The Hawaiian Honeycreepers Drepanidinae

by Pratt, H. Douglas

• ISBN13: 9780198546535
• ISBN10: 019854653X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different niches provided by the Hawaiian archipelago. The book will therefore be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists as well as professional ornithologists and amateur bird watchers. As with the other books in the Bird Family of the World series, the work is divided into two main sections. Part one is an overview of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper evolution and natural history and Part two comprises accounts of each species. The author has produced his own outstanding illustrations of these birds to accompany his text.

Table of Contents

List of colour plates	xix
List of abbreviations	xx
Plan of the book, names and terms	xxiii
Honeycreeper Topography	xxxi
Frequently mispronounced words of Hawaiian origin	xxxii
PART I General chapters
The Hawaiian honeycreepers: evolutionary triumph and ecological tragedy	3	(4)
The honeycreepers' world	7	(26)
Discovery and research: historical perspectives	33	(11)
Origin and evolution	44	(28)
Classification	72	(11)
Form and function	83	(27)
Behaviour	110	(19)
Ecology and breeding biology	129	(28)
Diseases and parasites	157	(15)
Status, conservation, and the future	172	(106)
PART II Species accounts
Genus Melamprosops	187	(3)
Po'o--uli Melamprosops phaeosoma	187	(3)
Genus Paroreomyza	190	(7)
O'ahu 'Alauahio Paroreomyza maculata	191	(1)
Maui 'Alauahio P. montana	192	(4)
Kakawahie P. flammea	196	(1)
Genus Telespiza	197	(6)
Laysan Finch Telespiza cantans	198	(3)
Nihoa Finch T. ultima	201	(1)
Makawehi Finch T. persecutrix	202	(1)
Maui-Nui Finch T. ypsilon	203	(1)
Genus Loxioides	203	(4)
Palila Loxioides bailleui	204	(3)
Genus Rhodacanthis	207	(3)
Greater Koa-Finch Rhodacanthis palmeri	207	(2)
Lesser Koa-Finch R. flaviceps	209	(1)
Genus Chloridops	210	(3)
Kona Grosbeak Chloridops kona	210	(2)
Wahi Grosbeak C. wahi	212	(1)
King Kong Grosbeak C. regiskongi	212	(1)
Genus Psittirostra	213	(4)
'O'u Psittirostra psittacea	213	(4)
Genus Dysmorodrepanis	217	(1)
Lana'i Hookbill Dysmorodrepanis munroi	217	(1)
Genus Oreomystis	218	(6)
'Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi	219	(2)
Hawai'i Creeper O. mana	221	(3)
Genus Vangulifer	224	(1)
Kiwi Shovelbill Vangulifer mirandus	224	(1)
Pololei Shovelbill V. neophasis	224	(1)
Genus Aidemedia	225	(1)
Straight-billed Gaper Aidemedia chascax	225	(1)
Curve-billed Gaper A. zanclops	225	(1)
Maui-nui Gaper A. lutetiae	226	(1)
Genus Loxops	226	(5)
'Akepa Loxops coccineus	226	(4)
'Akeke'e L. caeruleirostris	230	(1)
Genus Magumma	231	(3)
'Anianiau Magumma parva	232	(2)
Genus Hemignathus	234	(1)
Subgenus Chlorodrepanis	235	(8)
Kaua'i 'Amakihi Hemignathus (Chlorodrepanis) kauaiensis	235	(3)
O'ahu 'Amakihi H. (C.) flavus	238	(2)
Hawai'i 'Amakihi H. (C.) virens	240	(3)
Subgenus Viridonia	243	(1)
Greater 'Amakihi H. (Viridonia) sagittirostris	243	(1)
Subgenus Akialoa	244	(6)
Kaua'i 'Akialoa H. (Akialoa) stejnegeri	245	(1)
O'ahu 'Akialoa H. (A.) ellisianus	246	(1)
Maui-nui 'Akialoa H. (A.) lanaiensis	247	(1)
Lesser 'Akialoa H. (A.) obscurus	248	(1)
Hoopoe-billed 'Akialoa H. (A.) upupirostris	249	(1)
Subgenus Hemignathus	250	(7)
Kaua'i Nukupu'u H. (Hemignathus) hanapepe	250	(2)
O'ahu Nukupu'u H. (H.) lucidus	252	(1)
Maui Nukupu'u H. (H.) affinis	253	(1)
'Akiapola'au H. (H.) munroi	254	(3)
Genus Pseudonestor	257	(3)
Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys	257	(3)
Genus Himatione	260	(4)
'Apapane Himatione sanguinea	260	(3)
Laysan Honeycreeper H. freethii	263	(1)
Genus Palmeria	264	(3)
'Akohekohe Palmeria dolei	264	(3)
Genus Drepanis	267	(6)
Hawai'i Mamo Drepanis pacifica	267	(1)
Black Mamo D. funerea	268	(1)
'I'iwi D. coccinea	269	(4)
Genus Ciridops	273	(2)
'Ula-'ai-hawane Ciridops anna	273	(2)
Kaua'i Palmcreeper C. tenax	275	(1)
Genera Insertae Sedis	275	(1)
Genus Orthiospiza	275	(1)
Mauka Grosbeak Orthiospiza howarthi	275	(1)
Genus Xestospiza	276	(2)
Cone-billed Finch Xestospiza conica	276	(1)
Ridge-billed Finch X. fastigialis	277	(1)
Appendix 1: Honeycreepers in Hawaiian material culture by Sheila Conant	278	(7)
Appendix 2: Scientific names and families of plants mentioned in the text	285	(4)
Appendix 3: Scientific names, families, and subfamilies of non-Hawaiian birds mentioned in the text	289	(2)
Bibliography	291	(44)
Index	335