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

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 05:44 AM | Dataset Last Updated: June 02, 2021 at 12:00 AM
We used an automated radio telemetry network to track the movement of two nectivorous Hawaiian honeycreepers, the ʻapapane (Himatione sanguinea) and ʻiʻiwi (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 (< 150 m) and regularly returned to high-elevation roost sites at night. Birds were tracked from January 2014 to July 2016.

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