Birds on oceanic islands have highest diversity on
A) large islands close to the mainland.
B) large islands far from the mainland.
C) small islands close to the mainland.
D) small islands far from the mainland.
E) small islands of recent geologic origin.

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Large islands close to the mainland have the highest diversity of birds due to a greater variety of habitats and closer proximity to the mainland, which facilitates more frequent colonization events.

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