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Laysan (/ˈlaɪsɑːn/; Hawaiian: Kauō [kɐwˈoː]) is one of the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,
located 808
nautical miles (930 mi; 1,496 km)
northwest of Honolulu...
- The
Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a
large seabird that
ranges across the
North Pacific. The
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to 99...
- The
Laysan rail or
Laysan crake (Za****ia palmeri) was a
flightless bird
endemic to the
Northwest Hawaiian Island of
Laysan. This
small island was and...
- The
Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis), also
known as the
Laysan teal, is a
dabbling duck
endemic to the
Hawaiian Islands.
Fossil evidence reveals that Laysan...
- The
Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans) is a
species of
Hawaiian honeycreeper, that is
endemic to the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of four remaining...
- The
Laysan honeycreeper (Himatione fraithii), also
known as the
Laysan ʻapapane or
Laysan honeyeater, is an
extinct species of
finch that was endemic...
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Wisdom (officially
designated #Z333) is a wild
female Laysan albatross, the
oldest confirmed wild bird in the
world and the
oldest banded bird in the world...
- The
Laysan millerbird (Acrocephalus
familiaris familiaris) was a
subspecies of the millerbird,
similar in
appearance to the
remaining subspecies, the Nihoa...
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laying to fledging, with a
single egg laid in each
breeding attempt. A
Laysan albatross,
named Wisdom, on
Midway Island is the oldest-known wild bird...
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Laysan fan palm is an
extinct species of palm, not
formally described, but most
likely in the
genus Pritchardia. Once
endemic to the
island of
Laysan...
