Identifying sex and age of akiapolaau

Author:

Fancy, Steven G., Harada, Calvin K., Jacobi, James D., Lindsey, Gerald D., Pratt, Thane K.

Title:

Identifying sex and age of akiapolaau

Periodical:

Wilson Bulletin

Year:

1994

Volume:

106

Pages:

421-430

Subject:

Akiapolaau Birds Color Birds sexing

Summary:

The Akiapolaau (Hemignathus munroi), is an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper (Fringillidae: Drepanidinae), that is patchily distributed through the montane mesic and dry forest on the island of Hawaii. It is best known for its dual-action beak in which the mandible is a stout awl and the maxilla is an elongated hook (Frontispiece). This study describes the plumage sequence and morphometric and plumage characters for identifying the sex and age of this bird species. This was based on museum skins and on live birds that were captured in mist nets. The methods for identifying the sex and age of the Akiapolaau were developed by examination and measurement of 73 museum specimens and 24 live birds captured in mist nests.

Label:

Birds - Akiapolaau

URL:

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v106n03/p0421-p0430.pdf

Date:

1994

Collection:

Periodicals