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Type: Invertebrate
Status: Not Evaluated
Nativeness: Native
A large, terrestrial crustacean that occurs in a wide range of colour morphs from pale yellow-orange to deep purple.
Type: Seabird
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Native
The largest and most numerous booby species on Ascension with predominantly white plumage and a distinctive yellow bill and feet. They are found at Letterbox Nature Reserve nesting densely on the plateau.
Type: Non-native Species
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Introduced
A thorny, leguminous, drought tolerant shrub or small tree that grows in arid or semi-arid environments.
Type: Habitat
Status: Not Evaluated
Nativeness: Endemic
Ascension Island’s cloud forest zone, or mist region, is confined to the summit slopes of Green Mountain, where frequent immersion in cloud banks creates continuously damp conditions.
Type: Endemic Plant
Status: Critically Endangered
Nativeness: Endemic
This is a tiny fern with linear, narrow laminae (fronds) which grows as a lithophyte on damp, wind-exposed banks and rocks.
Type: Endemic Plant
Status: Critically Endangered
Nativeness: Endemic
This imposing fern is the largest of Ascension Island’s endemic plant species, with dark green, twice pinnate fronds up to 1m in length.
Type: Seabird
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Native
A large white seabird with stunning red feet that only nests on Boatswainbird Island. This booby comes in two colour morphs on Ascension, one brown, and one white, though both will have white tails.
Type: Marine Life
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Native
A moderate sized fish species associated with shallow reef and boulder habitat.
Type: Habitat
Status: Not Evaluated
Nativeness: Endemic
The shallow sub-littoral zone comprises the fringe of sunlit, nutrient rich coastal water between the low tide mark and a depth of approximately 50m.
Type: Seabird
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Native
A medium-sized, highly pelagic seabird with contrasting black and white plumage and a distinctive ‘wideawake’ call. These birds congregate on part of the South-West coast of the island known as the Wideawake Fairs.
Type: Invertebrate, Marine Life
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Native
A medium-sized, nocturnally active marine invertebrate found in rocky habitats down to a depth of around 30m.
Type: Seabird
Status: Least Concern
Nativeness: Native
Small and white, these inquisitive terns are known locally on Ascension as Fairy terns. These delightful birds will regularly approach hikers and momentarily hover in the air above. They are the only species of tree-nesting seabird on Ascension.
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