wide array of food including: fruit, lizards, crabs, small mammals, birds, toads, crabs, worms, leaves, bark, bird eggs flowers and seeds.
The Ko’ko’ is a large rail, standing 11 to 12 inches or about 28 centimeters tall. It lived in secondary forested areas mixed with grasslands and limestone forest, especially the edges near grassy areas.
The Guam flycatcher was secretive. It lived in limestone and ravine forests, mangroves and tangantangan thickets.
Nosa’ live in native limestone and ravine forest trees as well as tangantangan thickets. Nests are placed high in the tree canopy and are made of grass lined with hair or small roots.
The limestone and ravine forests of Guam have historically supported 14 species of terrestrial birds. Two of these 14 birds are endemic to Guam at the species level. Five bird species are endemic at the sub-species level. One of the endemic species is now extinct. Seven have been extirpated from the island.
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At 13 degrees north latitude and 144 degrees east longitude, the island of Guam is the largest in size (214 square miles), the most populated, and the southernmost of the 15 Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. In addition, the Marianas archipelago is a significant physiographic boundary with the Pacific Ocean Basin found on the eastern edge of the Philippine tectonic plate.
Marine fishes fulfill several important functions for Guam. Traditionally, fishing on coral reefs has been an important part of local CHamoru culture, and fish were valued as an important food source.
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Green sea turtles were once a common species of sea turtles found in Guam’s waters. They can still be seen around the island where rich seagrass beds are found, including channel areas, harbors, lagoons.
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Bats in the old World family Pteropodidae have very large eyes and excellent eyesight in low light, but do not use echolocation. Within the Pteropodidae family, bats in the genus Pteropus are known as flying fox because their face and ears resembles a fox or small dog. The bats found on Guam are Pteropus mariannus, locally called fanihi or fruit bats.
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