Home range and territoriality of two Hawaiian honeycreepers, the 'Akohekohe and Maui Parrotbill
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Abstract
Hawaiian honeycreepers have radiated into a diversity of trophic niches and patterns of space-use. We investigated space-use in two honeycreeper species, the ‘Ākohekohe (Palmeria dolei), an endangered nectarivore, and Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys), an endangered wood excavator, by mapping the home ranges and dispersion of color-banded individuals at a study site in relatively undisturbed montane cloud forest on Maui Island, Hawai‘i. With 20% of outlying points excluded, home-range size averaged much smaller for adult male ‘Ākohekohe (0.56 ha) than for male Maui Parrotbill (2.26 ha). In both species, a female's home range mostly overlapped that of her mate. Adult male Maui Parrotbill defended year-round home ranges from which they excluded conspecifics except for their mates and dependent offspring. Although our data suggest that ‘Ākohekohe also maintained all-purpose territories, the evidence is less convincing because these birds were seen feeding in the home ranges of other individuals. By defending all-purpose territories, these two species depart from the more common honeycreeper pattern of sharing large, undefended home ranges.
Suggested Citation
Pratt, T.K., Simon, J.C., Farm, B.P., Berlin, K.E., Kowalsky, J.R., 2001, Home range and territoriality of two Hawaiian honeycreepers, the 'Akohekohe and Maui Parrotbill: Condor, v. 103, no. 4, p. 746-755, https://doi.org/10.1650/0010-5422(2001)103[0746:HRATOT]2.0.CO;2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Home range and territoriality of two Hawaiian honeycreepers, the 'Akohekohe and Maui Parrotbill |
| Series title | Condor |
| DOI | 10.1650/0010-5422(2001)103[0746:HRATOT]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cooper Ornithological Society |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 746 |
| Last page | 755 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |