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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Lord Howe Island Group' has mentioned 'Birds' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 Bioregion 2 History 2.1 1788xe2x80x931834: First European visits 2.2 1834xe2x80x931841: Settlement 2.3 1842xe2x80x931860: Trading provisions 2.4 1861xe2x80x931890: Scientific expeditions 2.5 1890xe2x80x931999 2.6 21st century 3 Demographics 4 Governance and land tenure 4.1 Kentia palm industry 4.2 Tourism 4.2.1 Facilities 4.2.2 Activities 5 Geography 5.1 Geological origins 5.2 Basalts and calcarenite 5.3 Climate 6 Flora and fauna 6.1 Plants 6.1.1 Communities and special plants 6.1.1.1 Images of native flora 6.2 Animals 6.2.1 Birds 6.2.2 List of endemic birds 6.2.3 Mammals, reptiles and amphibians 6.2.4 Invertebrates 6.2.5 Marine life 6.3 Conservation 6.3.1 Feral animals and plants 6.3.2 Climate change 7 Heritage listings 8 Sport 9 See also 10 References 11 Bibliography 11.1 Attribution 12 Further reading 13 External links | WIKI |
| [9] Numerous turtles and tame birds were captured and returned to Sydney. | WIKI |
| Watercolour sketches of native birds including the Lord Howe woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris), white gallinule (Porphyrio albus), and Lord Howe pigeon (Columba vitiensis godmanae), were made by artists including George Raper and John Hunter. | WIKI |
| As the latter two birds were soon hunted to extinction, these paintings are their only remaining pictorial record. | WIKI |
| The eradication, contrary to many community reservations, has seen birds, insects and plants flourish at levels not seen in decades. | WIKI |
| Lord Howe Island is known for its geology, birds, plants, and marine life. | WIKI |
| [119] In geological terms at 7 million years old, Lord Howe Island is relatively young and was never part of any continent, its flora and fauna colonising the island from across the sea, carried by wind, water, or birds, possibly assisted at a geological time when other islands were exposed, enabling island hopping. | WIKI |
| As the understorey grows thicker, this in turn will provide habitat for small animals such as snails and insects, which in turn provide food for the birds. | WIKI |
| Birds[edit] | WIKI |
| A total of 202 different birds have been recorded on the island. | WIKI |
| Eighteen species of land birds breed on the island and many more migratory species occur on the island and its adjacent islets, many tame enough that humans can get quite close. | WIKI |
| From the Little Island Track between March and November, one of the world's rarest birds, the providence petrel, also performs courtship displays during winter breeding, and it is extremely tame. | WIKI |
| This made it easy prey for islanders and feral animals, so by the 1970s, the population was less than 30 birds. | WIKI |
| From 1978 to 1984, feral animals were removed and birds were raised in captivity to be successfully reintroduced to the wild. | WIKI |
| List of endemic birds[edit] | WIKI |
| [163] Two species of plants, nine terrestrial birds, one bat, and at least four invertebrates have become extinct since 1778. | WIKI |
| [170] Several birds have become extinct on the island since the arrival of humans. | WIKI |
| [170] Stray dogs are also a threat, as they could harm the native woodhen and other birds. | WIKI |
| Iconic species include endemics such as the flightless Lord Howe Woodhen (Gallirallis sylvestris), once regarded as one of the rarest birds in the world, and the Lord Howe Island Phasmid (Dryococelus australis), the worldxe2x80x99s largest stick insect that was feared extinct until its rediscovery on Balls Pyramid. | UNESCO |
| Lord Howe Island supports a number of endangered endemic species or subspecies of plants and animals, for example the Lord Howe Woodhen, which at time of inscription was considered one of the worldxe2x80x99s rarest birds. | UNESCO |