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Four species of albatrosses of the genus Phoebastria breed on islands in the northern and central Pacific Ocean, belonging to Ecuador, Japan, Mexico and the USA. A selected list of natural history books published on these islands follows. Please e-mail suggested additions with full bibliographic details to
Galápagos Islands (Ecuador)
Constant, Pierre. 2010. Galápagos - a Natural History Guide. Eighth Edition. Hong Kong: Odyssey Illustrated Guides. 315 pp. ISBN 9789622177666.
De Roy, Tui (Ed.). 2009. Galápagos - Preserving Darwin's Legacy. Auckland: David Bateman Ltd. 240 pp. ISBN 9781869537098.
Fitter, Julian, Fitter, Daniel & Hosking, David 2000. Safari Guides. Wildlife of the Galápagos. London: HarperCollins. 254 pp. ISBN 0 00 220137 2.
Harris, Michael 1974. A Field Guide to the Birds of Galapagos. London: Collins. 160 pp. ISBN 0 00 212044 5.
Heinzel, Hermann & Hall, Barnaby 2000. Galápagos Diary. A Complete Guide to the Archipelago's Birdlife. London: Christopher Helm. 272 pp. ISBN 0-7136-5434-1.
Jackson, Michael H. 1994. Galapagos: a Natural History. Calgary: Michigan State University Press. 335 pp. ISBN: 9781895176407
Nelson, J. Bryan. 1968. Galapagos: Islands of Birds. London: Longmans. 338 pp.
Swash, Andy & Still, Rob 2000. Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands. An Identification Guide. Mountfield: Pica Press & Old Basing: WILDGuides. 168 pp. ISBN 1-8734-3-82-8.
Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands (Japan)
Kawakami, Kazuto & Okochi, Isamu (Eds). Restoring the Oceanic Island Ecosystem. Impact and Management of Invasive Alien Species in the Bonin Islands. Tokyo: Springer. pp. 153-159. ISBN 978-4-431-53858-5. http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-4-431-53858-5/contents/.
Torishima (Japan)
Hasegawa, H. 2006. Ahodori ni Muchu (Passionate about Albatross). Tokyo: Shin-nihon Shuppan. 182 pp. (in Japanese)
Pacific Ocean Islands (USA)
Amerson, Binion 2012. The Coral Carrier French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: a History. Dallas: Binion Amerson Books. 262 pp. ISBN 978-0-9884645-0-6. http://www.binionamerson.com/
Denny, Jim 2010. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai'i, the Main Islands and Offshore Waters. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 211 pp. ISBN 978-0-8248-3383-1.
Fisher, Mildred L. 1970. The Albatross of Midway Island: a Natural History of the Laysan Albatross. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. 161 pp. ISBN 0-8093-0426-0.
Frierson, Pamela 2012. The Last Atoll. Exploring Hawai’i’s Endangered Ecosystems. San Antonio: Trinity University Press. 309 pp. ISBN 978-1-59534-130-3. http://web.trinity.edu/x1087.xml.
Harrison, Craig S. 1990. Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 249 pp. ISBN 0-8014-2449-6.
Hawaii Audubon Society 2005. Hawaii's Birds. Sixth Edition. Honolulu: Hawaii Audubon Society. 141 pp. ISBN 1-889708-00-3.
Munro, George C. 1944. Birds of Hawaii. Honolulu: Tongg Publishing Company. 189 pp.
Pratt, H. Douglas & Jeffrey, Jack 1996. A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Birds. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. 112 pp. ISBN 1-56647-145-1.
Rauzon, Mark J. 2001. Isles of Refuge. Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 205 pp. ISBN 0-8248-2330-3.
Rauzon, Mark J. 20I5. Isles of Amnesia: The History, Geography, and Restoration of America's Forgotten Pacific Islands. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8248-4679-4. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9517-9780824846794.aspx.
Toops, Connie & Greenberg, Phyllis 2012. Midway: A Guide to the Atoll and its Inhabitants. LasAves Enterprises. 90 pp. ISBN-13 : 978-0984914807.
Safina, Carl 2002. Eye of the Albatross. Visions of Hope and Survival. New York: Henry Holt & Co. 377 pp. ISBN 0-8050-6338-9.
Shallenberger, Robert J. 2010. Hawaiian Birds of the Sea: nā manu kai. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 109 pp. ISBN 978-0-8248-3403-6.
Toops, C.M. & Greenberg, P.C. 2012. Midway: a Guide to the Atoll and its Inhabitants. Naples: Las Aves. 84 pp. ISBN 978-0-9849148-0-7.
Last updated 12 November 2020