Demography and movements of the endangered akepa and Hawaii creeper

Author:

Fancy, Steven G., Ralph, C. John

Title:

Demography and movements of the endangered akepa and Hawaii creeper

Periodical:

Wilson Bulletin

Year:

1994

Volume:

106

Pages:

615-628

Subject:

Endangered species birds Hawaii Akepa Loxops coccineus

Summary:

The Hawaii subspecies of the Akepa (Loxops coccineus coccineus), and the Hawaii Creeper (Oreomystis mana), are two endangered insectivorous honeycreepers (Frigillidae: Drepanidinae), that occur only at the highest densities in the wet and mesic forests of the ohia (Metrosideros polymorpha), and koa (Acacia koa) trees, where they are mostly syntopic. Since these species generally live in low density in the dense and remote rainforests, little is known about the life history of either species. As a part of a research program that was conducted by the U.S. Forest Service from 1976 - 1982 regarding the foraging ecology and population dynamics of Hawaiian forest birds, this paper presents findings that was collected from a field study that was done on the Hawaii Creepers and the Akepa.

Label:

Birds - Akepa

URL:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/31185

Date:

1994

Collection:

Periodicals