Recent surveys indicate rapid decline of palila population

Author:: Leonard, David L., Jr., Banko, P. C., Brinck, Kevin W., Farmer, Chris, Camp, Richard J.
Title:: Recent surveys indicate rapid decline of palila population
Periodical:: Elepaio
Year:: 2008
Volume:: 68
Pages:: 27-30
Subject:: Palila Loxioides bailleui Mamane-naio forest Sophora Chrysophylla Birds populations Surveys
Summary:: Recent surveys have revealed that Hawaii's most thoroughly studied and monitored forest bird species, the Federally endangered Palila (Loxioides bailleui), is rapidly declining in number. This document gives a history of the Palila population that dates from 1980 to 2008 and describes the various reasons for the decline of the species. Factors such as a reduction in the mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) and naio (Myoporum sandwicense) trees, due to ungulates and drought conditions, as well as various forms of predation that threatens the survival of this species are described. It is estimated that if the declines continues in accordance with the trend that was in place from 2004 - 2008, that the Palila will be extinct by 2013.
Label:: Birds - Palila
Date:: May 2008
Collection:: Periodicals