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Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California, the Glossary

The wildlife of the Channel Islands of California is wide and diverse, including many endemic species.^[1]

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Anacapa Island

Anacapa Island (Chumash: Anyapax, meaning "mirage, illusion") is a small volcanic island located about off Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Anacapa Island are Channel Islands National Park.

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Apex predator

An apex predator, also known as a top predator or superpredator, is a predator at the top of a food chain, without natural predators of its own.

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Ashy storm petrel

The ashy storm petrel (Hydrobates homochroa) is a small, scarce seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae.

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Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.

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Bell's sparrow

Bell's sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) is a medium-sized sparrow of the western United States and northwestern Mexico.

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Bewick's wren

The Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii) is a wren native to North America.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Blue whale

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale.

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Bull shark

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers.

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California sea lion

The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America.

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Catalina Island bison herd

The Catalina Island bison herd is a small group of introduced American bison living on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California.

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Ceanothus arboreus

Ceanothus arboreus is a species of perennial shrub to small tree in the family Rhamnaceae, commonly known as the feltleaf ceanothus, island ceanothus, and island mountain lilac. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and ceanothus arboreus are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Channel Islands (California)

The Channel Islands are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California.

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Channel Islands slender salamander

The Channel Islands slender salamander (Batrachoseps pacificus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

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Coreopsis gigantea

Coreopsis gigantea, known by the common name giant coreopsis, is a woody perennial plant native to coastal regions of central and southern California and also to northern Baja California.

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Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax (brachyura means "short tail" in Greek).

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Dudleya virens

Dudleya virens, the green liveforever or bright green dudleya, is an uncommon species of perennial, succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to several coastal southern California and Baja California locations. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and dudleya virens are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Egg

An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the animal hatches.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Eriogonum giganteum

Eriogonum giganteum, with the common name St. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Eriogonum giganteum are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Eucalyptus leucoxylon, commonly known as yellow gum, blue gum or white ironbark, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).

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Gray whale

The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale,Britannica Micro.: v. IV, p. 693.

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Great white shark

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans.

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Heuchera maxima

Heuchera maxima is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family, known by the common names island alum root, Channel Islands coral bells, and Jill of the rocks. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Heuchera maxima are Channel Islands National Park and natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Humpback whale

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.

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Island fox

The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California.

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Island night lizard

The island night lizard (Xantusia riversiana) is a species of night lizard native to three of the Channel Islands of California: San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Island, and San Clemente Island.

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Island scrub jay

The island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis), also known as the island jay or Santa Cruz jay, is a bird in the genus, Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California.

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Island spotted skunk

The island spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis amphiala) is an insular endemic carnivore and a subspecies of the western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis).

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Kelp

Kelps are large brown algae or seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales.

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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Lyonothamnus

Lyonothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the rose family containing the single living species Lyonothamnus floribundus, which is known by the common name Catalina ironwood, and the subspecies L. f. ssp. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Lyonothamnus are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Macrocystis

Macrocystis is a monospecific genus of kelp (large brown algae) with all species now synonymous with Macrocystis pyrifera.

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Malacothamnus clementinus

Malacothamnus clementinus is a rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name San Clemente Island bushmallow. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Malacothamnus clementinus are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Malva assurgentiflora

Malva assurgentiflora, formerly classified as Lavatera assurgentiflora,. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Malva assurgentiflora are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Mammal

A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.

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North Pacific right whale

The North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) is a very large, thickset baleen whale species that is extremely rare and endangered.

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Olive

The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Orca

The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family.

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Peromyscus

Peromyscus is a genus of rodents.

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Peromyscus nesodytes

The giant island deer mouseAinis, Amira F. and Rene L. Vellanoweth (2012).

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Phalaris aquatica

Phalaris aquatica, known by the common names bulbous canary-grass and Harding grass, is a species of grass in the genus Phalaris of the family Poaceae.

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Pigeon guillemot

The pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) is a species of bird in the auk family, Alcidae.

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Prunus ilicifolia

Prunus ilicifolia (Common names: hollyleaf cherry, evergreen cherry;Fire Effects Information Service, USDA Forest Service: islay - Salinan Native American) is native to the chaparral areas of coastal California (from Mendocino County to San Diego County), Baja California, and Baja California Sur. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Prunus ilicifolia are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Pygmy mammoth

The pygmy mammoth or Channel Islands mammoth (Mammuthus exilis) is an extinct species of dwarf mammoth native to the northern Channel Islands off the coast of southern California during the Late Pleistocene.

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Quercus tomentella

Quercus tomentella, the island oak, island live oak, or Channel Island oak, is an oak in the section ''Protobalanus''. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Quercus tomentella are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Ribes viburnifolium

Ribes viburnifolium, is an uncommon North American species in the gooseberry family. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Ribes viburnifolium are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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San Clemente Island goat

The San Clemente Island goat is a type of domestic goat derived from feral goats isolated on San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California.

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San Clemente loggerhead shrike

The San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi) or San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike is a subspecies of the loggerhead shrike that is endemic to San Clemente Island, California.

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San Miguel Island

San Miguel Island (Chumash: Tuqan) is the westernmost of California's Channel Islands, located across the Santa Barbara Channel in the Pacific Ocean, within Santa Barbara County, California. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and San Miguel Island are Channel Islands National Park.

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Santa Barbara Island

Santa Barbara Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Bárbara; Tongva: Tchunashngna) is a small island of the Channel Islands archipelago in Southern California. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Santa Barbara Island are Channel Islands National Park.

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Santa Cruz Island

Santa Cruz Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Cruz, Chumash: Limuw) is located off the southwestern coast of Ventura, California, United States. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Santa Cruz Island are Channel Islands National Park.

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Santa Cruz sheep

Santa Cruz sheep are an extremely rare breed of domestic sheep that once existed as a feral population on the Santa Cruz Island of the Channel Islands of California.

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Santa Rosa Island (California)

Santa Rosa Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Rosa; Chumash: Wi'ma) is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres (215.27 km2 or 83.118 sq mi). Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and Santa Rosa Island (California) are Channel Islands National Park.

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Sceloporus becki

Sceloporus becki, also known as the island fence lizard, is a species of lizard endemic to the Channel Islands of California.

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Scripps's murrelet

Scripps's murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi) is a small seabird found in the California Current system in the Pacific Ocean.

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Sea lion

Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly.

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Steller sea lion

The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus, also known as Steller's sea lion or the northern sea lion) is a large, near-threatened species of sea lion, predominantly found in the coastal marine habitats of the northeast Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest regions of North America, from north-central California to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia to Alaska.

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Tiger shark

The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae.

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Torrey pine

The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare pine species in California, United States. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California and torrey pine are natural history of the Channel Islands of California.

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Western gull

The western gull (Larus occidentalis) is a large white-headed gull that lives on the west coast of North America and the Pacific Ocean.

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Wildfire

A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_Channel_Islands_of_California

Also known as Channel islands wildlife, Fauna of the Channel Islands of California, List of California Channel Islands wildlife, Notable wildlife of the California Channel Islands, Wildlife of the channel islands.

, San Clemente Island goat, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Island, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Cruz sheep, Santa Rosa Island (California), Sceloporus becki, Scripps's murrelet, Sea lion, Steller sea lion, Tiger shark, Torrey pine, Western gull, Wildfire.

Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California, the Glossary

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See also

Biota of archipelagoes

Channel Islands National Park

Natural history of California by region

Wildlife by region

References