Site tenacity of the endangered palila

Author:

Fancy, Steven G., Jacobi, James D., Jeffrey, John J., Sugihara, Robert T.

Title:

Site tenacity of the endangered palila

Periodical:

Wilson Bulletin

Year:

1993

Volume:

105

Pages:

587-596

Subject:

Birds monitoring palila Birds radio tracking Endangered species birds Loxioides bailleui Palila Translocation

Summary:

Palila distribution became limited to the mamane-naio forests that are located between the 2000 - 2850 meter elevation of the southwestern, southern, and eastern slopes of Mauna Kea with the highest densities being near Puu Laau. This was due to a major loss of habitat that occurred in the mamane-naio forests as a result of overgrazing by feral ungulates that were introduced to the island of Hawaii in the early 1800s. While a removal of feral ungulates allowed for the regeneration of the mamane forests on Mauna Kea, the Palila were still absent or occurring in small numbers in many areas that appeared to be suitable habitat for this species. This might be due to site tenacity. As a result, the purpose of this study was to determine the extent of Palila movements during breeding and non-breeding seasons to determine if translocation might speed recovery.

Label:

Birds - Palila

URL:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4163350

Date:

1993

Collection:

Periodicals