Reasons why the palila, a Hawaiian honeycreeper, is rare and endangered: analysis of a breeding biology

Author:

Van Riper, Charles III

Title:

Reasons why the palila, a Hawaiian honeycreeper, is rare and endangered: analysis of a breeding biology

Periodical:

Pacific Science

Year:

1978

Volume:

32

Pages:

102

Subject:

Palila Psittirostra bailleui Birds monitoring palila Breeding biology

Summary:

The palila, (Psittirostra bailleui), was studied from 1969 through 1975 on the southwestern slope of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. During this study, birds were color-banded and monitored in 714 days of field work while a 29-month phenological study of the tree species was conducted simultaneously. Here, reference is made to their habitat range, effective breeding population, a disparity in sex ratio, evidence of infertility, their primary food source, nesting habits, and to the predation of these birds.

Label:

Birds - Palila

URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1424

Collection:

Periodicals