Demography and movements of Apapane and Iiwi in Hawaii

Author:

Ralph, C. John, Fancy, Steven G.

Title:

Demography and movements of Apapane and Iiwi in Hawaii

Periodical:

Condor

Year:

1995

Volume:

97

Pages:

729-742

Subject:

Apapane Iiwi Himatione sanguinea sanguinea Vestiaria coccinea Birds Diseases Mamane Ohia-lehua

Summary:

Found in the mesic and wet forests of the Hawaiian islands, the Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) and the Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) are abundant species of the Hawaiian honeycreeper (Fringillidae: Drepanidinae) family. In 1995, the Apapane was the most abundant on the island of Hawaii with more than 1,000,000 birds on the island; and while the Iiwi was once one of the most abundant and widely distributed honeycreepers in Hawaii, it is now rare or absent from the island of Lanai, Molokai, and Oahu. In this study, the density, annual survival rate, philopatry, and the movements in relation to the seasonal availability of ohia nectar was done of these two species of Hawaiian honeycreepers. The two honeycreepers were studied at four sites on the island of Hawaii in an effort to provide information on the demography and movements of these common but poorly known species.

Label:

Birds - General

URL:

https://sora.unm.edu/node/105036

Date:

1995

Collection:

Periodicals