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Birds of the Kalapana extension

Author:
Conant, Sheila
Title:
Birds of the Kalapana extension
Periodical:
Technical report 36, Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany
Year:
1980
Volume:
36
Subject:
Birds habitat Hawaii Island Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Introduced birds Birds Hawaii Island
Summary:
An avifaunal survey of the Kalapana Extension of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, conducted from 1976-1979, revealed the presence of 26 bird species in 24 genera and 17 families. There were six species endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago, of which one species and the subspecies of three others were endemic to the island of Hawaii. One of the three indigenous species, the Pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis), is represented by a subspecies endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Of the six endemic birds occurring in the Kalapana Extension, two, the Nene (Branta sandvicensis) and the Io (Buteo solitarius), are endangered species. Although all habitat types are inhabited by at least one native bird, no one native species occurred in all habitat types. Of the 15 exotic bird species, the Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus), the Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), and the House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) were found throughout the study area. The White-eye was by far the most abundant bird in the Kalapana Extension.
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/4002
Collection:
Monographs