Ruppell's chat (Myrmecocichla melaena) and Ankober serin (Serinus ankoberensis) are two notable near-endemics. From Wordnik.com. [Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands] Reference
The most important are humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), fin, minke, sei, sperm, and pilot whales (Globicephala melaena). From Wordnik.com. [Fisheries and aquaculture in the Newfoundland and Labrador Seas, Northeastern Canada] Reference
Baleen whales like bowhead (Balaena mysticetus), minke, fin, grey (Eschrichtius robustus), pilot (Globicephala melaena), and other larger whales are also a valued source of food. From Wordnik.com. [Indigenous peoples, animals, and climate in the Arctic] Reference
But non-indigenous people also commercially harvest a variety of species at smaller scales, such as minke whales in Norwegian waters, belugas in the White Sea, and pilot whales (Globicephala melaena) in the Faroe Islands. From Wordnik.com. [Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic] Reference
The more common marine mammals that can be observed from the park, albeit with a diminishing frequency in recent years include pilot whale Globicephala melaena, minke whale Balaenoptera autorostrata, finback whale B. physalus (V) and harbour seals Phoca vitulina. From Wordnik.com. [Gros Morne National Park, Canada] Reference
The remaining indigenous mammals are all marine, comprising whales and seals, and include Southern right whale (Balaena glacialis), rare sightings of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), orca (Orcinus orca), the most common whale observed at Macquarie Island, and long fin pilot whale (Globicephala melaena), the only other whale to be seen in any numbers around Macquarie Island. From Wordnik.com. [MacQuarie Island, Australia] Reference
Long-finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melaena) are killed annually, mainly during the summer. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
The Abyssinian longclaw is considered near-endemic to this ecoregion, as are the moorland chat (Cercomela sordida), Abyssinian waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster), moorland francolin (Francolinus psilolaemus), Rueppell's chat (Myrmecocichla melaena), ankober serin (Serinus ankoberensis), and spot-breasted lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus). From Wordnik.com. [Ethiopian montane moorlands] Reference
Bilimbia melaena (Nyl.). From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 The Ascomycetes of Ohio IV and V] Reference
Bilimbia melaena, 344. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 The Ascomycetes of Ohio IV and V] Reference
The 63 recorded bird species include 12 endemic to Ethiopia: wattled ibis Bostrychia carunculata, spot-billed plover Hoplopterus melanocephalus, whitecollared pigeon Columba albitorques, blackwinged lovebird Agopornis taranta, blackheaded forest oriole Oriolus menarche, whitewinged cliff-chat, Myrmicocichla melaena, Ruppell's chat Myrmicocichla semirufa, blackheaded siskin Serinus nigiceps, Abyssinian catbird Parophasma galinieri, Abyssinian longclaw Macronyx flavicollis, whitebilled starling Onychognathus albirostris and thickbilled raven Cornus crassirostris. From Wordnik.com. [Simen National Park, Ethiopia] Reference
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