Roosting Preferences of North Island Brown Kiwis (Apteryx mantelli)
| Autor: | Barbara S. Durrant, Kyle W. Morrison, Thomas Jensen, Sarah E. Jamieson, Isabel Castro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Endangered species Biology Nocturnal biology.organism_classification Generalist and specialist species 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Swamp 010601 ecology Habitat Key (lock) Animal Science and Zoology North island brown kiwi Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ratite |
| Zdroj: | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 128:857-866 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5447 1559-4491 |
| DOI: | 10.1676/15-064.1 |
| Popis: | The North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) is a nocturnal endangered species endemic to New Zealand. The protection of suitable habitat is key to the species' recovery; however, little is known about their habitat requirements. We studied the diurnal roosting behaviours of kiwis by intensely tracking 41 radio-tagged, non-breeding adults from May 2010 to February 2012 on Ponui Island, New Zealand. From these birds, we collected 3,997 roosting locations in three different macro-habitat types (scrub, forest, and swamp) and described 223 roosting burrows in the forest macro-habitat. Overall, we discovered that kiwis were roosting generalists; three quarters of the study population was found in more than one macro-habitat and just 5% used only a single type of micro-habitat. However, using compositional analyses, we found that they did show some clear preferences. On a macro-habitat level, kiwis preferred forest habitat over scrub or swamp. Furthermore, on a micro-habitat level, they preferred roo... |
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