The first confirmed nesting location of the Hawaiian population of the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro), an endangered seabird, was recently discovered on Hawai‘i island after decades of searching. Following the discovery, we analyzed nest site preferences of the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel at this site using a paired design. Band-rumped Storm-Petrels preferred deeper crevices compared with those available within 100 m of the nest sites. Physical and environmental characteristics of Hawaiian Bandrumped Storm-Petrel nest sites may aid conservation efforts including on-the-ground searches, removal of invasive mammalian predators, identification of potential translocation sites, and habitat restoration for this endangered species.
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20 June 2019
Nesting ecology in the Hawaiian population of an endangered seabird, the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
Carmen C. Antaky,
Nicole K. Galase,
Melissa R. Price
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Vol. 131 • No. 2
June 2019
Vol. 131 • No. 2
June 2019
conservation
endangered species
nest-site selection
Pacific islands
predator avoidance
Procellariiformes