Ko’ko’ (Guam Rail)
Guam's Birds

Guam Rail

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

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Guam's Birds

Guam Flycatcher

The Guam flycatcher was secretive. It lived in limestone and ravine forests, mangroves and tangantangan thickets.

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Nosa' (Bridled White-eye)
Guam's Birds

Bridled White-Eye

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

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The shoreline of Fouha Bay with the coconut trees lining the jungle.
Contemporary Guam Era

Geography of Guam

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,

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“Fanihi” - Fruit bat or flying fox, 1934. Guam Museum's Ekelund Collection.
Contemporary Guam Era

Fanihi: Mariana Fruit Bat

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

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