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Hawai'i Island locations of 'Apapane and 'I'iwi from automated radio telemetry tracking system 2014 to 2016

June 7, 2021

We used an automated radio telemetry network to track the movement of two nectivorous Hawaiian honeycreepers, the 'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) and 'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), collecting high temporal and spatial resolution data across the annual cycle. We identify movement syndromes using a multivariate analysis of multiple movement metrics and assessed seasonal changes in movement behavior. Birds made long-distance flights, including multi-day forays outside the tracking array, but exhibited a high degree of fidelity to a core use area, even in the non-breeding period. Both species visited forests at elevations where avian malaria potentially occurs, although overall exhibited very little seasonal change in elevation (less-than 150 m) and regularly returned to high-elevation roost sites at night. Birds were tracked from January 2014 to July 2016.

Publication Year 2021
Title Hawai'i Island locations of 'Apapane and 'I'iwi from automated radio telemetry tracking system 2014 to 2016
DOI 10.5066/P92GS2TR
Authors Eben Paxton, Jenny Smetzer, Kristina L Paxton
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center