Inventory of birds in American Memorial Park, Saipan, Commonwealthof the Northern Mariana Islands, with special emphasis on the statusof the endangered Mariana Moorhen
Rauzon MJ. 2010. Inventory of birds in American Memorial Park, Saipan, Commonwealthof the Northern Mariana Islands, with special emphasis on the statusof the endangered Mariana Moorhen. HPI-CESU & PCSU Technical Report Series. Technical Report 171. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa
An inventory of aquatic and forest birds was conducted in the natural areas of AmericanMemorial Park, Saipan, to determine their abundance with emphasis on the status of theendangered Mariana Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus guami). For 12 days in July 2009, 72stations were surveyed using point counts with variable circular plot methodology. Atotal of 946 bird observations of 17 species were found within the park. This totalincluded 15 moorhens, four endangered Nightingale Reed-warblers (Acrocephalusluscinia), and ten Mariana Swiftlets (Aerodramus bartschi). The most common specieswere Bridled White-eyes (Zosterops conspicillatus), Micronesian Honeyeaters(Myzomela rubratra), Golden White-eyes (Cleptornis marchei), and Rufous Fantails(Rhipidura rufifrons saipanensis). This survey confirmed the expansion of the OrangecheekedWaxbill (Estrilda melpoda), an introduced species, into the park as well.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rauzon, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2010-04
- Units
- AMME , PACN
- Keywords
- Bird Inventory Report, Birds, Inventory