which, such as Eragrostis variabilis, were extirpated from Laysan during its extinction period and then reintroduced by scientists afterwards, from other leeward islands. Like most other of the NWHI, Laysan is home to Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles. Birds Laysan finch, Telespiza cantans – endemic Laysan duck, Anas laysanensis – endemic Laysan albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis – nearly endemic Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes Short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus Great frigatebird, Fregata minor Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel White tern (or "fairy tern"), Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Spectacled tern, Onychoprion lunata Bristle-thighed curlew, Numenius tahitiensis Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva Christmas shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda rothschildi Brown noddy, Anous stolidus Black noddy, Anous minutus melangogenys Masked booby, Sula dactylatra Brown booby, Sula leucogaster Red-footed booby, Sula sula rubripes Bonin petrel, Pterodroma hypoleuca Laysan rail, Porzana palmeri – extinct, endemic Laysan honeycreeper Himatione fraithii – extinct, endemic Laysan millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris – extinct, endemic Insects Laysan dropseed noctuid moth, (Hypena laysanensis) – extinct Laysan noctuid moth, (Agrotis laysanensis) Procellaris grotis noctuid moth, (Agrotis procellaris) Laysan weevil, (Oedemasylus laysanensis) – extinct See also Desert island List of islands Notes References TenBruggencate, J. 2005. "Coconut pollen found on Laysan". Honolulu Advertiser, Monday, May 23, 2005, p. B1-2. Rauzon, Mark J. (2001), Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, University of Hawaii Press, . Greene, Patricia (2006). "Death of a Laysan Albatross Chick." Liittschwager, David & Middleton, Susan (2005), Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the World's Most Remote Sanctuary, National Geographic, . External links Laysan Island: Confused History Ecological description of Laysan History of Laysan Quick Facts on Laysan Island from the PBS Ocean Adventures site Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Information Management System Google Street View July 2013 Laysan Island Cyclorama at the University of Iowa Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atolls of Hawaii Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain Seabird colonies Island restoration Former populated places in Oceania Miocene volcanoes Paleogene Oceania Cenozoic Hawaii Important Bird Areas of Hawaii Endemic Bird Areas