Endangered waterbird and wetland status, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawai`i Island
Morin MP. 1998. Endangered waterbird and wetland status, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawai`i Island. Technical report 119. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Endangered waterbirds were studied from February 1992-1995 in KAHO. Endangered Hawaiian Coots (Fulica alae), endangered Hawaiian Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), indigenous Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) and Pie-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) have been regularly observed breeding. Effects of an outbreak of avian botulism were observed in 1994. The most important breeding area appeared to be `Aimakapa Pond. Predator removal appeared beneficial to stilts, but coot young may have been eaten by large fish within the pond. Human visitor counts were also made near the ponds during the bird censuses.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Morin, Marie
- Date of Issue
- 1998-06
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
- Units
- KAHO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, IAR, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park HI, Threatened-Endangered-Sensitive Animals, Water Birds, Wetlands