Palila (Loxioides bailleui) - BirdLife species factsheet

Palila Loxioides bailleui

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References

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Banko, P. C. and Farmer, C. 2014. Palila restoration research, 1996-2012. Hawai‘i Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report HCSU-046. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Available at: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/hcsu/publications.php].

Banko, P. C., Camp, R. J., Farmer, C., Brinck, K. W., Leonard, D. L., Stephens, R. M. 2013. Response of palila and other subalpine Hawaiian forest bird species to prolonged drought and habitat degradation by feral ungulate. Biol. Conserv. 157: 70-77.

Banko, P. C., Farmer, C., Brinck, K. W., Johnson, L. 2014. Translocating Wild Palila. In: Banko, P. C., Farmer, C. (ed.), Hawai‘i Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report HCSU-046. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Available at: [http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/hcsu/publications.php].

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Banko, P. C.; Brinck, K. W.; Farmer, C.; Hess, S. C. 2009. Palila. In: Pratt, T. K.; Atkinston, C. T.; Banko, P. C.; Jacobi, J. D.; Woodworth, B. L. (ed.), Conservation biology of Hawaiian forest birds: implications for island avifauna, pp. 513-529. Yale University Press, New Haven.

Banko, P. C.; Hess, S. C.; Johnson, L.; Dougill, S. J. 1998. Palila population estimate for 1997. 'Elepaio 58: 11-15.

Banko, P. C.; Oboyski, P. T.; Slotterback, J. W.; Dougill, S. J.; Goltz, D. M.; Johnson, L.; Laut, M. E.; Murray, T. C. 2002. Availability of food resources, distribution of invasive species, and conservation of a Hawaiian bird along a gradient of elevation. Journal of Biogeography 29(5/6): 789-808.

Banko, P.C., Hess, S.C., Scowcroft, P.G., Farmer, C., Jacobi, J.D., Stephens, R.M., Camp, R. J., Leonard, D. L., Brinck, K. W., Juvik, J. O., Juvik, S. P. 2014b. Evaluating the long-term management of introduced ungulates to protect the palila, an endangered bird, and its critical habitat in subalpine forest of Mauna Kea. Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res. 46: 871-889.

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Camp, R. J., Brinck, K. W. and Banko, P. C. 2016. Palila abundance estimates. Hawai`i Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report HCSU-076. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Available at: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/hcsu/publications.php.

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Fancy, S. G.; Snetsinger, T. J.; Jacobi, J. D. 1997. Translocation of the Palila, an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper. Pacific Conservation Biology 3(1): 39-46.

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Hess, S.C., Banko, P.C., Miller, L.J. and Laniawe, L.P. 2014. Habitat and food preferences of the endangered Palila (Loxioides bailleui) on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126(4): 728-738.

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Leonard, D. L.; Banko, P. C.; Brinck, K. W.; Farmer, C.; Camp, R. J. 2008. Recent surveys indicate rapid decline of Palila population. 'Elepaio 68: 27-30.

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Pratt, T. K.; Banko, P. C.; Fancy, S. G.; Lindsey, G. D.; Jacobi, J. D. 1997. Status and management of the Palila, an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, 1987-1996. Pacific Conservation Biology 3(4): 330-340.

Scott, J.M.; Mountainspring, S.; Ramsey, F.L.; Kepler, C.B. 1986. Forest bird communities of the Hawaiian Islands: Their dynamics, ecology, and conservation. Cooper Ornithological Society, California.

Thaxton, J. M. and Jacobi, J. D. 2009. Assessment of fuels, potential fire behavior, and management options in subalpine vegetation on Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report HCSU-013. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Available at: [http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/hcsu/publications.php].

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2006. Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2020. 5-year review summary and evaluation for palila (Loxioides Bailleui). Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, Honolulu, Hawaii.

VanderWerf, E. A. 2012. Hawaiian Bird Conservation Action Plan. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI.

Further resources

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds 2006

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Palila Loxioides bailleui. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/palila-loxioides-bailleui on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.