Examining the comparative foraging proficiency of captive-bred and wild palila (Loxioides Bailleui); an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper
- Author:
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Frayne, Roland D.
- Title:
- Examining the comparative foraging proficiency of captive-bred and wild palila (Loxioides Bailleui); an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper
- Periodical:
- Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science
- Year:
- 2007
- Volume:
- M.S.
- Pages:
- 59 p.
- Subject:
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Palila
Loxioides bailleui
Hawaiian honeycreepers
Captive breeding
Birds conservation
- Summary:
- Captive propagation of Palila is one of the techniques used to increase Palila population. The author examined the foraging proficiency and foraging mode in captive, reintroduced, and wild birds by collecting foraging data on each of the three bird-types: captive birds at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, reintroduced birds at Puu Mali, Mauna Kea, and wild birds near Puu Laau, Mauna Kea. Results indicated that captive and reintroduced Palila practiced a novel foraging mode and were not as proficient at foraging as their wild counterparts.
- URL:
- http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2408/docview/304703355
- Date:
- November 2007
- Collection:
- Monographs