Aspects of house finch breeding biology

Author:

Van Riper, Charles III

Title:

Aspects of house finch breeding biology

Periodical:

Condor

Year:

1976

Volume:

78

Pages:

224-229

Subject:

Puu Laau Finches Mamane-naio forest Breeding biology Hualalai Kohala Mauna Loa Nest building

Summary:

While the House Finch population in Hawaii has been isolated and abundant in the mamane-naio and partly mixed ohia-koa forests of Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawaii, no one has looked at possible genetic shifts in this insular population since studies were done by Grinnell in 1911. As a result, the author conducted field work on the island of Hawaii during the years 1970, 1971, and 1972, as well as during the summer months of 1969 and 1973. The objective was to determine if, in the past 100 years, any changes occurred in the breeding habits of this bird species. All of the major forested regions on Hawaii -- the Kohala Mountain area, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Hualalai, were visited. Most of the observations were made on the northwestern slope of Mauna Kea, a region that is referred to Puu Laau -- the last remaining major mamane-naio forest in Hawaii.

Label:

Birds - General

URL:

https://sora.unm.edu/node/102614

Date:

1976

Collection:

Periodicals