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Endangered Species of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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We found 14 species meeting the request Endangered Species of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Learn more about their habitat, lifestyle, diet, mating behavior, and more.

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We found 14 species meeting the request Endangered Species of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Learn more about their habitat, lifestyle, diet, mating behavior, and more.

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Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal...

Grey-headed albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

The grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma ) also known as the grey-headed mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. It has a circumpolar distribution, nesting on isolated islands in the Southern Ocean and feeding at high...

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living shark and fish, after the whale shark. It is one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Typically, basking sharks reach 7.9 m (26...

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

The Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos ) is a large seabird in the albatross family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. Thalassarche is from thalassa, "sea" and arkhe, "command", and chlororhynchos is from khloros,...

Northern royal albatross

Diomedea sanfordi

The northern royal albatross or toroa, Diomedea sanfordi, is a large seabird in the albatross family. It was split from the closely related southern royal albatross as recently as 1998, though not all scientists support that conclusion and some...

Tristan albatross

Diomedea dabbenena

The Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena ) is a large seabird from the albatross family. One of the great albatrosses of the genus Diomedea, it was only widely recognised as a full species in 1998.

Shortfin mako shark

Isurus oxyrinchus

The shortfin mako (; Māori: /ˈmaːko/; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako shark, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus)....

Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

The oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas. It has a stocky body with long, white-tipped, rounded fins. The species is typically solitary, though they may gather...

Sooty albatross

Phoebetria fusca

The sooty albatross, dark-mantled sooty albatross or dark-mantled albatross, (Phoebetria fusca ), is a species of bird in the albatross family. They breed on sub-Antarctic islands and range at sea across the Southern Ocean from South America to...

Devil fish

Mobula mobular

The devil fish or giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is currently listed as endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries.

Atlantic petrel

Pterodroma incerta

The Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta ) is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean. It breeds in enormous colonies on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island, and ranges at sea from Brazil to Namibia, with most records at sea being to the...

Wilkins's finch

Nesospiza wilkinsi

Wilkins's finch (Nesospiza wilkinsi ), also known as Wilkins's bunting or the grosbeak bunting, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is restricted to Inaccessible Island (subspecies dunnei ) and Nightingale Island (nominate wilkinsi )...

Gough finch

Rowettia goughensis

The Gough finch (Rowettia goughensis ) or Gough bunting, is a critically endangered species of songbird.

Chilean devil ray

Mobula tarapacana

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana), also known as the box ray, greater Guinean mobula, sicklefin devil ray or the spiny mobula, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is often observed worldwide, basking just below the surface in...